Japanese Tea Encyclopedia

Guides

How to brew, which cultivar, where it grows, and why it tastes the way it does. Written from our experience sourcing and drinking Japanese tea.

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Weeks before the spring harvest, workers drape long sheets of cloth across the tea field. Sunlight dims. The leaves d...

Organic tea certification in Japan is stricter than the label suggests. The word "organic" gets used loosely in tea m...

When you whisk Matcha, the fine foam invites a closer look at the leaf. Whisking with a chasen brings air into the bo...

Discover the unique manufacturing process of black tea. This comprehensive guide explains the steps involved in creat...

Discover the manufacturing process of green tea and deep steamed sencha. Learn how these teas are made and the differ...

Morning tea leaves a small pile of damp green in the strainer, still fragrant, still soft, still carrying something o...

Put it into practice

Handcrafted teaware from seven Japanese kilns — and the stories of the people who make it.