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A new “tea-generation” in Japan – Konomi Sugimoto

We often talk about the many challenges that Japanese tea is facing nowadays. One of which is the lost of interest in […]

Matcha (抹茶) is one of the most traditional teas in Japan and it has even evolved into a way of life. For […]

We said many times there is not much published on Japanese tea in other languages and some time ago we reviewed 3 […]

On the 23rd of March we had one more Meet the Tea Farmer event. This time, the guest was Koichi Henta – […]

Last 27th of January we had one more Meet the Tea Farmer event. This time we met Yoshihiro Sugimoto, a third generation […]

Recently I started discovering the Japanese archipelago a little bit more. Taking advantage of the restrictions on traveling abroad, I wanted to […]

During the hot summer months in Japan it is common to drink cold brew tea. In an earlier article we spoke about […]

If April is the month for first harvest and shincha, May is when shaded spring teas are harvested.What is a shaded tea […]