Profound Cherry Blossoms Harmonized with Tea Gardens in the United Tea Estates of Shizuoka

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Many companies and organizations restrain or control their business activities and events on account of the coronavirus pandemic. In Shizuoka prefecture in Japan, Shizuoka Tea Market Co. Ltd. has also decided to stop the ceremony for the initial trade of … Continue reading

Top 10 Topics related to Japanese Tea Industry in 2019

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In order to consider the further development of Japanese tea industry, I’d like to list the top 10 topics in this year related to Japanese tea industry as I did last year. (1) New Technologies for Tea Industry New technologies … Continue reading

Walking Through Tea Plantation on Makinohara Upland – Fantastic Scenes in the World Tea Festival 2019

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In the spring session of the World Tea Festival 2019, visitors enjoyed sightseeing on Makinohara upland. The festival provided a program “Chabatake Walking”, in which visitors enjoyed walking through tea plantation on Makinohara upland with sightseeing and tea experiences in … Continue reading

How Makinohara Was Won – The History of Tea Cultivation for 150 Years

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The tea estate on the Makinohara upland has been cultivated since 1869, at the beginning of Meiji Era. This year 2019 is the 150th anniversary of the establishment of tea estate on Makinohara upland. I’m planning to review the history … Continue reading

Fantastic First Flush Freshly Flourishing

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Now fantastic first flush are growing vividly on every region in the United Tea Estates of Shizuoka. On the Makinohara upland, tea shoots are waving with wind. On the “Golden Valley” Kanaya region in Makinohara upland, the valley is covered … Continue reading

Kaneju Farm Omotesando Will Reopen with Excellent New Teas

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Kaneju Farm Omotesando is one of the most sophisticated tea café-bars managed by tea farmer. This tea café-bar has opened since June 2018 as posted before. In this February, Kaneju Farm will reopen the café with updating its menu from … Continue reading

Tea Café “Maruyo” – A Stylish Café of Specialty Local Teas and Foods

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A local tea merchant “Maruyo Akahori Shoten” has opened its own tea café “Maruyo” on the south region of Makinohara upland. The tea café “Maruyo” offers some specialty teas produced on Makinohara upland and specialty local foods. This café puts … Continue reading

Kaneju Farm Omotesando Opened Today!

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Today, Kaneju Farm opened its tea salon and bar at the backstreet on Omotesando in Shibuya ward, Tokyo.   “Kaneju Sencha Gin Tonic”, an unique cocktail of gin and deep steamed Sencha produced by Kaneju Farm, provided me with a … Continue reading

Saryu Soso – Japanese Puer Tea Has Been Launched in USA

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Saryu Soso is an excellent Japanese Puer tea produced on Makinohara upland by Arahataen tea farm. As posted before, this Japanese Puer tea has polyphenolic compounds and polymerized gallic acid due to Aspergillus sp. Some researches imply this polyphenolic compounds … Continue reading

Autumn Stroll with Awesome Teas

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Atmosphere of autumn makes me feel like strolling in the nature with awesome teas. Tokyo has various sites perfect for walking with sightseeing. The variety of teas enables us to select teas according to our feeling in each season, day or … Continue reading