For the rest of my Kawane teas, here are sencha from Moto-fujikawa. The cultivars Shizu-7132 and Tsuyu-hikari (itself from the cross between Shizu-7132 and Asatsuyu), were already present in my selection in previous years, so the big novelty is Shizu-kaori…. Read More ›
It really is very slowly that this 2017 season begins; After the delay of the beginning of the crops, things accelerate, but it is then the finishing work (sorting, final drying, etc) that does not follow. For the mountain teas,… Read More ›
As Ôhira, from you will find some sencha on Thés du Japon, Ryôgouchi 両河内 is a village in the mountains of Shimizu sector dependent of Shizuoka city. This is a tea producing area, where the few remaining producers continue to… 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 ›
Fuji, Kirishima, Yame, and by early 2015 season Wazuka, are all production regions from which I had the pleasure to introduce Tsuyu-hikari cultivar sencha, popular crossbreed between Asatsuyu and Shizu-7132. It is now a Tsuyu-hikari from Kawane famous mountain tea… Read More ›
First of all, let’s remind what’s means and ncludes the name “Uji tea”. In general, the term “Uji-cha” 宇治茶 designate tea cultivated in the prefecture of Kyôto. There are several growing areas, south of the city of Kyôto, but among… Read More ›
Regulars to this blog and Thés du Japon online shop surely familiar with this producer, but I present it again briefly. At the foot of Mt Fuji, Akiyama Katsuhide is a passionate farmer and experimenter, the most remarkable fact is… Read More ›
Akiyama Katsuhide’s teas are finally available on the site. The large quantity of cultivars that he grows and the fact that he works alone mean that his first and second harvests are done one after the other, with no break,… Read More ›
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