Yamamotoyama Co., Ltd.
Japan's oldest tea and nori house, supplying Japanese restaurants worldwide since 1690.
Founded in Nihonbashi, Tokyo in 1690, Yamamotoyama is Japan's oldest continuously operating tea and seaweed company. The company established Yamamotoyama Brazil in 1970 and Yamamotoyama USA in Los Angeles in 1975, distributing premium nori and green tea to Japanese restaurants and grocery retailers across the Americas, Oceania, and Europe. Wholesale accounts can apply directly through the US subsidiary's trade programme.
- Type
- brand seeking distribution
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 1900
- Website
- yamamotoyama.co.jp
- Categories
- Specialty & Gourmet Food, Pantry & Dry Goods
- Markets
- United States, Brazil, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany
Verified facts
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-10 Mail server of the company domain
- facility-registered (green), checked 2026-08-19 BPOM (Indonesian Food and Drug Authority), public register of manufacturing facilities behind product registrations (Sarana)
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-10 OpenSanctions
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-10 OpenSanctions
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA