Tanimura Tango and Takayama Chasen (高山の茶筅)
The traditional whisk used to prepare matcha is called chasen (茶筅). It was invented in Takayama, a little mountain town in Nara […]
Author: Anna
Meet the Tea Farmer – Akira Miyazaki
On the 26th of January we held the first “Meet the Tea Farmer” event of this year. The guest was Akira Miyazaki […]
7th Annual Tea Conference by the Global Tea Initiative
The Global Tea Initiative from UC Davies, California, has the mission to foster the understanding of tea through evidence-based knowledge with a global […]
A new “tea-generation” in Japan – Akito Ohashi
Two months ago we decided to start a series of interviews to young Japanese people that work in tea. They have been […]
A new “tea-generation” in Japan – Konomi Sugimoto
We often talk about the many challenges that Japanese tea is facing nowadays. One of which is the lost of interest in […]
Matcha (抹茶)
Matcha (抹茶) is one of the most traditional teas in Japan and it has even evolved into a way of life. For […]
Books on Japanese Tea 2021
We said many times there is not much published on Japanese tea in other languages and some time ago we reviewed 3 […]
Meet the Tea Farmer – Koichi Henta
On the 23rd of March we had one more Meet the Tea Farmer event. This time, the guest was Koichi Henta – […]