Hakone Tea Exploring 2 : TEA FACTORY Joshun-en
Picking up where we left off on our Hakone tea journey. See the previous post: Hakone Tea Exploring 1 : NARAYA CAFE After a relaxing time at NARAYA CAFE, we...
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Hakone Tea Exploring 2 : TEA FACTORY Joshun-en
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Hakone Tea Exploring 1 : NARAYA CAFE
As autumn deepens, the Kanto region is coming alive in full color with vibrant foliage everywhere. During this beautiful autumn season, we visited Hakone, one of Japan’s most beloved travel destinations....
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What is Soba Tea (Buckwheat Tea)?
Have You Heard of “SOBA”? Soba is a plant from the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae, genus Fagopyrum). The seeds from this plant are ground into flour and used to make soba...
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Tokushima Prefecture’s Awa Bancha featured in NHK documentary
Starting at 17:25, the documentary shares the process of making Awa Bancha in Tokushima Prefecture, a type of fermented folk tea made in certain Kamikatsu and Aioi Villages in the region....
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Discover: Teas of Tokushima Prefecture
Tokushima is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. When one thinks of Japanese tea, Tokushima is probably not the prefecture that comes to mind, especially when one...
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World O-CHA Festival in Shizuoka 世界お茶まつり
by Katrina Wild June 4, 2024 Every three years, Shizuoka Prefecture hosts the World O-CHA Festival, a celebration of tea's rich history, innovation, and diversity. The latest event in...
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Kabusecha tea, the semi-shaded tea
As the name suggests in Japanese, “kabusecha” which means covered tea is grown by covering the tea leaves with a cloth called kanreisha before they are harvested. This shade growing...
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Granny Kancha and the last Shishikui kancha harvest
On February 3-4, we visited Akemi Ishimoto, an 87 year old kancha tea farmer who is located in the Southernmost tip of Tokushima Prefecture. You can learn about the kancha...
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How Shishikui kancha is made
Shishikuicho city, is in the southernmost district of Tokushima Prefecture, called Kaiyo. As its name Kaiyo (in Japanese: 海陽) suggests in Japanese, it is a "sea town" that is famous for its sea....
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The Day of Matcha and Nishio Tea
As some of you may have been aware, February 6th marked the day of matcha in Japan. In a previous blogpost on Yunomi, we touched on some of the tea...
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The Setsubun Festival and Good Fortune Tea
Setsubun (節分) is a traditional Japanese festival that is held on February 2, 3 or 4, one day before the start of spring, according to the Japanese lunar calendar. The...
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Ume: The symbol of spring with many uses
The flowers of ume, the Japanese plum, bloom in February and March, announcing the beginning of spring. Around this time many people gather at parks and temples to admire the...
