Japanese Tea Conference in Tokyo 2024
Japanese tea has faced challenging times with dwindling interest. But there are people who really love it and are striving to create […]
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Tetsubin 鉄瓶
Tetsubin – literally “iron pot” (鉄瓶), is a Japanese cast iron kettle used for boiling water for tea. Their very first appearance […]
“Encuentro en Kioto”: Tea Tasting Event in Argentina
On 16th May tea expert Mirna from Keep Calm and Drink Tea hosted “Encuentro en Kioto”, a workshop on teas from Kyoto at the […]
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 […]
Asahi Fukuda Tea Tour around Europe
Hello! My name is Asahi Fukuda and between 14th-31st March2024, I held tea gatherings while traveling around Europe. This article is a […]
30 Japanese Tea Innovators
We are happy to tell you about the launch of our newest project – 30 Japanese Tea Innovators! Japanese tea here in […]
New Way of Brewing Tea – Tokine (刻音)
Very often we are posed with the question: are there any new – more modern – ways of brewing tea in Japan? […]
The first smoked tea in Japan. The surprising aroma is gaining recognition overseas as well. A new category of Japanese tea developed by a pioneer. [Kaneroku Matsumotoen / Hiroki Matsumoto]
More than half of the tea produced in Japan is sencha. However, in recent years, consumption of sencha has declined significantly, and […]