Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 23

In 2014 I went to Yunnan, China twice and stay there for about a month plus. For now, most of teas have alread …

We quietly released Uji Sencha Fukamushi last year. Uji Sencha Fukamushi is not an ordinary Fukamushi sencha. …

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. …

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HOJO TEA Online Shop NEWS

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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