Introduction to Japanese Tea at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid
On 20th April we were invited by the Sociedad de Estudios Asiaticos of the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria in Madrid, Spain, to […]
Author: Anna
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 […]
Meet the Tea Farmer – Masaru Nakamori
At the Meet the Tea Farmer of last 23rd of March, we had the pleasure to – virtually – sit down and […]
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 […]
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 […]