Professional's Guide to Japanese Tea
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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Tips on starting a tea business - Use a spreadsheet to map out your cashflow
Download Online Tea Business Cashflow Template (Excel document)
Open Online Tea Business Cashflow Template (Google Sheets...so be sure to make you...
Key statistics about Japanese tea agriculture
Statistics from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries' report of the state of the tea agriculture industry.
44,000 hectares of ...
2016 Statistics on Tea Production in Japan
The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has just released data on 2016 production of tea in Japan.
PDF report can be downloade...
Pesticide Residues in Japanese tea - government regulations, positive list system
I have always found it very frustrating that no one seems to know much about pesticide residue regulations (both as a buyer and a seller). Japanes...
Japan's tea production volume and area
Year
Area (hectares)
Total production (tons; dry, unrefined leaf)
Ooicha (shaded teas; tons)
Sencha (tons)
Tamaryokucha (tons)
Bancha (tons)
Oth...
How matcha is made
This is a quick primer on matcha production. We learned all of this because we work with both tea farms and tea factories. Matcha from small-scale...
How to judge the quality of green tea
By Ricardo Caicedo of MyJapaneseGreenTea.com (edited by Ian Chun)
You don't have to be an expert tea taster to tell if a Japanese green tea is of g...
Comparison of tea liquor color based on different steeping temperatures
I have always been amazed at the difference in color that arises when you steep a deep-steamed tea (fukamushicha) for the first time at low water t...
The difference between Gyokuro, Kabusecha, Sencha, and Bancha green teas
The difference between Gyokuro, Kabusecha, Sencha, and Bancha green teas from Japan is best understood through the leaf itself--its cultivation, ha...
Breakdown of tea plant cultivars most commonly grown in Japan
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries publishes regular reports about the tea industry (in Japanese). And the May 2016 report had a breakdown of the tea plant cultivars most common grown in Japan as of 2014.
Factors that determine the quality and type of Japanese tea
Cultivation
Shading Cultivars
COMING SOONTerrain Region Weather Fertilization Pests
Processing
COMING SOONHarvest season Oxidization Steaming Rolli...
