Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 23

Tea is made of the plant called Camellia sinensis. But as you know, it is further classified into various type …

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

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 …

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

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

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

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

Sometimes serious tea connoisseur does not like the concept of drinking tea with milk. However, there is no lo …

The Dong Ding Oolong is a very popular tea in Taiwan. I think it is not too much to say that Dong Ding oolong …

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3 Types of Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh: One-Week Pre-Order Until 14th May: We have been working with both raw and ripe pu-erh for more than 15 years. Over the years, our focus has been …

Li Hua Lin Ancient Tree Raw Pu-erh Tea 2025 Loose Comparable to Single Tree Tea: We have released Li Hua Lin Raw Pu-erh Tea 2025 Loose. This tea is made from material harvested from ancient t …

Popular ArticleAkira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 23

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Which is more suitable for brewing tea, fresh or boiled water?: We often hear the argument is that the wa...

Newsletter No.18 The Science of Kung-Fu Style Tea Brewing: In this newsletter, I would like to explain about the...

The reason why Darjeeling first flush is “Green”.: The tealeaves of Darjeeling 1st flush is green in c...