Whatever the reality is, it remains true that the name “Uji tea” continues to make the the tea sale. Uji tea does not mean tea produced in the city of Uji only, but in the whole Kyôto prefecture, mainly in… Read More ›
I finished with my series of kama-iri cha with three teas from Gokase (in Miyazaki Prefecture, near the border with that of Kumamoto, it comes with the neighboring town of Takachiho, the mecca of Kama iri cha) by Mr. Miyazaki… Read More ›
So I presented a few days ago a kama-iri cha from Fujieda with very original flavors, here is another of these type of Japanese green teas, yet very different, frankly unusual. It is also the first time I present on… Read More ›
For August, I just added a few selection of new kama-iri cha, a type of tea that seems to me to fit perfectly in the summer, and whose perfumes were able to get matured since in the spring. Besides the… Read More ›
Summer is the time to repeat myself: no, iced tea is not a vulgar way for low rank teas! On the contrary, it is even high-grade teas that best match to it. Again I repeat myself, but there is no… Read More ›
Last spring, the Kumamoto Prefecture was hit by a series of violent earthquakes, causing much damage. Ashikita, south of the department, was safe from major damage and, Mr. Kajihara plantations have not suffered this time (last year, a landslide had… Read More ›
Even before the start of Thés du Japon, I had already presented on the French version of the blog “Kôju“, this outstanding cultivar (unregistered) selected by the producer from Hon.yama, Takahashi Tatsuji from a “zarai” tea plant (tea plants reproduced… Read More ›
Shaded teas like gyokuro and matcha are a world apart in the world of high-end Japanese tea. Indeed, these are teas that mostly beyond the phenomenon of shincha, new tea. It is, especially in the case of “Uji tea”, very… Read More ›
Each new tea season brings a lot of new, disappointments, surprises, and sometimes there are very special satisfactions. In this way, last week I introduced Yamakai cultivar sencha from Ôma by Mr. Nakamura, which I could have in exclusivity for… Read More ›
I have already mentioned Ôma and Mr. Nakamura’s sencha (Yabukita cultivar) that I constantly recommend. The small village of Ôma is located at an altitude of over 700m, in Ôkawa sector. This is the most remote part of the so-called… Read More ›
As the 2016 teas arrive in numbers, it is a difficult time to write regularly for the blog. While spring harvest are over all over the country (very early this year), the finishing process (drying, sorting, etc.) are not yet,… Read More ›
Let’s start with a precision that would not be necessary in Japanese (and should not be, either in Western languages if transcripts rules were met), to avoid remarks and unwanted mails. I’m speaking about Osaka in Shizuoka, in the district… Read More ›
Here is the 3rd 2016 sencha from Mariko I present this year after Kondô-wase and Kanaya Midori cultivars. If these three teas by Matsukawa Yôhei are all excellent, they are also all very different, though from the same mountainside. This… Read More ›
That’s the first great surprise of this 2016 season, a sencha from Mariko by Matsukawa Yôhei, already on Thés du Japon with its Kondô-wase but here in quite a different register with the Kanaya-Midori cultivar. Kanaya-midori is known for its… Read More ›
After the rare and very early-wase Mariko Kondo in Shizuoka, the arrival of the sencha from Kirishima Saemidori cultivar may be the true beginning of the 2016 season in Thés du Japon. This Saemidori happens to be this year with… Read More ›
