Professional's Guide to Japanese Tea

  • Kiroku Tea Garden: Women Owned Tea Farm - Yunomi.life

    Kiroku Tea Garden: Women Owned Tea Farm

    Today, we share with you our interview with Megumi (Ui for short) Hori, 5th generation tea farmer of Kiroku Tea Garden in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture where she, her mother Yoko,...

  • Teatopia, Wazuka - Yunomi.life

    Teatopia, Wazuka

    Greetings! Can you spot the praying mantis lounging in the beautiful tea fields of Wazuka?  Yes, today we are back highlighting some of the major tea producing regions in the...

  • Get to Know Your Tea Farmer: Noriyasu Uejima - Yunomi.life

    Get to Know Your Tea Farmer: Noriyasu Uejima

    If you have been to Wazuka, in Kyoto prefecture, you will likely have heard of the 5th generation tea farmer, Noriyasu Uejima who runs Sourokuen (爽緑園), Uejima Tea Farm. The...

  • Birthplace of Japanese Green Tea - Ujitawara - Yunomi.life

    Birthplace of Japanese Green Tea - Ujitawara

    Hello! Genki-desuka (元気ですか?How are you, in Japanese)?    Especially during these strange times, we hope that you are finding moments in your day to enjoy a warm cup of tea. Today,...

  • Climate Change and Tea Chemistry - Yunomi.life

    Climate Change and Tea Chemistry

    This blog post was written by guest Jimmy Burridge, PhD in Plant Science and tea aficionado, with a burgeoning interest in the intersection of tea agronomy, chemistry and terroir (you...

  • Get to Know Your Tea Farmer: Tarui Tea Farms - Yunomi.life

    Get to Know Your Tea Farmer: Tarui Tea Farms

    Last week, I had the opportunity to talk with the Tarui family of Tarui Tea Farm  in Nearai, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture. They are a family operated organic tea farm and...

  • Yunomi Matcha Grades - Yunomi.life

    Yunomi Matcha Grades

    Yunomi Matcha Grades Shop our extensive collection of matcha (this collection also includes other tea powders) from producers around Japan. What is the difference between ceremonial grade and culinary grade? Imperial grade...