Sara began to approach the World of Tea while she was getting her degree in Japanese Language and Culture at Rome University. She spent a few years living in Osaka to improve her language skills and to deepen the knowledge about Japanese Tea. Meanwhile she became very passionate about Japanese Pottery for Tea, and after […]
April to July is the most intensive time for Japanese tea. In August, when the summer heats hit, tea farm work simmers down. It gives a chance to look back on the two main seasons and evaluate the tea of this year. With that in mind the national Japanese tea competition was held in Kagoshima […]
During the past months many events got cancelled or moved to an online mode because of Covid-19. This is why it made us especially happy to hear that Cajomir Fest 2020 – Prague Tea Festival, being an open air event, could take place despite the current times. This tea festival is quite special. It started […]
During the hot summer months in Japan it is common to drink cold brew tea. In an earlier article we spoke about “mizudashi“, that is the cold brew of tea. This time, we would like to talk about another incredibly refreshing way of having tea in the hot weather – kōridashi 氷出し! Why do we […]
Still in the middle of the pandemic, in July Japan got hit by another disaster – heavy rain and floods. The devastating effects were felt throughout Kyushu island and central Japan. Sadly, the disaster did not bypass tea and several tea farms in the south got damaged by floods and landslides. The government of Japan […]
The tea situation in Japan has been difficult for several years and coupled with the pandemic this year may be especially hard for tea farmers in Japan. Tea farmers focus on cultivating and processing Japanese tea, which most of them sell through the local tea auctions. Over the years the market price for tea has […]
Many countries in the world are able to produce tea all year round, In Japan the main tea production takes place between March and November. Winter months of December to February, hence are the resting time for tea. But how many times tea can be harvested in Japan? The answer actually depends on the region […]
Hello beautiful people! My name is Adrian Vega and I couldn’t be more excited in joining the GJTea as a Tea Fellow. Oddly enough, my tea journey began through a health and wellness introduction. Going into college I realized I needed to transition into a healthier lifestyle and picked up the tradition of drinking tea. […]