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Professional's Guide to Japanese Tea

  • Yunomi Matcha Grades - Yunomi.life

    Yunomi Matcha Grades

    Yunomi Matcha Grades Shop our extensive collection of matcha (this collection also includes other tea powders) from producers around Japan. What is the difference between ceremonial grade and culinary grade? There is...

  • Does the Best Gyokuro Come from Yame? - Yunomi.life

    Does the best gyokuro come from Yame?

    Magnificent scenery with mountainous valleys and open plains Centuries of tradition and rich cultural heritage A welcoming rural community Award-winning gyokuro... If the above descriptions resonate with you, Yame may...

  • Kumamoto-cha & Miyazaki-cha - Yunomi.life

    Kumamoto-cha & Miyazaki-cha

    Hello, happy half moon in August!  Late August is usually a time when the bell crickets (鈴虫; Suzumushi) start to sing and chime in Japan.  Their singing can be peaceful...

  • Hojicha Roasting Experiment - Yunomi.life

    Hojicha Roasting Experiment

    As I wrote in the previous article, we've started developing Hojicha products.   We made 3 types of Hojicha this time using first flush Aracha (unrefined tea) from Kagoshima.   ...

  • The Hojicha Project has started! - Yunomi.life

    The Hojicha Project has started!

    Do you know what Hojicha is?  It's roasted tea (in Japan, generally roasted green tea)    If you have heard about it, do you know how to make Hojicha, then? Not...

  • History Notes Along with Your Cup of Ureshino Tea - Yunomi.life

    History Notes Along with Your Cup of Ureshino Tea

    Kyushu (九州) is Japan’s third largest island and is located at the very Southwest end of Japan. It is made up of the following 8 prefectures: Kagoshima, Nagasaki, Saga, Miyazaki, Kumamoto,...

  • A Taste of Kagoshima Tea - Yunomi.life

    A Taste of Kagoshima Tea

    Kagoshima is the 2nd largest tea producing prefecture in Japan, after Shizuoka.  It is only recently however that Kagoshima has obtained recognition for producing high-end tea.  For several decades, Kagoshima...

  • Recommended Videos About Tea in Shizuoka - Yunomi.life

    Recommended Videos About Tea in Shizuoka

    A collection of amazing, inspirational, and/or informative videos about tea from Shizuoka. "Drainspotters #1 Green Tea" by NHK World-Japan Video by NHK WORLD-JAPAN Japan's artistic manhole covers tell the tale...