2024-07-292024-07-30GJTea News, Tea Events Tea Events in Madrid, 2024 On 13th July we were invited by our friends of Wagashi Utatane and The Matcha House to participate at a whole day […]
2024-06-282024-06-28Tea Culture, Tea Education, Tea News Tetsubin 鉄瓶 Tetsubin – literally “iron pot” (鉄瓶), is a Japanese cast iron kettle used for boiling water for tea. Their very first appearance […]
2024-05-292024-05-30Tea Education, Tea Kinds, Tea News Genmaicha (玄米茶) This month we explore genmaicha (玄米茶) – an everyday (but quite unusual) Japanese tea that is easily loved by different palates. The […]
2024-04-282024-04-29Tea Seasons Tea Harvest in Japan We are now at the most exciting time of the year for Japanese tea: spring harvest, the most prized one, is happening […]
2024-03-262024-04-01Tea News New Way of Brewing Tea – Tokine (刻音) Very often we are posed with the question: are there any new – more modern – ways of brewing tea in Japan? […]
2024-02-292024-03-04Tea News Suzuyaki 珠洲焼 The Noto Peninsula extends to the Sea of Japan from Ishikawa Prefecture. Its beautiful coastal scenery encircles rural villages and centuries old […]
2024-02-292024-04-03GJTea News, Tea News Prague Tea Fest 2024 The second edition of Prague Tea Fest happened on 24th-25th February. Moreover, many side tea events spread around the charming tea houses […]
2024-01-302024-01-30Tea Culture, Tea Education, Tea News Caffeine in Japanese Teas Very often in the West we hear the question: how much caffeine does a kind of tea have? I am afraid to […]