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Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held “Organic Tea Power Up Meeting” on 26th January for enhancing the growth of domestic organic tea farming. Two farmers of organic tea took presentations about their practices to manage tea plantations in organic … Continue reading
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The book “Tenkabito no Cha”, literally meaning “tea of ruler”, led me realize one of the aspects of teaism. That is spiritual liberation. According to descriptions in the book, Sen no Rikyu, one of the best tea masters in the … Continue reading
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (so-called MAFF) will hold a seminar entitled “Organic Tea Power-Up Meeting” to enhance the domestic production of organic tea on 26th January, according to the press release of MAFF. I think the seminar … Continue reading
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The demand for organic tea seems to have been gaining year by year. On the other hand, organic tea is not enough to be supplied to markets in many countries, I feel. Based on the increasing demand worldwide for organic … Continue reading
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Now tea plants are under dormancy as posted previously. In the resting period, tea plants are exposed under cold stress, which induces oxidative stress such as superoxide radical. Thus the fight against such oxidative stresses takes place in cells of … Continue reading
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“Hatsuyume”, the first dream in the night at 1st Jan., is considered to be an auspicious sing for the year. Especially appearance of 3 lucky signatures, Mt. Fuji, hawks and eggplant, are believed to provide good lucks. Now in January, … Continue reading
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Happy new year! May Teas and Fortunes Be With You! Speaking fortunes, Japan has a culture of drinking “Fukucha”, which literally means “fortune tea”. Fukucha is a kind of ceremonial teas, drunk at 1st January praying peaceful lives. It is … Continue reading