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, […]
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 […]
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 […]