gyokuro
What Type of Tea is Kabusecha?
Kabusecha is a type of tea of which plants are shaded for about a week before tea leaves are picked....
asatsuyu
Unraveling the History of Japanese Tea Cultivars
Japanese tea has cultivars like coffee and wine. Different cultivars have different tastes and aromas. If matcha, the color will...
fukamushi
What is Fukamushi Sencha ?
Sencha can be classified into fukamuchi (deep-steamed) sencha and asamushi (lightly-steamed) sencha according to the steaming method. Originally, lightly steamed...
gyokuro
What is Gyokuro ?
The next tea on our list is called “Gyokuro”. Gyokuro is a type of green tea that is very expensive....
bancha
What is Genmaicha ?
Genmaicha is a type of Japanese tea blended with roasted and popped brown rice (“genmai” means brown rice). Before being...
funmatsucha
Best Tea to Drink During a Meal
If you have visited Japan, you probably noticed that almost all Japanese restaurants brought you free Japanese tea as soon...
sencha
Best Tea to Drink in the Morning
Each morning, you probably wake up with the feeling that you want to stay in your bed a little bit...
caffeine
The Top 3 Benefits of Cold Brew Green Tea
While many times green tea is prepared to be consumed while hot, it can also be enjoyed as a cold...
Gargle with Green Tea to Prevent Flu
Green tea has various health benefits. In particular, catechins are known to have various health functions. One of them is...
bancha
Differences of Green Tea Based on Harvesting Period
As you can imagine, the taste of green tea will be different based on when it is harvested and other...
kukicha
What is Kukicha ?
The tea leaf, just like most of plant leaves, is made of blade and stem. Both the blade and stem...
bancha
What is Bancha?
Bancha is another type of green tea found in Japan. Bancha is harvested from the same plant as sencha, but...
sencha
What is Sencha?
Sencha is a kind of Japanese green tea that is made by putting processed whole tea leaves in hot water....
bancha
Types of Green Tea
Green tea is quickly becoming a popular beverage throughout the Western world. However, many people are unaware that there are...