On 16th May tea expert Mirna from Keep Calm and Drink Tea hosted “Encuentro en Kioto”, a workshop on teas from Kyoto at the […] The post “Encuentro en Kioto”: Tea Tasting Event in Argentina  appeared first on Global Japanese Tea Association ..read more

While tea exports are increasing, domestic consumption remains sluggish. Due to this the average price for spring harvest has fallen below the […] The post Japanese Tea Report – May 2024 appeared first on Global Japanese Tea Association ..read more

This month we explore genmaicha (玄米茶) – an everyday (but quite unusual) Japanese tea that is easily loved by different palates. The […] The post Genmaicha (玄米茶) appeared first on Global Japanese Tea Association ..read more

The start of tea shooting in Kyoto was announced on 2nd April with the harvest expected in about a month. In Kagoshima, […] The post Japanese Tea Report – April 2024 appeared first on Global Japanese Tea Association ..read more

We are now at the most exciting time of the year for Japanese tea: spring harvest, the most prized one, is happening […] The post Tea Harvest in Japan appeared first on Global Japanese Tea Association ..read more

We are happy to tell you about the launch of our newest project – 30 Japanese Tea Innovators! Japanese tea here in […] The post 30 Japanese Tea Innovators appeared first on Global Japanese Tea Association ..read more

As the new tea season is nearing Uji City has presented a letter of appreciation to tea pickers of Uji tea. In […] The post Japanese Tea Report – March 2024 appeared first on Global Japanese Tea Association ..read more

Very often we are posed with the question: are there any new – more modern – ways of brewing tea in Japan? […] The post New Way of Brewing Tea – Tokine (刻音) appeared first on Global Japanese Tea Association ..read more

Very often we are posed the question: are there any new – more modern – ways of brewing tea in Japan? Today […] The post New Ways of Brewing Tea: the “Tokine 刻音” appeared first on Global Japanese Tea Association ..read more

More than half of the tea produced in Japan is sencha. However, in recent years, consumption of sencha has declined significantly, and […] The post <Tea & Production> The first smoked tea in Japan. The surprising aroma is gaining recognition overseas as well. A new category of Japanese tea developed by a pioneer. [Kaneroku Matsumotoen / Hiroki Matsumoto] appeared first on Global Japanese Tea Association ..read more