Yamanashi Shouten
This was a tea factory tour courtesy of The World Green Tea Association. Mr. Nishikawa (Manager) and Mr. Uchino (Senior managing director) were kind enough to take me along....
Uji Press Tea Tour 2016 Part 2
On this day we had the opportunity to see tea fields and tea processing plants in the Uji region. The sky was cloudy and we did have some rain,...
World Tea Expo 2016 Part 2
This is part 2 of a series about the World Tea Expo 2016. Click here for part 1. I had lunch inside the expo on the first day. There...
World Tea Expo 2016
This time the World Tea Expo was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s such a fantastic place, no wonder it’s called the entertainment capital of the world. This was...
Awa Bancha
Awa bancha (阿波晩茶) is a traditional dark tea from Tokushima prefecture. Awa was an old province in what is now Tokushima prefecture. It is now used as another word...
Temomi: Rolling Tea by Hand
The temomi (手揉み, hand rolling) process for making sencha isn’t widely used nowadays because machines do all the work. However, the tradition is still kept alive. It’s the basis...
World Tea Expo 2015 Part 4
This is the final post in a series about the World Tea Expo 2015. Click here for part 1. Another interesting booth from a company that I didn’t know...
World Tea Expo 2015 Part 3
This is the third part of the World Tea Expo 2015 series. Click here for part 1. This year’s tea trend is matcha. It has become very popular, you’ll...
Japanese Green Tea in Flux
It can hardly be argued that Japanese Green Tea is becoming popular and is gaining more recognition outside of Japan. Because of the recent discoveries regarding the health benefits...
World Tea Expo 2014 Part 4
This is the fourth part of the World Tea Expo 2014 series. If you haven’t already, read part 1, part 2, or part 3. On my last day at...
Asian Tea Classification: Why Their Colors Don’t Match Ours
Did you know that what we call black tea is known as red tea in Asia, and that there’s also blue tea? On a previous post, I wrote about...
Kamairicha
Kamairicha (釜炒り茶, pan fried tea) is different from most Japanese green teas in that it’s not steamed but pan fried, like the Chinese do. It has a mild roasted...