Japanese tea has cultivars like coffee and wine. Different cultivars have different tastes and aromas. If matcha, the color will also make a big difference. Some cultivars have a osmanthus fragranc...

Sencha can be classified into fukamuchi (deep-steamed) sencha and asamushi (lightly-steamed) sencha according to the steaming method. Originally, lightly steamed sencha was the mainstream, but rece...

The next tea on our list is called “Gyokuro”. Gyokuro is a type of green tea that is very expensive. It translates as “jade dew”, because of its pale green color.  Gyokuro is different from teas li...

Genmaicha is a type of Japanese tea blended with roasted and popped brown rice (“genmai” means brown rice). Before being added to Japanese tea, the brown rice is steamed and roasted. The form of th...

If you have visited Japan, you probably noticed that almost all Japanese restaurants brought you free Japanese tea as soon as you took your seat. Having the tea may help you kill your time while wa...

Each morning, you probably wake up with the feeling that you want to stay in your bed a little bit longer. Yet, you will eventually get up and start your day. To become fully awake and feel refresh...