Tezumi Handpicked Honyama Sencha

Since most Japanese tea is harvested by machine, obtaining one picked by hand isn’t easy. I’m very eager to taste this asamushi (light steamed) sencha from the Honyama region...

The Tea Industry in the Metaverse

While it may take many years before we are continuously having virtual and augmented reality experiences, I think that it is inevitable. After all, a lot of us are...

Chabacco

If you don’t smoke, you might want to buy chabacco in Japan instead of tobacco. It’s a powdered green tea, sold in a package that looks just like a...

my japanese green tea podcast

Podcast 044: Wakoen

In this episode I interviewed Daisuke Horiguchi and Kyle Ketner of Wakoen. I was surprised by how much information they had to share. We talk about the history of...

Bizenya Kohaku

Bizenya Kohaku

I found this tea from Bizenya but I can’t remember who gave it to me in the first place. The good thing is that it’s a very interesting tea....

Japanese green tea refining

Japanese Green Tea Refining

After the initial process is complete, aracha (crude tea) needs to be refined. In Japan, the refining process (shiage, 仕上げ) is usually done by the tea wholesalers. This process...

aracha processing

Aracha Processing

Aracha is a crude tea. This tea has gone through an initial process, but is still unrefined. The aracha process varies for each type of tea. For this post,...

Yamahachi Maeda Koutarou Shouten

Yamahachi Maeda Koutarou Shouten

My last tea experience at Shizuoka prefecture was at Yamahachi Maeda Koutarou Shouten (やまはち前田幸太郎商店). This company is a tea wholesaler. It’s best known because the master tea blender Fumio...

Sugimoto Seicha tea factory tour

Sugimoto Seicha Factory Tour

Another tea factory tour that I did while in Shizuoka prefecture was at Sugimoto Seicha (杉本製茶). Perhaps you’ve heard about Sugimoto America in the US? They are a subsidiary...

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