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Japanese Tea Report – May 2023

Towards the end of May the first harvest is nearing the end. And it seems the price of first harvest tea was […]

Japan has many distinct pottery styles. Bizenyaki in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture is known as one of the 6 ancient kilns of […]

This year the weather has been warm and the spring harvest has started early. Almost every tea growing region from Nagaski to […]

No tea can be enjoyed without a vessel. And Shigarakiyaki (信楽焼) in Shiga Prefecture is one of the oldest poetry styles in […]

The days are getting warmer and the spring harvest is not far away. On 13th March a tea picking event was already […]

February is typically one of the coldest months in Japan, and this year many areas of the country got plenty of snow […]

It is cold in the winter and the tea bushes are resting now. But it does not mean there is nothing to […]

Green tea is the main kind of tea in Japan, but the domestic demand for it has been decreasing over the last […]