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World Tea Festival 2019 will be held between 10th and 12th May in the Tea Museum Shizuoka, Greenpia Makinohara and Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport. The festival will provide us with various programs. I’d like to share the information and introduce … Continue reading
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Coincidentally and fortunately I found the subtle and profound teawares in the event of Ukrainian traditional and modern arts, held as an event for “Ukraine Week” by the Embassy of Ukraine on last Friday. The distorted shape of tea … Continue reading
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Tsuruga Castle is one of the historical sites famous in connection with Byakkotai, a local unit of Samurai warriors in Aizu region. In the Boshin war on the end of Meiji period, a troop of Byakkotai warriors kept their defensive … Continue reading
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JAPAN’S FOOD Export Fair will be held from 10th to 12th on October, where various companies and local communities will exhibit their specialty foods, including Japanese matcha and specialty teas. In the previous time, 306 Japanese exhibitors showed their products … Continue reading
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Zagyoso is the mansion where Saionji Kinmochi lived, who is the past prime minister in Meiji era. Now, the restored house of Zagyoso opens to the public. We can enjoy seeing inside of the Japanese traditional house and having a … Continue reading
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Raktajino, a fancy drink originated from Star Trek, is now widely loved by many. As I being one of Trekkies and tea enthusiasts at the same time, I tried an arrangement to make “Matcha Raktajino”. Orthodox ingredients of raktajino are … Continue reading
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Starbucks Japan has launched two new menu of matcha beverage, which has been newly developed using unique ingredients. Before the launching them, the company has performed an unique trial which let us assume the ingredients for the new recipes. In … Continue reading
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According to some web-shops, matcha products are recommended as merry gifts, such as matcha nama chocolate, matcha set etc. Not only commercially available matcha products, homemade matcha sweets are also perfect to merry gifts. Today I’d like to share a … 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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As posted before, matcha is useful for addition of bright green color and richness to meals. Besides, matcha has been gaining its popularity worldwide due to its health benefits derived from various constituents such as catechins, theanine, vitamins etc. According … Continue reading