Anna, Author at Global Japanese Tea Association

New Publications on Japanese Tea

We have frequently discussed the challenge of finding Japanese tea publications in other languages. While we’ve reviewed a few in the past, […]

Tea was introduced to Japan from China in the 9th century by two Buddhist monks, Kūkai and Saichō. However, it wasn’t until […]

We were excited to return to the Berlin Tea Festival this year for its 5th edition, and we enjoyed every moment of […]

When we discuss Japanese tea, we typically refer to plants from the Camellia Sinensis Sinensis variety. However, last month, while exploring tea […]

In the world of Japanese tea, after the main processing and the acquisition of what is known as “aracha” (crude tea), the […]

As summer heat wave is still striking in Japan and in many other countries around the world, this month we are talking […]

When a new tea field is planted, how is it done? The most natural way to propagate a tea plant is […]

On 13th July we were invited by our friends of Wagashi Utatane and The Matcha House to participate at a whole day […]