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 […]
Category: Tea Kinds
Wakoucha (和紅茶)
Red Tea from Japan: that is the exact translation of Wakoucha. But we in Europe call it a black tea, and for […]
Kukicha (茎茶)
The world of Japanese tea is wide and deep. By now many people know Matcha, Gyokuro, Sencha. Some other teas may not […]
Gyokuro (玉露)
Spring is when some of the most prized Japanese teas are made. Called ‘jade dew’, Gyokuro is one of the highest-grade teas […]
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 […]
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 […]
The History of Japanese Black Tea – Wakoucha – Part 1
It comes as no surprise to many that when you leaf through books on Japanese tea, you more often than not encounter […]
Goishicha (碁石茶)
We would like to introduce you to a type of Japanese tea that is so rare that nowadays only 7 farmers produce […]