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Launch of the Video Series “Tea Regions of Japan”

Video series “Tea Regions of Japan” were launched in September and after 6 months of scripting, shooting, and editing we were happy […]

August is usually a bit more quiet on the tea fields. By then most of the spring and summer tea production is […]

By the end of July most of the summer harvest has been completed and it is a good time to take a […]

At last Japanese tea courses are returning to Kyoto! After a two-year break, when our courses were only available online, we are […]

Most Japanese teas have a straight needle shape. Not kamairicha, though, the leaves of which are twisted and curled. What is kamairicha, […]

The beginning of June typically marks the end of the spring harvesting season. Then the rainy season begins and replenishes the moisture […]

“The summer is coming, Hachiju Hachiya” (夏も近づく八十八夜). This is a line in an old Japanese song, called “Tea Picking” (茶つみ). It was […]

May is usually the peak of the spring harvesting season in Japan. That also means it is a great time to celebrate […]