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- [2017.04.29]
- Producing Exceptionally Long Withered Raw Pu-erh Tea
Throughout my years of tea expedition in China and meeting with unaccountable number of tea manufacturers, I l …

- [2017.04.23]
- The ripe pu-erh tea made of Myanmar tea
In this year, one of the objectives of my Yunnan trip was to look for the quality ripe pu-erh tea. Since the t …

- [2017.04.16]
- Making Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea 2017
We have been producing white tea using the wild tea grown in Da Xue Shan. Last year we introduced this tea. Bu …

- [2017.04.16]
- Producing tea from the White Tea Bush 2017
This year we are planning to produce Bai Shu Raw Pu-erh tea and Bai Shu Black Tea again. If we could manage to …

Every year I am staying in Yunnan and buying a number of teas. Nowadays I am particularly interested in natura …

- [2017.04.02]
- The Field Report of Yunnan Tea in 2017
Since 21st of March, I have been staying in Lincang, Yunnan. I am staying in the base town, where is a strateg …

- [2017.03.31]
- The New Release of Tsukigase Asamomi Sencha
Most of the Japanese green teas have undergone intensive rolling process to make it into needle shape, and in …

- [2017.03.28]
- New release of Bai Shu Black Tea from Yunnan
We have just released Bai Shu Black Tea. This is the black tea version of the tea produced only from the teale …

Silver Needle is the famous white tea produced in Fujian province of China. There are more than 1000 manufactu …

- [2017.02.24]
- New Release of Cha Tou Ripe Pu-erh Tea 2015
We purchased Cha Tou 2015 when we visited Yunnan in 2016. This tea was produced in the village located about 5 …
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- Yong De Wild White Tea 2025 Loose Leaf Limited Release
- We have released Yong De Wild White Tea Loose 2025. For the 2025 harvest, only the loose-leaf type was …
- Experience the True Freshness of Raw Pu-erh : Tang Jia 2025 Loose Leaf Release
- We have released Tang Jia Raw Pu-erh Tea 唐家古樹生茶 2025 Loose Leaf. Among HOJO’s raw pu-erh teas, Tang Jia Raw Pu …
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- 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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