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Gyokuro (玉露)

Spring is when some of the most prized Japanese teas are made. Called ‘jade dew’, gyokuro is one of the highest-grade teas […]

Even today a lot of tea in Japan is sold in tea auctions. The first opening of the auction is always a […]

Many have heard this word, but what does it mean? It seems there is quite a bit of confusion around it. In […]

Japan, one of the ten largest tea producers in the world, have a large number of tea professionals involved with Japanese tea […]

Back in the old days, tea used to be picked and processed by hand. Through modernization this practice got replaced by machinery. […]

Japanese tea continues to be popular abroad. But where can you enjoy it in Japan? It might be surprising to know that […]

Wazuka is a small tea producing town in Kyoto Prefecture. However, it boasts a long tea cultivation history of over 800 […]

These days in Japan tea is mostly harvested and processed with the help of machinery. Long gone are days when hand-picking […]