Kencur (Kaempferiagalanga L.) is widely used as a raw material for herbal medicine, food and beverage flavoring, spices, and cosmetic ingredients. Kencur rhizomes have requirements to grow with the intensity of the full sun or shaded with a percentage of 25-30%. Kencur plants grow under trees and do not require a lot of high sunlight. However, kencur still needs light for photosynthesis. This study aims to determine the response of the kencur accessions from 12 regencies in East Java to shade. The research was carried out from November 2022 to May 2023 at the AgrotechnoparkUniversitasBrawijaya, Jatikerto Village. This study used a split-plot design with three replications. The main plot was shaded. The sub-plots consist of 12 accessions of kencur from 12 districts in East Java. The parameters in this study were the response of the yield and bioactive compounds of rhizome which was determined by the GC-MS method. The yield of kencur planted in open land was between 11.92-16.97 t/ha, whereas those planted under teak trees were 13.33-18.15 t/ha. In general, the bioactive compounds (EPMC content) of kencur rhizomes planted under teak tress was higher (74.15%) than kencur rhizomes planted in open land (without shade) (72.29%). It can be concluded that shade of teak improves the response of yield and bioactive compounds of 12 kencur accessions in different regions in East Java