Tea producing areas in Japan
This article once again is an update and a perspective of a now very old general article (here it is) about the production regions in Japan. Just like wine or coffee, when we talk about tea, one of the first… Read More ›
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The cultivars from Sayama
While I mentioned the Sayama-kaori cultivar in detail a few weeks ago, I have just put on sale two sencha from Iruma (the city of Iruma is the most important tea production area of Sayama tea) both made in from cultivars… Read More ›
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About the situation of Japanese tea in Japan today
In 2010, I had written on the French blog an article evoking the situation of tea in Japan and in the world. It’s 2022 and the article is bound to be a little dated, although the numbers themselves are still… Read More ›
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Sayama-kaori in four examples
On the occasion of the release of the Sayama-kaori sencha from Dôsenbô, I will write a little about this cultivar here. This is one of the few cultivars to have spread well throughout Japan from the 1970s onwards. It still… Read More ›
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Wakôcha, Japanese black tea brief history
Here is a general article on a genre that many ignore, Japanese black teas, which are often referred to here as “wakôcha” (和紅茶). If these represent only a tiny part of tea production in Japan, the fact remains that since… Read More ›
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Oolong teas from Taiwan to Sashima
For the second year in a row, I am offering Mr. Kimura’s Qingxin-wulong cultivar Sashima oolong tea, as well as a second this year, made with the Kanaya-midori cultivar. This producer works not only with a Taiwanese cultivar (Qingxin-wulong therefore)… Read More ›
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Teas from Umegashima
It has been a few years now that I have been working with particular passion on Umegashima teas. This is one of the so-called Hon.yama tea production areas (the mountain region north of Shizuoka city), the most upstream along the… Read More ›
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Sôfû cultivar sencha from Kawane
Among the novelties of this year, I mean the teas that I am offering for the very first time, one of the most interesting is the Sôfû cultivar from Kawane. Although not premeditated, I have been able to get my… Read More ›
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Murakami tea
Readers of the last newsletter saw a new production region added to Thés du Japon. This is indeed the first time that I have offered a Murakami tea. Since opening the physical store in Tokyo three years ago, my interest… Read More ›
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About two types of Japanese kyûsu-specialist potters
After this exciting shincha season, I would like to change the subject a bit to briefly explain the status of the potters specializing in teapots in Tokoname and Yokkaichi (banko-yaki). As usual Westerners often have a somewhat dreamy image of… Read More ›
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2021 Shincha VII
The second harvests are already finished in some producing regions, so that still to evoke in this period as “shincha” the first harvests in 2021 can seem odd. However, in the mountain areas in Shizuoka for example, it has not… Read More ›
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2021 shincha VI
The 2021 vintages continue to arrive, faster and faster, so dealing with everything, even briefly, on this blog is not that simple … but let’s go! Sencha from Fujieda, cultivar Fuji-kaori Rarer than Sôfû, this other inzatsu type cultivar that… Read More ›
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2021 shincha V
I had promised to do the review of all the 2021 shincha by adopting a short and simple format, but the faster arrival of new teas ultimately still delayed my good initiative. Update on the many new items. Sencha from… Read More ›
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2021 Shincha IV
Three more sessions in 2021. Next week, the pace will pick up. Sencha from Hon.yama, Takayama, cultivar Yamakai No need to present this sencha anymore. Each year it is a big hit and does not last long. Sencha from Mariko,… Read More ›
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2021 shincha III
The 2021 shincha season continues. Sencha from Kagoshima, cultivar Asanoka This year I managed to get a different Asanoka than last year. This year he comes from Makurazaki, a region at the southern tip of the Satsuma peninsula, known in… Read More ›
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The cultivars from Sayama
February 22, 2022
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Sayama-kaori in four examples
January 10, 2022
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Tea producing areas in Japan
March 25, 2022
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Oolong teas from Taiwan to Sashima
November 23, 2021
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About two types of Japanese kyûsu-specialist potters
July 9, 2021
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Senchas from “Nord-Kantô”, second part: Sayama
November 12, 2020
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