Goishicha (碁石茶)
History Goishicha’s production is almost exclusively limited to the area around Ootoyo town in Kōchi prefecture, where it is registered as a […]
Category: Tea Kinds
Awabancha (阿波晩茶/阿波番茶)
History Awabancha is an artisan-produced post-fermented tea from Tokushima prefecture. According to the legend, its long tradition dates back to the ninth […]
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 […]
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), […]
Post-Fermented Japanese Tea
Introduction Just like China with its pu-erh, Japan has its post-fermented tea too. However, Japanese post-fermented teas are produced only in small […]
Japanese Black Tea – Wakoucha (和紅茶)
Do you know Wakōcha? Speaking about Japanese tea we cannot help but recall in our mind the refreshing flavor of Sencha as […]
Tencha (碾茶)
Many of us are happy Matcha drinkers. But does everyone know how it comes about? Tencha holds the secret. What exactly is […]
Kabuse Sencha (かぶせ煎茶)
If April is the month for first harvest and shincha, May is when shaded spring teas are harvested.What is a shaded tea […]