Tea Kinds Archives - Global Japanese Tea Association

Genmaicha (玄米茶)

This month we explore genmaicha (玄米茶) – an everyday (but quite unusual) Japanese tea that is easily loved by different palates. The […]

Bancha is a common everyday tea. But have you heard of sannen bancha (三年番茶)? The name translates to ‘three year bancha’, and […]

Bancha is a common tea in Japan, but there are a few regional banchas that are much less known. One of such […]

Here we are, back with our series of articles about the mighty green powder: matcha 抹茶! The trend of matcha has taken […]

Green tea is what Japan is the most famous for. But oolongcha is both known and enjoyed here as well. So what […]

In the past we have published a few articles about different kinds of bancha. Nevertheless, we have never explained before what the […]

After last month’s article about kamairicha (釜炒り茶) and last week’s Meet the Tea Farmer Event, we thought it would be good to […]

Most Japanese teas have a straight needle shape. Not kamairicha, though, the leaves of which are twisted and curled. What is kamairicha, […]