Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 22

[2015.01.28]

The reason to hunt for the naturally farmed tea

• How to choose quality tea
• Factors that affects tea quality
• Material Quality of Tea
• Mineral
• Quality component of tea
• Tasting ability
• Tea Constituents

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

• New Arrival at HOJO Online Shop
• Types of Tea
• Deep Steamed (Fukamushi) Sencha
• Green Tea
• Japan
• Japanese Green Tea
• Kyoto (Uji)
• Sencha
• What's New?

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 Column

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

• Types of Tea
• China
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Yunnan

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 …

[2014.12.23]

Asamiya Sencha, the rare Japanese green tea that gives full body

• Types of Tea
• Green Tea
• Japan
• Japanese Green Tea
• Sencha
• Shiga

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

[2014.11.20]

Rare Yunnan green tea made with natural farming practice

• Types of Tea
• China
• Chinese Green Tea
• Green Tea
• Yunnan

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

• Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Japanese Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Mumyoi Clay Teapot
• Sado Red Clay Teapot

The red clay teapot traditionally produced in Sado Island is called Mumyoi Yaki. By tradition, the Mumyoi clay …

[2014.10.10]

The scale built the inside of kettle is essential for tea

• How to enjoy tea
• Ideal water for brewing tea
• Science between the taste of tea and material

Some of you may be irritated by the scale that is built up in the kettle on the inside. Are not you trying to …

[2014.09.15]

Ironic relationship between muscatel flavor and the quality of tea

• How to choose quality tea
• Black Tea
• Chinese Black Tea
• Darjeeling Tea
• Environmental factors
• Factors that affects tea quality
• Material Quality of Tea
• Quality component of tea
• Season

We have released 2 types of Yunnan black tea that gives muscatel flavour. The intensity of the muscatel flavou …

[2014.09.08]

Tea tasting practice using Coca Cola and Pepsi

• How to choose quality tea
• Material Quality of Tea
• Quality component of tea
• Tasting ability

For evaluating the quality of tea, there are 3 important criteria. It is the body, aftertaste and mouth feel. …