Recently I started to discover the Japanese archipelagos a little bit more. I took advantage of the travel restrictions to explore a little bit more this beautiful country going beyond the common touristic places and finding in extremely wild nature the essence of Japan! During “Silver week”, a week of holidays in Japan around the […]
During the hot summer months in Japan it is common to drink cold brew tea. In an earlier article we spoke about “mizudashi“, that is the cold brew of tea. This time, we would like to talk about another incredibly refreshing way of having tea in the hot weather – kōridashi 氷出し! Why do we […]
Nagasaki Ikedoki Tea is a new tea project, aiming to inspire tea lovers and travellers who want to gain a better understanding about how tea is grown and processed in Japan. The opportunity to visit tea fields, a tea factory and taste different local teas in Japan is still quite limited for English speakers as […]
Dear tea lover friends, you are probably reading these lines sitting at your desk or on your sofa at home, and you might have had several cups of tea since the early morning. Perhaps you also opened the cupboard where you store your selection and sighed as you gazed upon the Christmas limited edition from […]
As we keep on saying, there is not much information on Japanese tea that can be found outside Japan and in other languages than Japanese. That is why, during 2019, we have been super happy to see the outcome of two new books about Japanese tea in English! As the newest one was published just […]
Your name: Gabriella Scarpa Where are you based: Venice, Italy What do you do: I’m a certified UK Tea Academy 2nd level Tea Sommelier and I work in the Tea Field as a Consultant, Tea Educator and Tea Events Specialist. I’m still studying at the UK […]
The past weekend Berlin Tea Festival took place: we had high expectations but the real event surpassed them all! An incredible, warm and wide tea community gathered in Berlin for this beautiful festival. With over 50 exhibitors, active projects and 60 programs, more than 1000 participants attended: a melting pot of tea lovers coming from […]