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SAKURA is a Japanese tea shop and café locating on Motomachi in Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture. This tea shop has a full line of rare specialty teas brought from all over Japan. Of course, the shop brings specialty teas produced … Continue reading
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Local specialty teas can let us remember our feelings or memories in the travels. Let’s say, local specialty teas are memento of travels in each area. A black tea by “FRONT” remind me my memories in Shimoda. The black tea … Continue reading
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Hana Iro Oolong Tea is specialty oolong tea produced by Yamasen co. ltd. on Makinohara upland. This specialty oolong tea has a fine fragrance like flower. This aromatic feature derives its name, “Hana” means “flower” in Japanese. Generally oolong tea … Continue reading
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“FRONT”, the special shop locating in front of Shimoda station, sells various local products in Shimoda region, the tip of Izu peninsula. The name seems to be derived from the historical aspect of Shimoda as a front line for trades … Continue reading
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Japanese black tea conference was hold in HandShake lounge on 10th floor of Itoya in Ginza, Tokyo at 2nd and 3rd September. A variety of the finest black teas were displayed and served for tasting on the lounge by the … Continue reading
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Good companies and their products in Shizuoka prefecture are introduced in Shibuya Hikarie. The organizer of the exhibition, “d design travel”, arrays the products or replica of the good companies as follows. Of course, tea products are exhibited. This picture … Continue reading
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In FOODEX JAPAN 2016, Shizuoka teas introduced on this blog are exhibited. These teas are listed as follows. Please drop in the EXPO when you visit around Tokyo. << Booth 9B20 >> 100 Brands of Specialty Tea in the Rural … Continue reading
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Chakura, the retail section of Kikusui Tea Production Cooperative, produces loose leaf tea of Tsuyuhikari, named as “Emerald-no-Shizuku” which means emerald dew in Japanese. As written before, Tsuyuhikari is one of the cultivars of tea plants (Camellia Sinensis). It has … Continue reading
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Teas have a great potential to be applied for multihued usages, foods, sweet stuff, ice creams, food additives (mainly for coloring), medicines, and so on. Because of the possibilities of teas application, I’d like to write selfish new ideas to … Continue reading
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Today I’d like to introduce one of the best specialty teas in Shizuoka. The first flush from the tea farm of Ohta-san. I feel the traditional skill and time-honored mastercraftsmanship in this tea. Infusions from 1st infusion to 3rd infusion … Continue reading