Japanese green tea from previous year(s)
Spring has arrived and with it the so much awaited first harvest! “Shincha 新茶”, or “fresh tea”, is the very first tea […]
Spring has arrived and with it the so much awaited first harvest! “Shincha 新茶”, or “fresh tea”, is the very first tea […]
At the Meet the Tea Farmer of last 23rd of March, we had the pleasure to – virtually – sit down and […]
The traditional whisk used to prepare matcha is called chasen (茶筅). It was invented in Takayama, a little mountain town in Nara […]
On the 26th of January we held the first “Meet the Tea Farmer” event of this year. The guest was Akira Miyazaki […]
The Global Tea Initiative from UC Davies, California, has the mission to foster the understanding of tea through evidence-based knowledge with a global […]
Two months ago we decided to start a series of interviews to young Japanese people that work in tea. They have been […]
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) is one of the most traditional teas in Japan and it has even evolved into a way of life. For […]