How a Chinese Silk Tea Bag Changed the World
Once Upon a Tea Time
An unknown Chinese Tea Exporter sent a tiny silk bag containing a sample of tea leaves to the New York...
Making of a great Gyokuro
An interview with Tohei Maejima -
3rd generation Gyokuro Master from the Shizuoka Region.
Mr. Maejima is a world champion Gyokuro Master 3 years in a...
2HJ – 300 Food Packages Every Week for Evacuees
Update on Second Harvest Japan -2HJ support
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) has started sending food packages to people in Minami Sanriku since June. In this...
How do they make Matcha?
See how to make Matcha using automation while retaining tradition.
If you love Matcha, consider yourself an enthusiast or someone who just wants to know...
Wagashi-The Art of Japanes Tea Cakes
Wagashi - Japanese Green Tea Cakes.
Tradition in Japan is to always serve tea cakes whenever offering tea to guest. A whole art form developed...
Does Fair Trade change the wage of a tea picker?
How poverty wages for tea pickers fuel India's trade in child slavery
That was the headline of The Guardian's article 20 July 2013. What followed was...
Plight of Assam Tea Workers
The horrible conditions which exist the tea estates of Assam is revealed in a recent documentary from BBC.
The bitter story behind the UK's national...
Solving the Mystery to Enjoying Japanese Green Tea
Mystery to enjoying Japanese Green Tea.
Many Americans don't like Japanese Green tea. I believe this is due to lack of knowledge about the...
4 Ways to Harvest Tea in Japan
Tea Harvesting in Japan.
4 ways in which Japanese harvest tea.
Hand harvesting
Some classical teas are still be harvested by hand as has been the...