Yame, Fukuoka: The Home of Yame Gyokuro
Yame (southern Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu) is Japan's most competition-decorated gyokuro region: it has won the National Tea Competition's gyokuro regional award every year since 2001, 25 consecutive years as of the 79th competition in 2025. Its straw-shaded hon-gyokuro style, GI-registered since 2015, and river fog over mountain fields define the region.
