Japanese Tea Report – January 2026
Kirin Beverage announced that it will relaunch its green tea drink Kirin Nama-cha on March 10, featuring an enhanced manufacturing process to […]
GJTea 7-Year Anniversary
At the end of January, we celebrated our seventh anniversary. We are deeply grateful to all our members and students for their […]
Tea in Japanese Language: Ocha no Ko Saisai, Nichijo Sahanji
Even if you do not speak Japanese, chances are that you already know at least one Japanese word: cha, meaning tea. Indeed, […]
Dai Osaka Ochakai 2026: A Field Report from the Floor
The Great Osaka Tea Gathering, known as Dai Osaka Ochakai, was held on 24th and 25th January, marking its 7th edition. Organized […]
Nihoncha Award 2025
Nihoncha Award is a Japanese tea competition held annually to select the best tea of the year. It began in 2014, and […]
Rakuyaki 楽焼
Chawan, tea bowls traditionally used for matcha, come in many styles by incredible artists. Among them, the most emblematic is probably Raku […]
Japanese Tea Report – December 2025
We start the December Japanese Tea Report with the recently released statistics on Japan’s tea exports. Expected to reach 10,084 tons from […]
Japanese Tea Report – November 2025
The month saw major activity across Japan’s tea industry, led by the 77th Kansai Tea Industry Promotion Conference and the “Kansai Tea […]