Japanese Tea Report – November 2023
Japanese teas are becoming more and more popular abroad. To take advantage of it, 5 cities and 2 towns in Shizuoka Prefecture […]
Berlin Tea Festival 2023
During the weekend of 18th-19th November, the 4th edition of the Berlin Tea Festival was celebrated. This time, we couldn’t miss it. […]
Nihoncha Award 2023
The Nihocha Award, a celebration of Japan’s finest teas, returned in 2023. This year, an impressive 538 teas from all around the […]
Japanese Tea Report – October 2023
AI has been a hot topic around the world, and it has not bypassed the tea industry either. In September Ito En […]
Japanese Tea Master Course – 2023 October
The second Japanese Tea Master Course in 2023, just took place in October. It was a true tea roller coaster with many […]
Shifuku 仕服
In Chanoyu, the Japanese Tea Ceremony, valued and high status pieces such as the chaire (tea caddy) and prized chawan are displayed […]
Tea in the Blue Ridge Mountains
After several years of obsessing over water and tea, I found myself in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Eastern U.S.A. searching Shenandoah […]
Japanese Tea Report – September 2023
After several tough years, there may be some positive signs in the tea industry at last. It seems the value of Kagoshima […]