Volunteer Event – Kanagawa Cherry Blossom Project
The best cherry blossom production area in Japan: Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture A project to pick cherry blossoms and leaves, make […]
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Tea Garden Update – I’m working on it!
Good morning(*^^*)Ladies and gentlemen, it’s me, Akky!How are you doing?It’s getting warmer these days and the pollen is flying and
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Welcome to Tea Planting!
Hello everyone!How are you doing?It’s getting warmer during the daytime these days!Risshun has passed and the tea season is just
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
Summer Tea Hand Picking and Hand Rolling Event 2020
On Saturday, July 11, 2020, Obubu’s “Summer Tea Picking & Handmade Tea Making Experience” was held! Due to the influence
Tea in Indonesia
Today, I interviewed one of the interns, Andre from Indonesia who has been here since Spring to talk about Indonesian
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,
Rescuing a Tea Field!
DEEP CUT?? Hello and thank you! How is everyone doing? Here in Kyoto it’s so cold in
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,
Tea Cultivars: All About the Plant!
During tea tours, we are often asked whether there are different types of plants for different teas. Read on for
Introduction to Wakoucha: Japanese Black Tea
As we’ve seen in the “What’s in a Name?” blog series, Japan is famous for producing green tea in great
Organic Tea: A Brief Overview
Today’s post is about organic tea. What makes a tea organic? What are the implications for farmers and tea drinkers?