Origin of Tea

Since 21st of March, I have been staying in Lincang, Yunnan. I am staying in the base town, where is a strateg …

Most of the Japanese green teas have undergone intensive rolling process to make it into needle shape, and in …

We have just released Bai Shu Black Tea. This is the black tea version of the tea produced only from the teale …

[2017.03.05]: New release of Silver Needle made of Naturally farmed Yunnan Tea

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

We purchased Cha Tou 2015 when we visited Yunnan in 2016. This tea was produced in the village located about 5 …

I often came across with lots of internet media which explain that pu-erh tea contains less caffeine. Is that …

We made a green tea named as Yunnan Xue Ya : 雲南雪芽 from the single bud collected from the naturally farmed tea …

HOJO Tea Newsletter No.34 We have released 2016 Lao Hei Zhai Raw Pu-erh Tea. We used to have the tea with the …

In 2016, we could not purchase any Oriental Beauty Oolong from Taiwan. It was due to the quality that was unsa …

We have been regularly visiting the Phoenix village every year for selecting Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong. In 2016, …

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New Release: Tsukigase Black Tea Benihikari: We have released a black tea from Tsukigase, Nara Prefecture, made from the Benihikari cultivar grown without …

: We have created a hojicha unlike conventional hojicha through our choice of raw materials, heat source, and ro …

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