bancha Archives - Global Japanese Tea Association

Bancha (番茶)

In the past we have published a few articles about different kinds of bancha. Nevertheless, we have never explained before what the […]

Spring has arrived and with it the so much awaited first harvest! “Shincha 新茶”, or “fresh tea”, is the very first tea […]

On the 26th of January we held the first “Meet the Tea Farmer” event of this year. The guest was Akira Miyazaki […]

As we keep on saying, there is not much information on Japanese tea that can be found outside Japan and in other […]

Summer has arrived to our part of the world and with it the demanding heath. Very hot weather and high humidity scream […]

Bologna Tea Festival In Tè Festival in Italy was fun and inspiring! 9 people attended our workshop on regional banchas. To our surprise, […]

March is the month when winter sets off and tea plants are pruned to be prepared for the incoming spring. The big leaves […]