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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Introduction to Japanese Tea at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid
On 20th April we were invited by the Sociedad de Estudios Asiaticos of the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria in Madrid, Spain, to […]
Japanese green tea from previous year(s)
Spring has arrived and with it the so much awaited first harvest! “Shincha 新茶”, or “fresh tea”, is the very first tea […]
Japanese Tea Report – April 2022
April is an exciting time for Japanese tea. During this month most tea regions in Japan already start producing new spring tea. […]
Start of the New Tea Season
April is here and the new tea season in Japan has begun. This year winter was quite cold. Between January and March […]