1st FAO Ceremony of International Tea Day on 21st May

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The United Nations designated 21st May as “International Tea Day”. FAO announced the ceremony of the International Tea Day will start from 14:00 Roma time on the webcast of FAO. “The celebration promotes the sustainable production, consumption and trade of … Continue reading

Online Tea Party in ZOOM on Hachiju-Hachiya May 1st

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Masae Ichikawa, one of the greatest leaders in the Japanese tea industry, shared her original online tea party “Toast Tea Together at Home in ZOOM” on her facebook. What a great tea event perfect to Hachiju-Hachiya!! All tea lovers would … Continue reading

T-1 Grand Prix Held on Shizuoka Tea Market Festival

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T-1 Grand Prix was held as one of the sessions of Shizuoka Tea Market Festival on 15th February. Shizuoka Tea Market held a festival in its building with related companies and merchants. The related companies, which are buyers and sellers … Continue reading

Hot Discussion on Japanese Tea in Shizuoka Forum on Health and Longevity

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Various theme of Japanese tea such as health beneficial effects, marketing, breeding etc. were discussed extremely in the Shizuoka Forum on Health and Longevity, which was held as an academic event in the World Tea Festival 2019. After the lecture, … Continue reading

Sumpu O-Chatsubo Dochu – Opening Sealed Tea Jar “O-Chatsubo” to Release the Matured Tea Produced in Honyama Tea Estate

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Sumpu O-Chatsubo Dochu is a cultural event replicating the traditional ceremony where citizens present the Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa with a special tea of first flush which is produced in Hoynaya Tea Estate and matured under the cool temperature on the … Continue reading

Special Meal with Delightful Tea Pairing in Shizuoka

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At first, I’d like to introduce a phrase. “The art of tea pairing, much like wine pairing, is a sensory experience that explores the dynamic between the aromas and flavors we find in teas and food” This phrase is mentioned … Continue reading

Shizuoka Tea Study Program Currently Recruiting Participants

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World Green Tea Association are recruiting participants for Shizuoka Tea Study Program, a business training program of Japanese tea in Shizuoka prefecture for non-Japanese people, who want to be involved in Japanese tea businesses, for example, those who want to … Continue reading

Shizuoka Forum on Health and Longevity in the World Tea Festival 2019

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The University of Shizuoka publishes the program of the 24th Shizuoka Forum on Health and Longevity in its web page. The scientific forum for our healthy and long lives will be held on 9th and 10th November in this year … Continue reading

Night Scenes of “Tea Museum Shizuoka”

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On 7th and 8th September, “Tea Museum Shizuoka” opens till night time. We can enjoy night views of the museum and night tea ceremony in the traditional tea house “Shoumokurou”. Although the tea ceremony was full yesterday unfortunately, I could … Continue reading