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- Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 20
Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 20

- [2016.02.11]
- Development of lightly rolled Japanese green tea
Japanese green tea is less lasting in brewing Many people may find that the taste and flavor of Japanese green …

- [2016.02.09]
- High Mountain Silver Downy Raw Pu-erh Tea 2014
Tea made from 1 bud and 1 leaf High Mountain Silver Downy 2014 is made of tea grown in natural farming style. …

We often came across customers called the Shu Pu-erh tea as “cooked pu-erh” instead of ripe pu-erh tea. …

- [2016.01.15]
- How long shall we brew tea on 2nd brewing?
I noticed that many people are not very certain about how long they should infuse tea for the 2nd brewing. Bas …

- [2015.12.12]
- Rare white tea from Ma An Shan
We produced white tea using the material from Ma An Shan. This is one of the best sources of tea which gives e …

We have just released 3 types of hand-made clay teapot, Akitsu Mumyoi Oxidation, Akitsu Mumyoi Reduction and S …

- [2015.11.27]
- Yan Ming Shan White Tea
Yan Ming Shan white tea 岩鳴山古樹白茶 is our custom-made white tea in this year. We involved in selecting the materi …

- [2015.11.25]
- Rain during harvest season of tea is not welcomed
Quality of tea varies every year because of weather and climate. It is just like wine. In particular, the rain …

- [2015.11.22]
- Why do we rinse tea leaf?
We often rinse tea leaf before we brew it. Do you really know the reason for it? Some people say it is because …

- [2015.10.08]
- What is the ideal tea for fermentation and aging?
The freshly-plucked tealeaf has green leafy aroma. When the fresh tealeaf undergoes appropriate fermentation o …
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- New Release: Tsukigase Black Tea Benihikari
- We have released a black tea from Tsukigase, Nara Prefecture, made from the Benihikari cultivar grown without …
- New Release: Da Xue Shan Wild Raw Pu-erh Tea 2026 Loose
- We have released the loose-leaf version of Da Xue Shan Wild Raw Pu-erh Tea. Loose-leaf wild tea is produced in …
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- AKIRA HOJO
- I invite you to experience my tea selections.I was born in Nagano, Japan. In university, I studied agricultural chemistry, and I have the master degree in food science. I worked in Japanese food industry for 10 years. I involved in R&D, QC and QA. As a factory manager, I implemented ISO9000 series and managed the factory.
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