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...
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...
Teatopia, Wazuka - Yunomi.life

Teatopia, Wazuka

Moé  Kishida
Greetings! Can you spot the praying mantis lounging in the beautiful tea fields of Wazuka?  Yes, today we are back highlighting some of the major t...
Get to Know Your Tea Farmer: Noriyasu Uejima - Yunomi.life

Get to Know Your Tea Farmer: Noriyasu Uejima

Moé  Kishida
If you have been to Wazuka, in Kyoto prefecture, you will likely have heard of the 5th generation tea farmer, Noriyasu Uejima who runs Sourokuen (爽...
Community Supporting and Supported Farming: Cyittorattu Part 2 - Yunomi.life

Community Supporting and Supported Farming: Cyittorattu Part 2

Moé  Kishida
Interview Part 1 Interview Part 2 Today we are back to share the second part of our interview with Ayumi Kinezuka from Ayumi Farms, Cyittorattu. In...
Community Supporting and Supported Farming: Cyittorattu Part 1 - Yunomi.life

Community Supporting and Supported Farming: Cyittorattu Part 1

Moé  Kishida
Interview Part 1 Interview Part 2 Ayumi Farms, Cyittorattu (established by Ayumi Kinezuka in 2019) is addressing one of the most defining challenge...
Birthplace of Japanese Green Tea - Ujitawara - Yunomi.life

Birthplace of Japanese Green Tea - Ujitawara

Moé  Kishida
Hello! Genki-desuka (元気ですか?How are you, in Japanese)?    Especially during these strange times, we hope that you are finding moments in your day to...
Climate Change and Tea Chemistry - Yunomi.life

Climate Change and Tea Chemistry

Moé  Kishida
This blog post was written by guest Jimmy Burridge, PhD in Plant Science and tea aficionado, with a burgeoning interest in the intersection of tea ...
Get to Know Your Tea Farmer: Tarui Tea Farms - Yunomi.life

Get to Know Your Tea Farmer: Tarui Tea Farms

Moé  Kishida
Last week, I had the opportunity to talk with the Tarui family of Tarui Tea Farm  in Nearai, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture. They are a family oper...
How Uji Tea Farmers Dance Gracefully with Climate Change - Yunomi.life

How Uji Tea Farmers Dance Gracefully with Climate Change

Moé  Kishida
Hello all! We hope that you are enjoying your Japanese green teas along with autumnal delights like chestnuts, persimmons and pears (what are some ...
Yunomi Matcha Grades - Yunomi.life

Yunomi Matcha Grades

Ian Chun
Yunomi Matcha Grades Shop our extensive collection of matcha (this collection also includes other tea powders) from producers around Japan. What is...
Does the Best Gyokuro Come from Yame? - Yunomi.life

Does the best gyokuro come from Yame?

Moé  Kishida

Magnificent scenery with mountainous valleys and open plains Centuries of tradition and rich cultural heritage A welcoming rural community Award-winning gyokuro... If the above descriptions resonate with you, Yame may just be the tea haven for you!  And today on the fall equinox, we will be touching on Yame as one of the major tea producing regions in Japan but also to share with you what makes their gyokuro shine.

ほうじ茶ラボ 始動! - Yunomi.life

ほうじ茶ラボ 始動!

Sachiko Murata
ほうじ茶..... みなさんはどうやって作るか知っていますか? この度、Ogura Tea Garden の小倉さんに協力していただき、YUNOMIオリジナルのほうじ茶商品を作ってみようという話になりました。 今回、まずはごあいさつということで、神奈川県小田原市にあ...
Kumamoto-cha & Miyazaki-cha - Yunomi.life

Kumamoto-cha & Miyazaki-cha

Moé  Kishida
Hello, happy half moon in August!  Late August is usually a time when the bell crickets (鈴虫; Suzumushi) start to sing and chime in Japan.  Their si...

How to choose Japanese tea

By partnering with a hundred plus artisanal Japanese tea farms and factories, we offer hundreds of green teas, and dozens of matcha, black tea, oolong tea, etc. Where do you start?

We recomend starting with Sampler Sets!