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History of Kamairicha

1916 views April 19, 2023 inAll Posts

Tea production was said to be introduced from China at the end of the 16th century when China was in the Ming Dynasty, and aromatic pan-fired tea making was introduced [...]

Tea Quality

732 views December 28, 2022 inAll Posts

In Japan, tea quality at tea competitions are evaluated by the 5 senses of several judges. However, the judges may not always be able to judge objectively based on the [...]

History of Tea Trade

7503 views October 24, 2022 inAll Posts

(This blog is based on some information that Tomoe personally took from Robert Hellyer's book, "Green with Milk & Sugar", 2021, and added her personal comments. It includes information [...]

Shimane Tea History – Fumai Matsudaira

1999 views November 11, 2021 inAll Posts

When we talk about Shimane tea, we can't miss Fumai Matsudaira, the Lord of Matsue Domain in the Edo period. Because he was a devoted tea lover and he encouraged [...]

Ishizuchi Kurocha – Japanese Post-fermented Tea

2064 views September 16, 2021 inAll Posts

Ishizuchi Kurocha is thought to be the oldest Japanese post-fermented tea in Shikoku Island. And the tea had been made at Ishizuchi Village, at the foothills of Mt. Ishizuchi, [...]

Kamairicha Producer – Miyazaki Sabo

2046 views March 6, 2020 inAll Posts

Miyazaki Sabo is like a whirlwind—an initiator, a pioneer, an influencer; the farm impacts others and keeps going, keeps moving on to the new stage, never staying in the [...]

Nihoncha Award and Overseas Customer

1731 views January 13, 2020 inAll Posts

Nihoncha Award is the award chosen by both tea judges and consumers in Japan. There were 463 tea entries in this contest in total, and the first judging was [...]

San Francisco and Tamaryokucha

1818 views December 10, 2019 inAll Posts

San Francisco – nostalgic, historic, creative, and innovative city. And San Francisco is a special city for Japan and Japanese tea. In 1869, a group of Japanese immigrants escaped the [...]

Safe Japanese Teas

2804 views October 2, 2019 inAll Posts

People today increasingly concern about food safety and health. And this is also the case with Japanese tea. The lecture – “Safe and healthy Japanese Tea” at Kyoto Tea Marketplace, [...]

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