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Gojo Wakamiya Pottery Festival in Kyoto 2026

Kyoto has hosted an annual pottery festival for about 100 years, dating back to the Taisho era. After a brief pause during […]

June marked another edition of our Japanese Tea Master Course. Over the years, the program has become increasingly popular, and this year […]

At the end of January, we celebrated our seventh anniversary. We are deeply grateful to all our members and students for their […]

Nihoncha Award is a Japanese tea competition held annually to select the best tea of the year. It began in 2014, and […]

The ongoing global matcha boom continues to pose both opportunities and challenges for the Japanese tea industry. This year, many tea farmers […]

The National Tea Competition is held every year to recognize Japan’s finest teas across eight categories. This year’s competition was held in […]

The constantly evolving landscape of the tea industry has prompted both the national government and many tea-producing regions to explore ways to […]

This September we were delighted to host the second Japanese Tea Master Course of the year! It was a truly exciting to […]