Power up your day with a cup of Matcha! It is excellent to start your day by having a great-tasting and healthy breakfast to boost your energy and mood. With Matcha being a popular, beneficial, delicious drink, you can concentrate on your activities. Matcha and Japanese green teas have more antioxidants compared to other teas. Moreover, with Matcha, you can get the full tea health benefits as Matcha is made of grounded Japanese whole green tea leaves.  Let's drink and talk about Matcha benefits in the morning and the breakfast ideas that are easy to do and incorporate. In the end, you'll ..read more

Thank you for being with us! Let's look at our best sellers where your favorite tea might be included. Then, discover the tea items that are the community’s most wanted that you could have in your tea collection. 1. Gokuzyo Aracha “The name means the very best. Indeed it is. My wife thinks so, too. This is my second order and decided to put it on subscription order. Distinctly different from other green teas-aroma and taste.” - Review by Tetsuhiro M. Gokuzyo means "the highest grade" in Japanese. The best of the tea leaves were hand-picked based on the quality of the leaves, aroma, taste, and ..read more

Welcome to Part Five of the Green Tea Science series! This article will answer 10 Commonly Asked Questions and How You Can Benefit. We're going to cover important topics relating to commonly asked questions of green tea benefits. 10 Commonly Asked Questions and How You Can Benefit If you have not yet read the first two posts in this series, you can find them here: Part 1: Polyphenols, Catechines and EGCG Part 2: Tannin, Gallic Acid Part 3: CaffeinePart 4: Vitamins What are catechins? What is methylation? What are methylated catechins? What other foods have methylated catechins?&nb ..read more

Hojicha Syrup Ingredients: 6 tbsp of hojicha loose leaf 1 cup of water 7 oz of cane sugar (or brown sugar) Directions: Pour water and cane sugar into a pot Put the pot on high heat and continuously stir it until combined Lower the heat once bubbles start appearing  Add hojicha loose leaf to the pot before it starts to boil Cook it on medium heat for a minute and gently stir it (don’t stir too much) Cover and wait for three minutes Strain it Pour the liquid into a mason jar and cool to room temperature before putting it in a fridge How to Make Latte with Hojicha Syrup Ingredients: 1 ..read more

Welcome to Part Four of the Green Tea Science series! This article will answer 15 commonly asked questions about green tea and vitamins. We're going to cover important topics relating to vitamins and green tea, including how much green tea is in vitamins and much more. Everything You Need to Know about Green Tea and Vitamins If you have not yet read the first two posts in this series, you can find them here: Part 1: Polyphenols, Catechines and EGCG Part 2: Tannin, Gallic Acid Part 3: Caffeine What are the nutrients found in green tea? What are vitamins? How are vitamins different f ..read more

Recently, as you know, I have been trying to be more conscious about being eco-friendly. (Both in business and personally)   It has been a while since we stopped seeing plastic bags at grocery stores in the Portland area.    I thought it would be nice to have Mr. Orange on the eco-friendly bag, so we did it. We also did a cute mug and tumbler as well!   Who is Mr. Orange? You might ask.      Why not Mr. Green Tea…   well, I don’t know. (^^)   Mr. Orange is a creature from the universe of Green Tea Land that landed on the package of ou ..read more

If you like this video, please click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel so that you don't miss future videos from us. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Video Length: - 18 minutes 42 seconds Click to Subscribe to my YouTube Channel   Who is Sen No Rikyu? In this blog, I talk about many things related to Japanese tea and tea culture, but today’s post is a little extra special; today, I want to talk about a person – yes, a person called Sen No Rikyu (千利休). Without this person and his contributions, the tea culture or Sadou (Japanese “Way of Tea”) we have today wo ..read more

The vote of the year for the blog articles was amazingly popular, and thank you so, so much for all your votes and the nice comments you sent me about blogs and videos!  I feel so proud and honored to be creating these tea-related articles and videos you love (or dislike - see below).  This is the motivation for us to create better content.    Thank you so much!   It’s funny that no one (except very few) liked Japanese Green Tea vs. Peruvian Tea with my experience in Peru, haha.?  Oh well! ?   So, drum roll please… here is the result of the Best o ..read more

It's always relaxing and refreshing to drink tea early in the morning, late afternoon, or any time you need a boost from stress and a hectic schedule. Its antioxidant properties detoxify the body, getting rid of harmful free radicals to promote overall health and wellness. Also, it’s believed that regularly drinking tea can reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. In this post, you'll learn the different ways to drink tea to help detoxify your body.  What Is Tea? Tea is a popular and widely consumed drink, possessing a relaxing aroma. All types of tea come from Camellia si ..read more

We are happy to announce the new eco-friendly resealable package for our popular Hojicha, Genmiacha, and Genmai Matcha Loose Leaf Tea! The modern and clean design looks good together on your kitchen counter (or cabinet). Don't you think? The resealable package which we introduced when we designed Nozomi and Gokuzyo Aracha was quite popular among our customers, so we kept the same on these three products.  When you seal them, try to squeeze as much air out to retain your tea fresher. It is airtight so that you can keep it in the refrigerator and will not have your fish ..read more