Tea Season Archives - Global Japanese Tea Association

Hachiju Hachiya (八十八夜)

“The summer is coming, Hachiju Hachiya” (夏も近づく八十八夜). This is a line in an old Japanese song, called “Tea Picking” (茶つみ). It was […]

April is here and the new tea season in Japan has begun. This year winter was quite cold. Between January and March […]

Have you heard of Obukucha – the special tea that people in Japan drink around the new year? The name Obukucha (大福茶), […]

Many countries in the world are able to produce tea all year round, In Japan the main tea production takes place between […]

“The new tea season is here, limited stock only!” and so just as spring comes to full bloom, one cannot miss seeing […]

Many have heard this word, but what does it mean? It seems there is quite a bit of confusion around it. Translated […]

Frost came to tea fields in Wazuka Kyoto.