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Quality Time with Matcha Green Tea
In Japan, the cold days continue. I went to a large park to have a small picnic with my lovely colleagues recently. We sat near a large pond and we…
Keep Warm With Green Tea
It’s already November! We also called November as ‘Shimotsuki’ and it is the traditional month name in Japanese. In Japan, the temperature during morning and night is quite cold now.…
Vegetarian Month with Green Tea
It’s already October. In Japan, the season has begun to change to autumn. Although it is still very hot during the day time, it is getting cooler in the morning…
September has come!
Hi everyone! It’s September already. The old name of September in Japanese is called "Nagatsuki" (長月). In the daytime, the temperature rises and the hot days continue. However, the temperature…
SIMPLE HEALTHIER LIFE WITH MATCHA
Hi everyone, it’s already July! Time flies! 7th July is the day of the beginning of midsummer (Shousho 小暑). It means that the temperature is getting hotter with strong sunlight…
Feel The Blissful Green Tea Moment
Uji has long been famous as a tea-producing region. There are some proverbs about Japanese green tea such as "Don't break up with morning tea", "Morning tea will increase your…
The Beginning of Summer
Rikka(立夏) is one of 24 divisions of the solar year which means the beginning of summer. 5th May was the day of Rikka in 2021. From the day of Rikka,…
New Tea Season is coming!
「夏も近づく八十八夜 野にも山にも若葉が茂る あれに見えるは茶摘みじゃないか あかねだすきに菅の笠 日和続きの今日このごろを 心のどかに摘みつつ歌う 摘めよ 摘め摘め 摘まねばならぬ 摘まにゃ日本の茶にならぬ」 ↑This is a Japanese song about Hachiji-hachiya and tea picking. Hachiju-hachiya (八十八夜), one of the Zassetsu (Specific days for seasons other than the 24 divisions…