Professional's Guide to Japanese Tea
50 Major Tea Production Areas in Japan - An Evolving Project
At Yunomi, we’ve embarked on an exciting and ambitious project to list all the tea production regions and subregions in Japan, and examine 50 major areas. With the exception of the northernmost prefectures of Hokkaido, Yamagata, and Osaka, all the other 44 prefectures commercially produce tea.
How does the price of matcha affect its chemical composition (theanine, EGCG, catechin, caffeine)?
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These are just a few studies, but they give you an idea of the range of levels of chemicals (...
List of Japanese Teas & Terminology
A full and growing list of Japanese tea types in alphabetical order.
How to steep Japanese green tea for several guests
Guide to Steeping Japanese Tea
We pour a little into each cup for each guest in order to average out the strength of the #tea. In all I spent abou...
Recommended Videos About Tea in Shizuoka
A collection of amazing, inspirational, and/or informative videos about tea from Shizuoka.
"Drainspotters #1 Green Tea" by NHK World-Japan
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Everything you need to know about matcha quality
A customer recently asked on another blog post, “With the bitter taste of matcha tea is there a way to make it taste better?” The customer had refe...
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How do I steep 12 oz (350 ml) of green tea?
This was a question from a customer and since we generally provide a guide on packages for 200 ml, the customer wanted some guidance on steeping 12...
Secrets about matcha
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Matcha is made by finely grinding tencha leaves, tea leaves that have been shaded for about four weeks, and more importantly, that h...
Yunomi Dojo – Quick Lesson: What do producers do to create higher quality green tea?
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There are many things that farmers, processing factories, and finishing factories can do to create better flavor in a green...
What regulations are involved in importing organic tea from Japan?
When importing organic food, it is important to understand that each country has their own regulations governing the use the term "organic" in the ...
4 Types of Kyusu (Japanese tea pots)
If you are not sure of the differences in the types of kyusu ("tea pot" in Japanese), here is a quick guide!
1. Yokode no kyusu (横手の急須)
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