Sabi Elegance in Ukrainian Teaware

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Coincidentally and fortunately I found the subtle and profound teawares in the event of Ukrainian traditional and modern arts, held as an event for “Ukraine Week” by the Embassy of Ukraine on last Friday.   The distorted shape of tea … Continue reading

Tour of Japanese Tea Awards 2018 in Sayama Tea Estate

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The Association of Japanese Tea Instructors, the organizer of Japanese Tea Awards, hold a special tour of Japanese Tea Award 2018 for the international VIPs living in Japan. The tour consisted of the observation in the Iruma City Museum “ALIT”, … Continue reading

Robotic Laser Weeding – Prospective Technologies for Organic Tea Farming 1

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Laser weeding, the idea of this technology has been discussed for long time since 1974[553]. At the period, Couch and Gangstad (1974) concluded the laser radiation could retard the plant growth due to suppression of photosynthesis. The ideas that laser … Continue reading

Experiences in 110th Anniversary Event of Shizuoka Prefectural Tea Research Center

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Shizuoka Prefectural Tea Research Center provided us with various experience programs in its 110th Anniversary event as follows.   1. Talk show “Charm of Tea” by Brekell Oscar and Tokumasu Nile The two celebrities talked about “Charm of Tea” as … Continue reading

Challenges for Processing Sencha More Aromatic in the United Tea Estates of Shizuoka

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In this decade, the number of tea farmers producing fermented teas has increased in Japan. This movement has developed to the production of “Aromatic Sencha”, which has excellent aroma naturally generated by controlling oxidation conditions such as withering and maceration. … Continue reading

Minori Harvest Festival 2018

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I could meet many nice smiles in Minori Harvest Festival 2018. As an tea enthusiast, there is nothing more delightful than seeing happy smiles over the cups of tea! Japanese tea instructors and local tea businesses served various specialty teas … Continue reading

Contribution of Progress in Tea Machinery on the Sophistication in Tea Production

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Big 2 tea machinery companies, Kawasaki Kiko Co., Ltd. and TERADA, held their own exhibition event “Festa Kawasaki” and “TERADA Fair” on 26th and 27th October respectively. The competition between them has promoted the progress in tea machinery, resulting in rapid … Continue reading