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“FRONT”, the special shop locating in front of Shimoda station, sells various local products in Shimoda region, the tip of Izu peninsula. The name seems to be derived from the historical aspect of Shimoda as a front line for trades … Continue reading
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Himeji city had been established as a castle town of Himeji Castle. HARIMA-YA tea stand has been established since 1948 in front of Himeji Castle. The statue of matcha soft serve and the board describing soft serves of matcha and roasted tea are … Continue reading
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Himeji city had developed as a castle town of Himeji Castle. There are many traditional stores around Himeji Castle. Kobayashi Tea House (Its trades name is “Kobayashi Matsuju-en Co. Ltd.”) has been established since Meiji 8th, 1875. This tea store also … Continue reading
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“Fujieda Wakocha”, a local specialty black tea produced in Fujieda tea estate, had been launced by Mitsui Norin Co. Ltd. as a ready-to-drink. Mitsui Norin Co. Ltd., which is a subsidiary of MITSUI & CO., LTD., developed this black tea … Continue reading
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Japanese black tea conference was hold in HandShake lounge on 10th floor of Itoya in Ginza, Tokyo at 2nd and 3rd September. A variety of the finest black teas were displayed and served for tasting on the lounge by the … Continue reading
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I’d like to share the information about the tea stores in Koriyama city, which somehow similar to Makinohara region. The city had been developed by former Samurai in Meiji period. This history is similar to the establishment of tea plantation … Continue reading
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Shizuoka teas are enjoyed everywhere in Japan. As mentioned before, tea blenders produce loose leaf teas by using some of crude teas made in various tea estates. Some specialty tea stores blend crude teas made by some tea factories located … Continue reading
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government will serve some of local specialty dishes for lunch from 28th August to 8th September in its cafeteria on weekday. Some prefectures provide local foods characteristic to each region. Shizuoka local lunch will be served from 4th to 8th … Continue reading
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Shizuoka teas are enjoyed everywhere in Japan. In many cases, local tea companies blend a wide variety of crude teas made in various tea estates in order to adjust tea flavor characteristic to each company according to the local taste. Due to … Continue reading
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Shimane prefecture is famous for its historical importance in Japan. The prefecture has two of the most significant cities in the history of Japan. Izumo and Matsue. I’d like to share the trip to the divine places of historical significance … Continue reading