Tea Seasons Archives - Global Japanese Tea Association

Tsukimi: Japan’s Moon Viewing Tradition and Autumn Dumplings

In Japan, the Moon Viewing Festival, or Tsukimi/Otsukimi, is closely associated with the “mid autumn full moon,” called Chushu no Meigetsu. The […]

It literally means “month without water,” yet it refers to June, which falls right in the middle of Japan’s rainy season. In […]

If you visit Japan in early May, you might come across a curious little sweet wrapped in a large green leaf, Kashiwa […]

Have you ever tried sakura mochi? If so, do you remember what it looked like? Did you know that there are […]

We are now at the most exciting time of the year for Japanese tea: spring harvest, the most prized one, is happening […]

It is cold in the winter and the tea bushes are resting now. But it does not mean there is nothing to […]

“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 […]