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Hachijyu-Hachiya Shincha: An Interview With Akky-san

May 1st of this year marked the first harvest of Obubu’s new tea, and it happened to fall on Hachijyu-Hachiya, the traditional 88th night of spring. The tea we picked this time was the Yabukita cultivar, grown in the Shimojima area in southern Wazuka. Joining the harvest were Obubu’s president Akky-san, Saya, Tran, Chihiro, and […]