2023-02-282023-02-28Tea Events, Tea News, Tea Producers Meet the Tea Farmer – Morihiko Yamamoto On 22nd February we had one more Meet The Tea Farmer Event. This was the turn of Morihiko Yamamoto, 5th generation tea […]
2022-10-292022-11-01Tea Kinds Bancha In the past we have published a few articles about different kinds of bancha. Nevertheless, we have never explained before what the […]
2022-04-282022-05-31Tea News, Tea Recipes Japanese green tea from previous year(s) Spring has arrived and with it the so much awaited first harvest! “Shincha 新茶”, or “fresh tea”, is the very first tea […]
2022-03-302022-05-31GJTea News, Tea Events, Tea Personalities, Tea Producers, Tea Regions Meet the Tea Farmer – Masaru Nakamori At the Meet the Tea Farmer of last 23rd of March, we had the pleasure to – virtually – sit down and […]
2020-05-282022-05-31Tea Kinds Kabuse Sencha (かぶせ煎茶) If April is the month for first harvest and shincha, May is when shaded spring teas are harvested.What is a shaded tea […]
2019-03-282020-04-08Tea Kinds Kyobancha (京番茶) March is the month when winter sets off and tea plants are pruned to be prepared for the incoming spring. The big leaves […]