Spring Teas Are Here!
Hachijyu Hachiya symbolizes the 88 nights of spring and marks the beginning of the spring tea harvest, also known as […]
spring tea
What is ‘sustainable agrictulture’ and a new Gyokuro tea field!
Akihiro Kita, the President of Obubu Chaen, has been a tea farmer and processor for about 25 years including his
May’s Spring Harvest 2020
In May the Spring Harvest is well under way! The terrain is very steep at the top of the mountains,
Sweet Sakura Tea 2020
Sweet Sakura Tea Marie Sweet cherry tea is also available this year! What is Obubu Tea? Obubu
Planting a Tea Garden
Today is a sunny day and the staff and the intern all planted baby tea trees. The variety is called
A brief summary of Japanese Tea – Carly De La Cruz
This blog post is the creation of one of our amazing previous interns Carly De La Cruz. She came to
The 88th Day: Spring tea picking tradition!
Hachijuu-Hachiya, the 88th Day 八十八夜 The 88th day of traditional Japanese calendar, which falls right around May 1st or 2nd,
What’s in a Name? Part II: Gyokuro & Kukicha
Welcome back to our blog series on tea names! Today, we’ll cover gyokuro and kukicha. Gyokuro 玉露 Gyokuro, meaning
Spring in bloom, time for sweet sakura cha
The blossom of cherry trees is the national flower of Japan and a symbol of the country’s uniqueness. The custom