The Art of Hand Rolling Tea

The Art of Hand Rolling Tea

Moé  Kishida
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Koukien Tea Garden, a tea farm based near Makizono-cho, Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. They are a family...
Bamboo and the Art of Chasen Making - Yunomi.life

Bamboo and the Art of Chasen Making

Moé  Kishida
Today, I would like to talk about chasen (茶筅), the indispensable and quintessential tea whisk that is used to make matcha, particularly focusing on...
Kancha, A Rare Japanese Tea Harvested in the Winter Time - Yunomi.life

Kancha, A Rare Japanese Tea Harvested in the Winter Time

Moé  Kishida
A warm hello to you! I hope this blogpost finds you healthy and well as we welcome the winter solstice today and approach the end of year.  If you ...
Regional Japanese Onomatopeia Teas - Yunomi.life

Regional Japanese Onomatopeia Teas

Moé  Kishida
The clouds are white and fluffy (Japanese: fuwafuwa) today.      The sand at the beach was so smooth (Japanese: sarasara) that the wind and our fo...
Tea Farm Mitocha: Preserving A Historical Folk Tea - Yunomi.life

Tea Farm Mitocha: Preserving A Historical Folk Tea

Moé  Kishida
Today, we share with you our interview with Yuki Kayashita, a young and creative tea farmer based in a village in Yamazoe, Nara prefecture. Over t...

How to choose Japanese tea

By partnering with a hundred plus artisanal Japanese tea farms and factories, we offer hundreds of green teas, and dozens of matcha, black tea, oolong tea, etc. Where do you start?

We recomend starting with Sampler Sets!