2024-11-282024-11-28Tea Culture, Tea Education Eisai, Tea Seeds and the Oldest Zen Temple in Kyoto Tea was introduced to Japan from China in the 9th century by two Buddhist monks, Kūkai and Saichō. However, it wasn’t until […]
2024-11-282024-11-28GJTea News, Tea Events Berlin Tea Festival 2024 We were excited to return to the Berlin Tea Festival this year for its 5th edition, and we enjoyed every moment of […]
2024-09-272024-09-27Tea Education, Tea News Tea Blending in Japan In the world of Japanese tea, after the main processing and the acquisition of what is known as “aracha” (crude tea), the […]
2024-08-262024-08-26Tea Culture, Tea Events London Tea Friends Summer Tea Festival 2024 Last 28th July the tea community in London, UK, celebrated the third edition of Summer Tea Festival organised by London Tea Friends. This […]
2024-07-302024-08-06Tea Education Tea Plant Propagation in Japan When a new tea field is planted, how is it done? The most natural way to propagate a tea plant is […]
2024-07-292024-07-30GJTea News, Tea Events Tea Events in Madrid, 2024 On 13th July we were invited by our friends of Wagashi Utatane and The Matcha House to participate at a whole day […]
2024-06-282024-06-28Tea Culture, Tea Education, Tea News Tetsubin 鉄瓶 Tetsubin – literally “iron pot” (鉄瓶), is a Japanese cast iron kettle used for boiling water for tea. Their very first appearance […]
2024-05-302024-05-30Tea Events, Tea News “Encuentro en Kioto”: Tea Tasting Event in Argentina On 16th May tea expert Mirna from Keep Calm and Drink Tea hosted “Encuentro en Kioto”, a workshop on teas from Kyoto at the […]