Ujitawara is the place where Soen Nagatani living devised clear green Sencha with overwhelmingly exquisite taste and flavor, called "Aosei Sencha" (Uji Method) that is totally different from the previous brewed tea in the middle of Edo Period(1603-1868) (during the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, the eighth Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate). This is a tea town known as the "Birthplace of Japanese Green Tea". The beautiful green tea was spread from Ujitawara to Uji establishing a position of fine tea including a tribute to the Imperial Court and others. We have inherited the honor.

As the name suggests, "Kobataen" was a long-established tea farmer. Heiemon Morita lived in Ujitawarago Tachikawa Village started to produce tea and increase the number of farms for new tea leaves from the middle of Edo Period(1603-1868). He called the new farm "Ichiban-Shinbata", "Nakahata-Shinbata", "Minami-Shinbata" and others. The name of "Kobataen was born since he called the original farm "Kobata". We have followed a long line of the Japanese tea from the Edo Period(1603-1868) and managed the tea sales from the early Meiji Period(1868-1912). Regulation of the "Competitive Exhibition" by the Meiji Government was issued so that we have submitted in different kinds of fairs and exhibitions including "The 1st Tea Manufacturing Competitive Exhibition" in 1879 held by Bureau of Labor and Agriculture, and Commerce Affairs Bureau and others so that we have established our brand by winning a number of awards.

This is the sign that we still keep the letters and telegrams of Meiji(1868-1912) and Taisho(1912-1926) Periods at that time. Order forms sent from Osaka and Yokohama, and the letters of appreciation shows the high credibility towards "Kobataen's Tea". These are our mental treasure to "Go Back to Our First Objectives" in any ages. It was in the Taisho Period(1912-1926) that we launched mail order business by money order and postal transfer in response to our customers' requests. Deliver first and pay after the delivery was an innovative style at that time. It was a new business based on a trust in our customers.