Japan’s finest matcha. Less than $1 a serving. By the case. By the month.
Orders open until the 15th. Stone-milled fresh in Kyoto after the window closes. Shipped direct from Japan. In your hands within 30 days.
Three grades. Case-pack only.
Sold by the 6-pound case. Buy 5 cases, get 1 free + free shipping. Limited allocation per grade — when it sells out, you wait for next month.
Culinary
For daily lattes, smoothies, baking, ice cream. Bold, holds up in milk.
First Flush
Daily drinking matcha. Smooth, balanced, no bitterness.
Ceremonial
Vibrant, sweet, umami-forward. Whisked with water only.
100% MATCHA POWDER
No sugar, no fillers, no additives. Pure tencha leaf, stone-milled in Uji.
DIRECT FROM KYOTO
One drop per month. Stone-milled after the order closes. In your hands within 30 days.
CERTIFIED APPRAISER
Curated by one of Japan’s few nationally certified tea appraisers. Every lot approved.
There’s a global matcha shortage. We didn’t build this model around it. We built it because of it.
Tencha — the leaf that becomes matcha — is up 170% at Kyoto auction. Tea shops in Tokyo are limiting customers to one tin each. Tins that cost ¥1,500 a year ago now sell for ¥6,500. American cafés wait 60 days for orders that used to take two weeks.
Most online matcha brands are quietly running out, raising prices, or cutting quality with lower-grade leaf. We do none of those things.
Here’s the model: orders open until the 15th of every month. The window closes. Your case is stone-milled fresh in Uji. It ships from Japan. It arrives within 30 days.
This isn’t matcha
for the masses.
- You drink matcha daily and the cost adds up.
- You’re a café, studio, or small business buying for service.
- You have a few friends who’ll split a case.
- You care more about leaf quality than packaging.
- You’re trying matcha for the first time.
- You want a 30g tin in a pretty box.
- You need it shipped tomorrow.
- You want flavored or sweetened matcha.
If you’re in the right column, we’re not the brand for you — and that’s fine. Start with a smaller brand and come back when you’re drinking it daily.
Curated by one of Japan’s 13 master tea appraisers.
Japan has a small, formal credentialing system for tea appraisal. Only 13 master appraisers hold the top rank — jūdan, level 10. Just one is in Kyoto. He curates every lot we ship.
We work directly with a family-run tea house in Kyotanabe, Kyoto, operating since 1827 — refining matcha once destined for samurai courts. Leaves are shade-grown for three-plus weeks, hand-picked at peak, steamed within hours, and stone-milled the traditional way. A single granite mill produces about 30 grams of matcha per hour. There are no shortcuts.
No blends from China. No filler powders. No oxidized inventory sitting in a US warehouse for 18 months. Each drop ships within weeks of milling.
We don’t hide the cost structure. A case of Bonsai Cha versus a daily café habit saves you over $2,844 a year — with better matcha.
Café benchmark: average matcha latte price, industry data 2025. Retail benchmark: 40g tin from a premium Japanese producer at ~$35. Serving size: 2g matcha (industry standard). Annual cost assumes 1 serving/day × 365. All prices in CAD. Bonsai Cha case: First Flush, $810 CAD + $150 CAD shipping / 6 lbs (2,724g). Duties and taxes not included.
Questions worth answering.
Why monthly drops? Why not just keep stock?
Matcha is sensitive to light, heat, and humidity. The fresher it ships, the better it tastes. Monthly cycles mean what you receive was milled within weeks, not months. It also lets us secure allocation from farms that don’t sell to most US importers.
What happens if I miss the drop window?
The cart locks at 11:59pm on the 15th. The next window opens on the 1st of the following month. Get on the email list and we’ll notify you 48 hours before it opens.
Is a pound really how much I should buy?
A pound = ~227 servings of matcha. At one cup a day, that’s roughly 7 months. Most daily drinkers go through a pound in 4–6 months. Cases are for households, friends splitting, or cafés.
How do I split a case with friends?
Most customers buy a case, then split into smaller airtight tins for each person. Vacuum-sealed mason jars in the freezer keep matcha fresh for 6+ months.
What’s the difference between your three grades?
Culinary is for lattes and cooking — bold, holds up to milk and heat. First Flush is daily drinking — smooth, balanced, the everyday choice. Ceremonial is for usucha (whisked with water only) — vibrant, sweet, the traditional preparation.
Where exactly does it come from?
Family farms in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture — the historic birthplace of matcha. Curated by a nationally certified Japanese tea appraiser.
Why is your price lower than a 40g tin from a famous producer?
We sell by the pound, direct from Japan, with no retail packaging, no US warehousing, and no reseller margin. The matcha quality is comparable to top Japanese producers — the price difference is structural, not quality.
Do you offer free shipping?
Yes — free shipping on orders over 36 lbs (6+ cases). Most wholesale and group orders qualify automatically.
Returns?
All matcha is final sale. If something is wrong with your order — damaged packaging, quality issue, or an error on our end — please contact us at info@bonsaicha.com and we’ll make it right.
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