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Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 21

- [2015.04.06]
- Selecting Suitable Clay for Japanese Green Tea
I would like to explain the points on how to choose the right type of clay teapot for a Japanese green tea. Th …

I have just purchased Ma An Shan raw pu-erh tea, one of the prestigious teas in my raw pu-erh tea line-ups. Fo …

We have completed the sourcing of one of the important teas, the Da Xue Shan Wild Tea. This is the raw pu-erh …

The first tea I have to search in Yunnan is Wild Spring Bud raw pu-erh tea. It is the tea made of wild tea spi …

- [2015.03.24]
- Getting inspired by the rich food culture in Yunnan
While traveling in Yunnan province for hunting pu-erh tea, I often drop by the local restaurant. To be frank, …

- [2015.03.22]
- Spring Tea Hunting in Yunnan 2015 Just Began
I have been in Yunnan since 20th March 2015 to hunt for new crop of raw pu-erh tea. Quality tea is first come …

- [2015.03.18]
- Iga Natural Red Clay from the Hometown of Ninja
I discovered very interesting clay in Iga, a place known as the hometown of Ninja in Japan. We are preparing t …

- [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 …
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- Limited Loose Leaf Release of 2025 Da Xue Shan Wild Raw Pu-erh Tea
- We have released the 2025 loose-leaf version of Da Xue Shan Wild Raw Pu-erh Tea. This tea comes from wild tea …
- Discover a New Way to Enjoy Tea: Cooking Rice with Tea
- Cooking rice with tea is a simple idea, but it brings surprisingly satisfying results. The tea’s flavour seeps …
Popular ArticleAkira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 21
Discover a New Way to Enjoy Tea: Cooking Rice with Tea
- Cooking rice with tea is a simple idea, but it brin...
Limited Loose Leaf Release of 2025 Da Xue Shan Wild Raw Pu-erh Tea
- We have released the 2025 loose-leaf version of Da...
What Everybody Ought to Know About Pu-erh Tea
- What are the criteria that define the quality of pu...
Gu Shu Yinzhen, the Yunnan White Tea made from the old tea tree
- We have just released Gu Shu Yinzhen. Gu Shu means "o...
The Art of Tea Magazine
- We posted the article on "The Art of Tea Magazine N...
Drinking Pu-erh or Oolong Tea with Milk
- Sometimes serious tea connoisseur does not like the c...
The reason why Darjeeling first flush is “Green”.
- The tealeaves of Darjeeling 1st flush is green in c...
2025 Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea Now Available from Yunnan
- The 2025 harvest of Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea is n...
Is it true that pu-erh tea contains less caffeine?
- I often came across with lots of internet media which...
Jade and the taste of tea
- It is not only clay teapot or tetsubin that improves th...
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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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- We posted the article on “The Art of Tea Magazine No.9, the magazine is published in Taiwan. We featured …
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