My name is Alba Ameller, and I am very honored to be a member of the Global Japanese Tea Association. My goal is to revitalize the art of Japanese Tea Ceremony for everyone’s joy. Allow me to share my journey up now, and little bit of my background down below: ————————————————– Originally from Barcelona, Alba […]
Stefania is the founder of Tea Academy Italia, started in 2017 to spread tea culture in Italy. Tea Academy Italia is a partner of UK Tea Academy. Stefania is the Tea Educator teaching tea courses in Tea Academy. She is also the owner of a Tea Room called Tête à Thé no so far from […]
Jules has a passion for Japanese tea and community. She is the creator of three Instagram communities centered around helping people discover matcha in San Francisco (@matcha.sf), Los Angeles (@matcha.la), and New York City (@matcha.nyc). In 2017, she co-hosted the United States’ first Matcha Festival in San Francisco bringing together thousands of matcha lovers. Presently, […]
Matcha (抹茶) is one of the most traditional teas in Japan and it has even evolved into a way of life. For the past few years we have seen matcha booming all around the world. The catchy bright green colour, the different ways it can be used, the so much mentioned health benefits, its very […]
We are happy to say that we will be holding a film screening of the Japanese Tea Documentary together with its producer Makoto Takatsu. Released just this May, the documentary was created to share the outlook of Japanese tea by Japanese tea lovers and professionals. The event will involve an online film screening and we […]
In 2019 The UN designated 21st May as the International Tea Day to bring more attention to the importance of tea and highlight its long history as well as deep cultural and economic significance around the world. The International Tea Day was first observed in 2020 and this year was a second time. To observe […]
Originally introduced from China, Batabatacha is the Japanese post-fermented tea that bears the closest similarity to Chinese pu-erh. It is typical to the town of Asahi in Toyama Prefecture, and the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture. It was also produced in Fukui Prefecture until 1976. Considering that in the Japanese language the onomatopoeic word […]
Spring tea harvest in Japan has already begun! And this year it is earlier than usual. February and March this year were warmer than normal and tea started sprouting early. Therefore, tea harvesting in most tea growing regions around the country started about a week earlier compared to last year. In Kagoshima tea auction opened […]