100 Famous Teas is the contest in Shizuoka prefecture. It is not a competition to find the best tea, but the contest of individuality. The main criteria for the tea to be selected as one on 100 Famous Tea is to be unique, and the selected teas get the right to use the special label […]
After a one year break Nihoncha Award is back to select the best Japanese teas. The tea competition is normally organized in 3 rounds where both tea professionals and tea lovers, people in Japan and abroad can contribute to the selection of the best teas. The competition was started in 2014 with the goal to […]
Matcha (抹茶) is one of the most traditional teas in Japan and it has even evolved into a way of life. For the past few years we have seen matcha booming all around the world. The catchy bright green colour, the different ways it can be used, the so much mentioned health benefits, its very […]
Green Tea and Health Symposium was held in Kyoto on 15th April and the specific focus was on the green tea effect on the new corona virus. The symposium was organized and sponsored by Kyoto prefecture and the general population could join online through Zoom. The symposium started with the presentation by the keynote speaker […]
You probably know that Tokyo will make the second attempt to hold the Olympic Games 2020 this summer. Inspired by the athletic spirit of the Olympic Games, we are happy to say that during the same period we will hold the Japanese Tea Marathon! ‘What is the Japanese Tea Marathon?’ you may ask. The marathon […]
We said many times there is not much published on Japanese tea in other languages and some time ago we reviewed 3 great books published in English. We are now very happy to see two new publications that came out only a few months ago: “Tea Stories: Japan”, in English and “La finestra sul tè” […]
We are glad to share that our president Simona has won the first place in the Wazuka Chakabuki – tea tasting competition organized by the Tea Industry Youth Association. Simona is the first foreigner and the first woman to receive this award. She will be representing Wazuka town and Kyoto prefecture in the National Tea […]
History Goishicha’s production is almost exclusively limited to the area around Ootoyo town in Kōchi prefecture, where it is registered as a trademark of the Ootoyo Town Goishicha Cooperative. The exact moment of its start in Japan is unknown but it is thought that goishicha first appeared in the 18th century. Although historically not attested, […]