Starting at 17:25, the documentary shares the process of making Awa Bancha in Tokushima Prefecture, a type of fermented folk tea made in certain Kamikatsu and Aioi Villages in the region....
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...
Tea farming, like agriculture in general, is typically thought of as a male-dominated world, probably because men tend to own the land, businesses and equipment. Nevertheless, in Japan, women have...
If you are a Japanese tea aficionado, you’ve probably already heard of the famous tea producing region Uji, in Kyoto Prefecture. But have you heard of Uji kintoki? It actually...
Tea caddies have been important for Japanese tea for hundreds of years and have carried particular prestige since the great warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) ranked tea ceremony utensils for their aesthetic value....
On Sunday May 28th there was a tea event in the Nihonbashi neighborhood of Tokyo city, called Tokyo Tea Tour 2023 (in Japanese: 東京お茶めぐり２０２３). Being back in my motherland this...
Hello! Have you tried any of the 2023 shinchas at Yunomi? The month of May (the time around the 88th night) is peak tea harvesting season in Japan. When one...
May 2nd in 2023, is “hachijyu-hachiya”, a holiday which marks the 88th night since the beginning of spring called Risshun (i.e., February 2nd or 3rd) according to the Japanese lunar calendar. Traditionally...
Written by Kyota Ko, author of Folk Tales of Japan: 28 Japanese folk tales with cultural commentary. Some of the finest tea in Japan has come from Uji ever since farmers...
Greetings! It’s starting to feel more like spring in Japan with the beautiful blooms on ume (plum), cherry, chinese magnolia trees, and the hopeful call of the nightingale. What new scents, sprouts...
Today, we touch on the history of hojicha, which in comparison to the other Japanese teas out there, is relatively new. Hojicha making started in the 1920’s, during Japan’s early...
A belated happy new year to you! I hope 2023 has started off kindly for you. Today, January 20th in Japan marks Daikan (大寒；daikan), the season of the big cold...
Long before my passion for tea blossomed, there was my passion for the beautiful game, fútbol (soccer). Apparently I’ve been missing playing soccer recently as I’ve found myself drawn to...
