The Opening of Kyoto Tea Auction 2019
Even today a lot of tea in Japan is sold in tea auctions. The first opening of the auction is always a […]
Shincha (新茶)
Many have heard this word, but what does it mean? It seems there is quite a bit of confusion around it. In […]
Bologna Tea Festival 2019
Bologna Tea Festival In Tè Festival in Italy was fun and inspiring! 9 people attended our workshop on regional banchas. To our surprise, […]
Kyobancha (京番茶)
March is the month when winter sets off and tea plants are pruned to be prepared for the incoming spring. The big leaves […]
Kyoto Tea Professional Competition 2019
Japan, one of the ten largest tea producers in the world, have a large number of tea professionals involved with Japanese tea […]
Kyoto Tea Hand-Rolling Competition 2019
Back in the old days, tea used to be picked and processed by hand. Through modernization this practice got replaced by machinery. […]
Sakurai Tea in Tokyo
Japanese tea continues to be popular abroad. But where can you enjoy it in Japan? It might be surprising to know that […]
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 […]