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- Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 10
Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 10
- [2017.07.26]
- New Release of Bao Dao Shan Ripe Pu-erh Tea
We released the new product, Bao Dao Shan Ripe Pu-erh tea. Bao Dao Shan is the famous mountain in Feng Wei, Zhenkang( 鎮康県鳳尾). It is the mountain located very close to the Myanmar boarder. Steep Rocky Mountain like a blade Bao Dao Shan is a steep rocky mountain. To me it looks like the blade …
- [2017.06.21]
- New Release of Taiping Houkui 2017
We just released new crop of Taiping Houkui 2017. Since the quality was outstanding this year, we bought two types; one of it is the special tribute Taiping Houkui. Orchid floral flavor Taiping Houkui is the signature green tea represented Anhui province. The appearance of Taiping Houkui is very distinctive. The tea leaf is long …
- [2017.06.16]
- 2017 Spring Tea from Tsukigase in Nara
I have visited Tsukigase in Nara to survey the progress of spring tea and their production. It was just in the mid of tea season. I met with our tea manufacturer and we exchanged a lot of innovative ideas regarding tea processing, and I inspected the outcome of the experimented teas. This year we are …
We open the pre-booking of two types of raw pu-erh mao-cha: Bai Shu Raw Pu-erh Tea, the White Bush Raw Pu-erh Tea The Exceptionally Long Withered Tea, called Huo Cao Shan Raw Pu-erh Tea We have very limited quantity of these teas since we only selected them in a very short period from 9th to …
- [2017.05.20]
- Releasing 3 Types of Single Bush Phoenix Oolong Tea
In Chinese, the tea collected only from the specific single bush is called Dan Zhu (单株). We bought three types of Dan Zhu Phoenix oolong when we visited Phoenix village in 2016. Terminology of Phoenix Oolong Nowadays, there are many terms of tea in Phoenix village, like Dan Cong, Lao Cong or Dan Zhu. Since …
I have been aware that the naturally grown tea, in particular, the freshly plucked tea from the wild tea garden gives very strong floral scent; moreover it has very less bitterness and astringency. In order to amplify these cup characteristics, we used special pan-frying method in order to dry the leaf swiftly and remain the …
- [2017.05.11]
- The Summary of Yunnan Spring Tea 2017
As the season of the first plucking is over, I would like to share my review on 2017 teas from the South West of Yunnan, such as Lincang, Bao Shan, Jing Gu, Chang Ning and Da Li area. Usually, the most critical factor that affects the quality of tea is weather. Since the day I …
- [2017.05.03]
- Pre-Booking for Da Xue Shan Wild Pu-erh & White Tea
We now open the pre-booking for the two types of Wild Tea mao-cha: Da Xue Shan Wild Raw Pu-erh Tea, and Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea The pre-booking is only open for a week until 10th of May. It is because of we need to quickly proceed for the compression before the quality of …
- [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 learned that most of pu-erh tea manufacturers agreed that “the long withering improves the flavor of tea”. However, I have not seen any pu-erh tea that underwent very long withering. Due to various constrains in their work arrangement, …
- [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 tea season was late, I have more time to look for the manufacturer of ripe pu-erh tea this time. So far we have succeeded to find two types of good ripe pu-erh tea. …
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- New Release of High Mountain White Tea
- We are pleased to introduce our High Mountain White Tea, sourced from a unique tea garden with two key features: 1. Located at an altitude of 2200-2300m2. Completely wild and untended The ideal natural conditions of this garden result in tea of exceptional quality, offering a pure and gentle, nourishing taste. High Altitude and Wild …
- New Release of Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea 2024
- We have released the 2024 Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea Loose Leaf. This tea was produced under our direct supervision during our stay in Yunnan Province, ensuring meticulous production management on site. Definition of Wild Tea in Yunnan Province People in Yunnan strongly associate Camellia taliensis with wild tea, regardless of where it is …
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- AKIRA HOJO
- 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.
- The Art of Tea Magazine
- We posted the article on “The Art of Tea Magazine No.9, the magazine is published in Taiwan. We featured some scientific view about the tetsubin
- New Straits Times
- The Malaysian National Newspaper, New Straits Times featured HOJO Tea on 17-Oct-2007.