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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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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
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Shizuoka local food Marche has been going on at 7th floor of Seibu Ikebukuro. The venue was full of visitors! Most of companies serves their products as tasting. Fantastic products are sold, of course including teas. Sakamoto-en sells medium steamed green … Continue reading
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Speaking of foaming, those who learned chemistry may think some surfactants cause the bubbles. Indeed, tea leaves contains tea saponin, which can cause decrease of interface tension, resulting in foaming. However, Sawamura et al.(2012) clarified that not only water-soluble ingredients … Continue reading
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From 12th to 18th Dec., Shizuoka Local Foods Marche is held at 7th floor in Seibu Ikebukuro. In this Marche, we can enjoy various foods brought from sea to mountains in Shizuoka. Sea foods and agricultural products of course specialty … Continue reading
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The tea is the one, elected as the best Japanese Tea Award 2017 in Tokyo Tea Party. This tea “Flavorful Green Dew” is produced by Okada Shoten in Nagasaki prefecture. I felt the aroma of infusion has oily sweet note. … Continue reading
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Tokyo Tea Party 2017 is held till tomorrow! We can enjoy the appearance and flavor of specialty teas all around Japan. Today, visitors tried sensory analysis of 18 specialty teas which are awarded as “Platina Prize” and elected the best … Continue reading
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Syunpou Chaen is a tea company, which blends and refines crude teas brought from tea estates in Shizuoka and sells teas and related products in the retail shops. The retail shop of Syunpou Chaen locates inside the mall “Saclass Totsuka” … Continue reading
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Wonderful views of autumn days attract us to sightseeing. Hot Hojicha is perfect to autumn activities on the cold season. We can bring hot Hojicha, roasted green tea, using thermos. In the case of green tea, keeping loose leaf tea … Continue reading