About YAMAKEI SEICHA
With our motto “Crafted with passion”, we work with teas all year around to produce the top quality teas for you to enjoy. Having received “Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award” 15 times and “Golden Award” at the dried tea processing competition 8 times, our commitment has been highly recognized many times.
Basic Principle
Being a bridge builder between producing regions and consumers, YAMAKEI SEICHA is committed to provide a healthy and good life to our customers by growing the highest quality teas which also contributes to the development of the tea producing region.
Company Information
| Name | YAMAKEI SEICHA Co., Ltd. |
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| Founded in | Founded in May 1902 |
| Company established in | Company established in February 1977 |
| Capital | 10,000,000 yen |
| Business | Tea plantation management/Green tea production |
| Number of employees | 31 (Male 15 Female 16) |
| CEO | Matsutaro Saito |
| History |
History of Matsutaro Saito Born on the 16th October 1944 Graduated from tea producer’s course at National Research Institute of Tea Science |
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| History | 1907 Started growing tea 1924 Established a tea business 1972 Dried tea processing department was created 1977 Became a company called Yamakei-seicha Co.Ltd 1982 Built a factory 1995 Capital increased to 10,000,000 yen 1997 Built a new factory and extra fridge freezer unit. 2000 Started tea plantation management |
| Certifications |
JAS certified factory (Organic Farming/Production/Packing) ISO-9001 certification issued in September 2004 Designing, developing, and producing of green tea as well as green tea products (tinned, bagged, tea bags, and bulk products) |
| Patents and registered trademarks |
Registered trademark No.4178235 "Kinka-higashiyama" Registered trademark No. 2336635 Deep steamed green tea "Yamakeino-higashiyama" Registered trademark No. 4845098 "Chiyono-midori" Patent No. 1749411 "How to produce a tea with gold leaves" |
| Products officially approved by governor of Shizuoka |
Green tea with gold leaves Whole-rice/Macha tea with black beans Daifuku-tea with golden leaves Whole-rice/Macha tea with golden leaves Strawberry tea Cherry blossom tea Summer orange tea Yuzu citrus green tea |
| Awards |
[Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award] 1977 The 10th National Tea Competition in Tokyo 1977 The 10th National Tea Competition in Kanagawa 1982 The 17th National Tea Competition in Tokyo 2001 The 31th National Tea Competition in Tokyo 2006 The 17th National Tea Competition in Kanagawa 2006 The 36th National Tea Competition in Tokyo 2008 The 18th National Tea Competition in Kanagawa 2010 The 19th National Tea Competition in Kanagawa 2012 The 20th National Tea Competition in Kanagawa 2014 The 21th National Tea Competition in Kanagawa 2016 The 22th National Tea Competition in Kanagawa 2018 The 23th National Tea Competition in Kanagawa 2019 The 49th National Tea Competition in Tokyo 2022 The 50th National Tea Competition in Tokyo 2023 The 51th National Tea Competition in Tokyo |
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| Main client | 130 retail tea stores in Kanto-Koshinetsu area |
| Main supplier |
JA Kakegawa Agricultural Union JA Enshu-yumesaki Agricultural Union JA Oigawa Agricultural Union |
| Head Office |
zip:436-0005 323-1 Dategata, Kakegawa City, Shizuoka TEL 0537-27-0532 FAX 0537-27-0666 |
| Main banks |
Shizuoka Bank Kakegawa branch Shimizu Bank Kakegawa branch Kakegawa Shinkin Bank Kakegawa Agricultural Union |
From CEO
Here at YAMAKEI SEICHA Co., Ltd. our mission is to be a bridge between green tea producers and consumers and establish a high performance producing region that has the capability of achieving continuous growth.
Our principle is to provide a healthy and good life to our customers by growing the highest quality teas which also contributes to the development of the green tea culture.
