Your name: Cathy Ana Reyes Where are you based: Wazuka, Japan What do you do: I am currently living in Japan, discovering more about Japanese Tea after interning 6 months at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms. I have hosted small group workshops in my friend’s new shop in […]
Your name: Sílvia Ferreira Where are you based: Portugal What do you do: Coordenadora na Chá Camélia / Coordinator at Chá Camélia Please briefly introduce yourself. What is your story with tea? Sou fisioterapeuta de profissão e descobri no chá […]
Your name: Julien Where are you based: Paris, France What do you do: Manager / Tea Instructor beginner / Tealovers Please briefly introduce yourself. What is your story with tea? I started my story with tea in a rather unusual […]
Your name: Nicole Fröschle Where are you based: Stuttgart, Germany What do you do: I work at a company that sells and conducts professional development courses. Most of our clients are looking for a new job so I also support them in […]
Summer has arrived to our part of the world and with it the demanding heath. Very hot weather and high humidity scream for something refreshing and that is why in Japan is very common to drink cold tea during this season. Every restaurant that usually serves you houjicha with meals, will give you now a cold […]
Between 10th-12th May Shizuoka held a tea festival called – World O-CHA(Tea) Festival. Tea festivals in Shizuoka are held every three years. The first festival has held in 2001. In 2019 is the 7th time to organize it. This year the plan is to organize the festival twice: in spring and autumn. Spring festival was already held in […]
Spring is when some of the most prized Japanese teas are made. Called ‘jade dew’, Gyokuro is one of the highest-grade teas of this season. Rich an umami unlike any other tea, Gyokuro is appreciated in Japan and around the world. But how did it come to be and how is it produced? The story […]
On 11th May Anna was invited by Jenny Chih-Chieh Teng from Mellow Sheng to join one of her beautiful tea ceremonies in Barcelona. As they both share a passion for kombucha and fermentation, Anna was asked to brew Goishicha! The ceremony started with an introduction of the teas – and the brewers – and went on […]