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Hachiju-Hachiya is the border between spring and summer, from which various new things start. New green leaves start to freshly flourish on blanches of various trees from around Hachiju-Hachiya. Farmers start to plant nurseries of rice around this turning point … Continue reading
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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
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Today is Hachiju Hachiya, the 88th night from the Lichun and the day perfect to tea plucking. Yesterday, the Japanese national era changed to “Reiwa” from “Heisei”. Tea plucking and crude tea production has been carried out over the era. … Continue reading
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Hachiju Hachiya – the day 88 days after Imbolc – is considered as a border between spring and summer. The conditions at the boundary could affect the fulfilments of tea industry in Japan in this year. Hachiju Hachiya has been … Continue reading
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Today is “Hachiju Hachiya”, the best day for tea plucking, over 88 nights from Imbolc. Lately tea plucking on Makinohara upland reaches its peak at the end of April, approximately from 24th April to 2th May. However the peak period … Continue reading
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Second Sunday of May is Mother’s day in many countries. First flush of Hachiju-Hachiya is recommended as a candidate of the best gifts for mother. In Japan, first tea produced at Hachiju-Hachiya, 1st May in this year, is believed to … Continue reading
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Hachiju-Hachiya means “the 88th day counting from Risshun, the first day of spring”. Generally Hachiju-Hachiya is 2nd May. In leap years, the day is 1st May. This day is special for Japanese tea industry. 1. As a border between … Continue reading