GJTea News Archives - Global Japanese Tea Association

Nihoncha Award 2025

Nihoncha Award is a Japanese tea competition held annually to select the best tea of the year. It began in 2014, and […]

On a slightly cold Sunday afternoon in late November, a wonderful and unique event took place in Malmö, Sweden.After months of planning […]

We are delighted to share that our president, Simona Suzuki, released the Second Edition of her book Japanese Tea: A Comprehensive Guide […]

On October 24th and 25th, our team members Machi and Anna attended the World O-CHA Festival held in Shizuoka, Japan. This international […]

This September we were delighted to host the second Japanese Tea Master Course of the year! It was a truly exciting to […]

The Japanese Tea Conference 2025 marked the third year of this growing initiative. The Tokyo edition, held on 19th July, offered a […]

2025 has been our third time to organize Japanese Tea Conference and the Kyoto edition took place on the 26th July. This […]

George Guttridge-Smith is a dear Tea Fellow member of Global Japanese Tea Association and Japanese tea specialist that has been working in […]