The Kurihara Brothers â 4th generation tea farmers
The Kurihara brothers, Akio and Yuji, are 4th generation tea farmers, having taken over from their father, Kippei Kurihara. As a Yame city councilman, their father is very respected in...
Guest blogs from tea farmers & tea experts
The Kurihara Brothers â 4th generation tea farmers
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Yuji Kurihara-sanâs lecture at local junior high school
Yuji Kurihara-san giving a lecture on âYamecha-ology ~how to prepare tea~â at Yabe Junior High School. Hereâs a photo that he shared, with a quote known among the Japanese tea...
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PHOTO: Kurihara Tea Field in Snow 2014
Akio Kurihara-san shared a photo of snow covered tea field. The post PHOTO: Kurihara Tea Field in Snow 2014 appeared first on YUNOMI.
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Kurihara Tea Farm Blog: New Year Greeting from Akio Kurihara-san
A Happy New Year. Itâs a belated greetings ^^; I will do my best in everything this year as well! In tea making climate and soil of the land plays...
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Kurihara Blog: Yametsuhime Shrine
Yametsuhime* Shrine ć «ć„łæŽ„ćȘç„瀟 is where the name yame** ć «ć„ł comes from. The shrine was rebuild in 1988 due to a damage from rockfall but before that this is what the...
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Yamecha black tea by the Kurihara family
The Kurihara family, in addition to being specialists of gyokuro tea cultivation and production, also one of only a few family farms in Japan making black tea from their premium...
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Kurihara today â demonstrating Handrolling sencha
Today, Akio is giving a Handrolling (temomi) tea demonstration at the Hirokawa highway service area. he says, âitâs hot.â At 32C/90F degrees, itâs actually cooler than it has been in...
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Akio Kurihara-sanâs tea field during the rainy season
æą éšăźćéăźçźĄçäœæ„ă ä»æ„ăŻéšăăăĄăŸăăăă ć±±è°·ăźéèœăè¶çăăçșăăŠâŠă ăȘăăăźă©ăă ăȘăăăšèŠæăăŸăăă ç°èăŁăŠăăăȘâŠăăšæăéąšæŻă§ăăă Working in the fields on a temporal sunny day during the rainy season. No rainfall today. Looking at the village in the mountain valley from...
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Autumn leaves and tea fields
Says tea farmer Yuji Kurihara: they havenât met in a year but on their reunion the fall leaves and the tea fields rejoice (=ÂŽâïœ)äșș(ÂŽâïœ=) The post Autumn leaves and tea...
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Akio Kurihara-san shares a photo of tea field undergoing restoration
è¶çćçăăăžă§ăŻăă ä»æ„ăŻæăç©șă§éąšăćŒ·ăèćŻăăă§ăăăźć±±ăăăźæŻèČăèŠăăšæŽăăăăȘæ°ćă«ăȘăăŸăăă é ćŒ”ăăŸăăăăäžæ©ăă€ă Tea field restoration project. Today was cloudy, very windy, and chilly. But this view from the mountain brightened me up. Letâs work hard. Step by step. The...
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Kurihara Blog: The Green Gem â Kurihara Heritage Gyokuro
Shop Here for 2015 Shincha Tea Kurihara Heritage Gyokuro â a true green gem. Almost ready for picking, but I will have to decide by looking at the leaves. Sencha...
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Kurihara Blog: (Photo) 2015 shincha harvesting begins
Shop Here for 2015 Shincha Tea The post Kurihara Blog: (Photo) 2015 shincha harvesting begins appeared first on YUNOMI.
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Yuji Kurihara, tea farmer on fire fighting duty
In a town as small as Yabe where the Kurihara Tea farm is based, fighting fire is a joint responsibility of the men. And last night, Yuji was on special...
