Mizuba Tea Co.

📍 Portland OR

Uji-direct Matcha & Heritage Japanese Teas

Your Trusted Source for Farm-Direct, Exceptional Tea

Mizuba Tea Co. is a woman-owned, family-run company that specializes in stone-milled, traditional Japanese matcha and heritage loose-leaf teas.

Our decades-long, close friendships with tea producers in Japan means they entrust Mizuba to showcase their wide range of exceptional, hard-to-find teas.

Most often, folks try tea from the grocery store because that’s the first place they think to buy tea. But there’s nothing like tasting a specialty tea that shares its own story through depth, character, and multifaceted flavor!

So many of our customers exclaim that they didn’t know tea could taste so dynamic. That moment is truly special and exciting to witness.

Our story

What longstanding relationships mean to us
We work directly with tea producers in Japan, and our longstanding relationships allow us to source a range of exceptional teas. Our goal is to showcase the skill, dedication, and unparalleled craftsmanship of the artisans who grow these teas — and share the result of their hard work with each of you.

As the tea farms and producers entrust Mizuba Tea to steward the integrity and quality of their teas, we care first and foremost about being a conduit to share their knowledge about why these teas are so special. We’re especially inspired by the passion they have to make excellent tea year after year.

Mizuba Matcha Specializes in Stone Milled
Stone-milling is becoming quite rare in matcha production. The vast majority of our Mizuba Matcha is still stone-milled (versus jet-milling). If we feature a ceramic-milled matcha, we do so because it is exemplary in character and flavor.

However, stone-milling imparts a depth and richness to the tea that is lacking with other techniques to powder matcha.

We prioritize continued support for traditional matcha production techniques so the heritage of it isn’t lost in the mass market demand.

Stone mill Matcha
The Nurtured Leaf Nurtures You
Each tea in our collection tells a story. The devotion the farmers put into crafting each tea results in an entire experience to be savored with each sip.

About 97% of our tea catalog is officially organic certified, which is a relatively new movement in Japan. We’re proud to have recently enabled one farmer to convert his entire tea fields from conventional to organic. Another partner farm is becoming a UNESCO world heritage site, and another farm pioneers the Traditional Tea-grass Integrated Agricultural System, nurturing biodiversity.

These efforts help ensure that the same care and respect given to each leaf in the field is carried through to your cup—nurturing both the land and those who enjoy the tea from it.