Tea Producers, Craft & Culture

  1. What Is Japanese Tea? Varieties, Growing Regions and Production – From Tea Farmers to Tea Wholesalers

    What Is Japanese Tea? Varieties, Growing Regions and Production – From Tea Farmers to Tea Wholesalers

    When people think of Japanese tea, green tea brewed in a tra...

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  2. What Is Matcha? How It Is Made, Its Characteristics, Growing Popularity and Changes in Japan’s Tea-Producing Regions

    What Is Matcha? How It Is Made, Its Characteristics, Growing Popularity and Changes in Japan’s Tea-Producing Regions

    Matcha is a Japanese tea that has become increasingly popula...

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  3. What Is a Japanese Tea Wholesaler? Appraising, Drying and Blending Aracha

    What Is a Japanese Tea Wholesaler? Appraising, Drying and Blending Aracha

    Tea leaves are picked in the fields, then steamed, rolled an...

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  4. Japanese Tea Farms: How Tea Farmers Grow, Process and Sell Tea in Japan

    Japanese Tea Farms: How Tea Farmers Grow, Process and Sell Tea in Japan

    The Japanese tea we drink every day begins on the tea farm, ...

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  5. What Is Sencha? The Differences Between Asamushicha (Light Steamed Tea) and Fukamushicha (Deep Steamed Tea), Growing Regions, Flavour and Brewing

    What Is Sencha? The Differences Between Asamushicha (Light Steamed Tea) and Fukamushicha (Deep Steamed Tea), Growing Regions, Flavour and Brewing

    Sencha is perhaps one of the first teas that comes to mind w...

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  6. What Is Wakocha (Japanese Black Tea)? Its History, Varieties, Production and How It Differs from Other Black Teas

    What Is Wakocha (Japanese Black Tea)? Its History, Varieties, Production and How It Differs from Other Black Teas

    When people think of black tea, they may picture teas produc...

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  7. What Is Gyokuro? Characteristics, Growing Regions and How to Brew It

    What Is Gyokuro? Characteristics, Growing Regions and How to Brew It

    Gyokuro is one of Japan’s most highly regarded premium teas....

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  8. Takayanagi Seicha’s Strategy for Expanding the Market for Shizuoka Tea [Makinohara, Shizuoka]

    Takayanagi Seicha’s Strategy for Expanding the Market for Shizuoka Tea [Makinohara, Shizuoka]

    About 25 minutes by car from JR Kanaya Station, the Makinoha...

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  9. Kamairicha Shibamoto’s Aged Teas: Depth, Time, and Aroma [Pan-Fired Tea, Shizuoka]

    Kamairicha Shibamoto’s Aged Teas: Depth, Time, and Aroma [Pan-Fired Tea, Shizuoka]

    In Japan, tea is at its most enchanting during the shincha (...

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  10. Insights from Dr. Yoriyuki Nakamura : Benefits, Culture, and History of Japanese Tea | University of Shizuoka Tea Science Research Center (Shizuoka City)

    Insights from Dr. Yoriyuki Nakamura : Benefits, Culture, and History of Japanese Tea | University of Shizuoka Tea Science Research Center (Shizuoka City)

    At the University of Shizuoka stands Japan’s first research ...

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