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Japanese Tea Report – February 2026

At Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, the annual Plum Blossom Festival honoured Sugawara no Michizane, the deity of learning, amid 1,500 blooming […]

Once again, winter in Prague charmed us with its warm, tea-filled vibes. Tea lovers flocked to the city from many different places […]

Suzuyaki (珠洲焼) is a traditional pottery style from the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. In January 2024, the area was struck by […]

Kirin Beverage announced that it will relaunch its green tea drink Kirin Nama-cha on March 10, featuring an enhanced manufacturing process to […]

The Great Osaka Tea Gathering, known as Dai Osaka Ochakai, was held on 24th and 25th January, marking its 7th edition. Organized […]

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

We start the December Japanese Tea Report with the recently released statistics on Japan’s tea exports. Expected to reach 10,084 tons from […]

The month saw major activity across Japan’s tea industry, led by the 77th Kansai Tea Industry Promotion Conference and the “Kansai Tea […]