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Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 21

- [2015.02.24]
- Why do you brew green tea at lower temperature?
Talking about brewing Japanese green tea, many people generally has accepted that it should be brewed at lower …

- [2015.02.11]
- Making Jasmine Tea From Special White Tea
Gu Shu Yinzhen is one of the very popular teas in our shop. It is a white tea grown in Yunnan with complete na …

- [2015.02.06]
- The important point for selecting water filter
Water is the most important element in brewing a nice cup of tea. I usually collect water from the in-coming t …

- [2015.01.28]
- The reason to hunt for the naturally farmed tea
In 2014 I went to Yunnan, China twice and stay there for about a month plus. For now, most of teas have alread …

- [2015.01.17]
- Rich body and aftertaste, Uji Sencha Fukamushi
We quietly released Uji Sencha Fukamushi last year. Uji Sencha Fukamushi is not an ordinary Fukamushi sencha. …

- [2015.01.15]
- Easy way to understand the scientific name of tea
Tea is made of the plant called Camellia sinensis. But as you know, it is further classified into various type …

- [2014.12.28]
- The wild tea collected near the China-Myanmar border
The Myanmar border wild pu-erh tea is a raw pu-erh tea. It is made of the wild tea variety grown near the Chin …

Asamiya sencha (朝宮煎茶) is from Shigaraki, Koga city in Shiga prefecture. Asamiya is the district that belongs …

Many of us tend to associate Chinese tea with pu-erh tea and oolong tea. However, more than 70% of tea produce …

- [2014.10.12]
- Mumyoi Joaka clay teapot made by Watanabe Tozo
The red clay teapot traditionally produced in Sado Island is called Mumyoi Yaki. By tradition, the Mumyoi clay …
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- New Arrival of Akitsu Mumyoi and Nosaka Rough Clay Teapot
- A wide selection of teaware by Watanabe Tozo, a Sado-based artist of Mumyoi-yaki, has just arrived. This time, …
- Mang Fei Ripe Pu-erh Tea 2023 – Small-Batch Production from a Renowned Region
- Mang Fei Ripe Pu-erh Tea 2023 is now available. This is one of the highest-quality ripe pu-erh teas among our …
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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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