Anna, Author at Global Japanese Tea Association

Rakuyaki 楽焼

Chawan, tea bowls traditionally used for matcha, come in many styles by incredible artists. Among them, the most emblematic is probably Raku […]

We start the December Japanese Tea Report with the recently released statistics on Japan’s tea exports. Expected to reach 10,084 tons from […]

The month saw major activity across Japan’s tea industry, led by the 77th Kansai Tea Industry Promotion Conference and the “Kansai Tea […]

At the beginning of October, the Vienna Tea Festival successfully celebrated its second edition! Held in a stunning new venue, the festival […]

On October 25th, at Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Shiga, a very special tea offering ceremony took place. The area surrounding this stunning […]

Baisaō, born as Gekkai Gentei (月海元叡) in 1675 in Hizen (present-day Saga Prefecture), lived during Japan’s Edo period. He is best remembered […]

George Guttridge-Smith is a dear Tea Fellow member of Global Japanese Tea Association and Japanese tea specialist that has been working in […]

Prague Tea Fest 2025 was a blast and we couldn’t wait to tell you all about it! This special and warm festival […]