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All About Japanese Tea Culture

  • Kabusecha tea, the semi-shaded tea

    Kabusecha tea, the semi-shaded tea

    As the name suggests in Japanese, “kabusecha” which means covered tea is grown by covering the tea leaves with a cloth called kanreisha before they are harvested. This shade growing...

  • How Shishikui kancha is made

    How Shishikui kancha is made

    Shishikuicho city, is in the southernmost district of Tokushima Prefecture, called Kaiyo. As its name Kaiyo (in Japanese: 海陽) suggests in Japanese, it is a "sea town" that is famous for its sea....

  • Matcha in snow

    The Day of Matcha and Nishio Tea

    As some of you may have been aware, February 6th marked the day of matcha in Japan. In a previous blogpost on Yunomi, we touched on some of the tea...

  • The Setsubun Festival and Good Fortune Tea

    The Setsubun Festival and Good Fortune Tea

    Setsubun (節分) is a traditional Japanese festival that is held on February 2, 3 or 4, one day before the start of spring, according to the Japanese lunar calendar. The...

  • ume kombucha and Japanese rice crackers on a table next to plum blossoms

    Ume: The symbol of spring with many uses

    The flowers of ume, the Japanese plum, bloom in February and March, announcing the beginning of spring. Around this time many people gather at parks and temples to admire the...

  • The Parts of a Chasen

    The Parts of a Chasen

    This article covers the Japanese terminology for the main parts of a chasen (the bamboo whisk used to make matcha). While the terminology for the parts of chasen are in...

  • Matcha is becoming hip in Germany, here’s why

    Matcha is becoming hip in Germany, here’s why

    German matcha consumption began picking up along with the foodie trend around the year 2012. Additionally, in the last four to five years Netflix and television shows have piqued people’s...