The History of Japanese Black Tea – Wakoucha – Part 2
In 1874, Japanese authorities invited two Chinese tea experts to teach black tea processing techniques to Japanese farmers. The produced teas were […]
The History of Japanese Black Tea – Wakoucha – Part 1
It comes as no surprise to many that when you leaf through books on Japanese tea, you more often than not encounter […]
Goishicha (碁石茶)
We would like to introduce you to a type of Japanese tea that is so rare that nowadays only 7 farmers produce […]
Wazuka Teatopia Festival 2018
Wazuka is a small tea producing town in Kyoto Prefecture. However, it boasts a long tea cultivation history of over 800 […]
National Japanese Tea Hand-Rolling Competition 2018
These days in Japan tea is mostly harvested and processed with the help of machinery. Long gone are days when hand-picking […]
Global Japanese Tea Association Opening Event in Madrid, Spain 2018
Exactly one year ago our ideas of spreading Japanese tea took better form and the Global Japanese Tea Association was decided to […]
Japanese Tea Study Tour 2018
At the end of September 28 tea professionals and enthusiasts from all around the gathered in Shizuoka. They all were drawn here […]