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Hirabancha (平番茶)

Bancha is a common tea in Japan, but there are a few regional banchas that are much less known. One of such […]

Nowadays Japanese tea is produced with factory machines and hand-rolling has become the practice of the past. To preserve the old traditions, […]

Japanese teas are becoming more and more popular abroad. To take advantage of it, 5 cities and 2 towns in Shizuoka Prefecture […]

The Nihocha Award, a celebration of Japan’s finest teas, returned in 2023. This year, an impressive 538 teas from all around the […]

AI has been a hot topic around the world, and it has not bypassed the tea industry either. In September Ito En […]

The second Japanese Tea Master Course in 2023, just took place in October. It was a true tea roller coaster with many […]

After several tough years, there may be some positive signs in the tea industry at last. It seems the value of Kagoshima […]

Expo Café México – the annual coffee festival in Mexico City, was held from 7th to 9th September 2023. In recent times, […]