Tea tasting: Asahien fukamushi sencha

This was a sample teabag I got from a special gashapon machine at 897.4 Chaya  near Houraibashi in Shimada city, Shizuoka prefecture. One of the shop personnel insisted that I give it a try, so I did. It had been awhile since I last played gashapon. After she explained that the contents were not the …

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Course completed!

A lot has happened since I last blogged about my experience in taking the Nihoncha Instructor Association course via correspondence. Despite being busy with work throughout the duration of the course, I finally managed to complete it under the stipulated time frame of six months. Efforts definitely paid off when I received my Certificate of …

Tea tasting: Kizawa no Ocha

I recently wrote about my informal experience in picking and making tea while I was in Tohyamago, south of Nagano prefecture. I first learnt about tea made in Kizawa, a small settlement in Tohyamago, when I saw a Facebook page sharing Hiroshi-san’s post about it. It totally piqued my interest, because I never knew the …

Tea tasting: Kanes Benifuuki Oolong

Previously I thought Benifuuki is solely a cultivar for black tea production, but after reading up on it, I found out that it is also a common cultivar to make oolong tea in Japan. I was introduced to this organic tea during my visit to Kanes Tea factory shop this summer. After sampling a cup, …