Professional's Guide to Japanese Tea
Bamboo and the Art of Chasen Making
Today, I would like to talk about chasen (茶筅), the indispensable and quintessential tea whisk that is used to make matcha, particularly focusing on...
From Tea to Sea: Forests, Nutrient Dynamics and Tea Farming
From Tea to Sea: Forests, Nutrient Dynamics and Tea FarmingWritten by Jimmy Burridge
Featured image: Chagusaba tea farming at the Kaneroku Matsumot...
All About Shading in Japanese Tea Cultivation
Hello! Genki desuka (How are you doing)?
Today, I would like to delve into the topic of shading and shaded teas. If you enjoy drinking gyokuro, ka...
Kancha, A Rare Japanese Tea Harvested in the Winter Time
A warm hello to you! I hope this blogpost finds you healthy and well as we welcome the winter solstice today and approach the end of year.
If you ...
Yancha: Interview with Yancy Lever an American Tea Farmer
Today, we share with you our interview with Yancy Lever, an American tea farmer who is residing in Otoyo Village, Kochi Prefecture. Yancy is relati...
Regional Japanese Onomatopeia Teas
The clouds are white and fluffy (Japanese: fuwafuwa) today.
The sand at the beach was so smooth (Japanese: sarasara) that the wind and our fo...
Befriending Japanese Tea Cultivars
When you go to drink your Japanese tea, have you thought about the type of tea cultivar(s) that your tea is coming from? Perhaps, one may associat...
Tea Farm Mitocha: Preserving A Historical Folk Tea
Today, we share with you our interview with Yuki Kayashita, a young and creative tea farmer based in a village in Yamazoe, Nara prefecture. Over t...
Discover Japanese Tea: Sannen Bancha
Perhaps, you are familiar with the Japanese tea, bancha and have even tried a few. But what exactly is a sannen bancha (i.e., three-year bancha) an...
Kiroku Tea Garden: Women Owned Tea Farm
Today, we share with you our interview with Megumi (Ui for short) Hori, 5th generation tea farmer of Kiroku Tea Garden in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture ...
Discover Koicha, the thick matcha of formal Japanese tea ceremonies
Did you know that there are two ways of preparing matcha? Usucha and Koicha. Probably, the matcha you are familiar with looks like this:
Usucha m...
Japanese tea production in 2020 dropped a dramatic 15%
Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Feb 21 that Japanese tea production declined a dramatic 15% in 2020 from the previous year to 69800 tons according to s...
