Category: Tea Reports

Many prefectures in Japan are actively promoting their local tea. Shiga Prefecture, for example, has launched a campaign encouraging visits to seven […]

The traditional hand-rolling of tea, known as temomi seicha (手揉み製茶), was the primary way for producing Japanese tea before the introduction of […]

Interest in Japanese tea continues to grow abroad. In September, Shizuoka Prefecture announced an additional 10 million yen in funding to promote […]

The end of summer is nearing and the heat should subside soon. This offers a break to look back on the tea […]

Japanese tea consumption has been sluggish for a while, and a number of tea farmers quitting tea production has been growing. Makinohara […]

In some places summer harvest is underway, in some it has already finished. But in Akita – one of the most northern […]

Japanese tea being more and more popular abroad, several prefectures have been working to encourage exports. Using the change of the upcoming […]

The start of tea shooting in Kyoto was announced on 2nd April with the harvest expected in about a month. In Kagoshima, […]