Link between Water Hardness and the Taste of Tea

Link between Water Hardness and the Taste of Tea

Sachiko Murata
Have you ever had the experience that the Japanese tea you made at home tastes different from the product description or people's reviews although ...
Link between Water Hardness and the Taste of Tea

Link between Water Hardness and the Taste of Tea

Sachiko Murata
Have you ever had the experience that the Japanese tea you made at home tastes different from the product description or people's reviews although ...
Bamboo and the Art of Chasen Making - Yunomi.life

Bamboo and the Art of Chasen Making

Moé  Kishida
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 - Yunomi.life

From Tea to Sea: Forests, Nutrient Dynamics and Tea Farming

Ian Chun
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 - Yunomi.life

All About Shading in Japanese Tea Cultivation

Moé  Kishida
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 - Yunomi.life

Kancha, A Rare Japanese Tea Harvested in the Winter Time

Moé  Kishida
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 - Yunomi.life

Yancha: Interview with Yancy Lever an American Tea Farmer

Moé  Kishida
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 - Yunomi.life

Regional Japanese Onomatopeia Teas

Moé  Kishida
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 - Yunomi.life

Befriending Japanese Tea Cultivars

Moé  Kishida
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 - Yunomi.life

Tea Farm Mitocha: Preserving A Historical Folk Tea

Moé  Kishida
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 - Yunomi.life

Discover Japanese Tea: Sannen Bancha

Moé  Kishida
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 - Yunomi.life

Kiroku Tea Garden: Women Owned Tea Farm

Moé  Kishida
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 - Yunomi.life

Discover Koicha, the thick matcha of formal Japanese tea ceremonies

Moé  Kishida
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% - Yunomi.life

Japanese tea production in 2020 dropped a dramatic 15%

Ian Chun
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...

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