Awabancha (阿波晩茶/阿波番茶)
Contents1 History2 Production3 Tasting Notes4 How to Enjoy History Awabancha is an artisan-produced post-fermented tea from Tokushima prefecture. According to the legend, […]
Tea Reports by the Japanese Government
For the last few years the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has been publishing reports about the Japanese tea situation. […]
Sencha (煎茶)
In our previous articles on Japanese tea kinds, we often talked about seasonal types of tea and even teas that are considered […]
2020 in Review
We are almost at the door to 2021. So it is just right to look back at 2020 – the year that […]
Obukucha (大福茶)
Have you heard of Obukucha – the special tea that people in Japan drink around the new year? The name Obukucha (大福茶), […]
Japanese Tea Report – December 2020
At the end of the year it is time to look into the future. And Japan is actually looking 5 years ahead. […]
Japanese Tea Report – November 2020
November brings a beautiful change of colours in Japan, however, the situation in the tea world continues to be a difficult one. […]
Post-Fermented Japanese Tea
Contents1 Introduction2 Pu-erh in China3 Fermentation Process in Japan Introduction Just like China with its pu-erh, Japan has its post-fermented tea too. […]