2022-07-252022-09-30GJTea News, Tea Events, Tea Persons, Tea Producers, Tea Regions Meet the Tea Farmer – Kenji Inoue On 20th July we had the pleasure of hosting Kenji Inoue for our “Meet the Tea Farmer” webcast series! Inoue-san is the […]
2022-06-302022-06-30GJTea News, Tea Education Japanese Tea Courses in Kyoto At last Japanese tea courses are returning to Kyoto! After a two-year break, when our courses were only available online, we are […]
2022-06-302022-06-30Tea Kinds Kamairicha (釜炒り茶) Most Japanese teas have a straight needle shape. Not kamairicha, though, the leaves of which are twisted and curled. What is kamairicha, […]
2022-06-292022-07-01Tea News, Tea Reports Japanese Tea Report – June 2022 The beginning of June typically marks the end of the spring harvesting season. Then the rainy season begins and replenishes the moisture […]
2022-05-312022-05-31GJTea News, Tea Events Japanese Tea Event in Romans d’Isonzo, Italy On 25th May Anna was invited by her hometown’s city council and by the local Karate-do group “ASD Sakura CSS” to give […]
2022-05-312022-06-01Tea Culture, Tea Seasons Hachiju Hachiya (八十八夜) “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 […]
2022-05-302022-06-01Tea News, Tea Reports Japanese Tea Report – May 2022 May is usually the peak of the spring harvesting season in Japan. That also means it is a great time to celebrate […]
2022-04-282022-05-31Tea News, Tea Regions Kagoshima Tea Samples around the World A couple of months ago, the Kagoshima Tea Industry Assembly organised a project to promote Kagoshima tea around the world. A selection […]