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Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 13

- [2016.09.24]
- Being Surprised by the Earliest Plucked Rose
We have just released Rose Damascena. This time it happens to be very special quality due to one specific reason. We purchased the rose plucked in May Our Rose Damascena is produced in Taklamakan Desert of Xinjiang, China. In the past five years I have been purchasing these flowers consistently. Previously I was buying the …

- [2016.09.15]
- Finding local delicacy while sourcing tea in Fuzhou
I have been visiting Fuzhou, Fujian province of China every year for sourcing Jasmine tea. For me, besides meeting with our tea manufacturers, finding the local delicacy are another important objective that I always looking forward. Fuzhou Cuisine In my personal view, the Fuzhou food consists of four main categories. Generally, Fuzhou is a more …

In brewing tea, sometimes we discontinue brewing after only one or two infusions. We often wonder whether we should continue brewing it. Sometimes we may think that the brewing style like gong-fu brewing style or traditional Chinese brewing style or even the type of teapot will determine the duration that the tealeaf can remained fresh …

- [2016.08.28]
- Pre-Booking of 8 Years Vintage Black Tea from Yunnan
This year in spring I spent some time in Zhenkang county, Lincang, Yunnan, China for sourcing tea. We found a very rare vintage black tea from one of our manufacturers. This vintage black tea is now opened for pre-booking. At first this tea was introduced as a gift In 2015 spring, we have visited a …

- [2016.07.29]
- We released Wild Black Tea 2016
We have released Wild Black Tea that is made from the wild camellia taliensis . When we mentioned “wild tea”, many people may think it is from the tea tree left unattended and grown like wild plant in nature. In fact, some people simply named these kinds of tea as wild tea. For us, it …

- [2016.05.18]
- Xi Gui, the renowned pu-erh tea of south west Yunnan
I believe the most famous production area of pu-erh tea should be Lao Ban Zhang, it is located at the south of Yunnan. In fact, there is another place called Xi Gui (昔帰) in the south west Yunnan. Xi Gui is highly renowned and the price is equally expensive as Lao Ban Zhang (老班章), yet it …

- [2016.05.04]
- Making Silver Needle from Yunnan Natural Farming Tea
Silver Needle is the name of single bud white tea. It’s a well-known white tea produced in Fujian Province. Nowadays, it is getting more and more difficult to procure the Silver Needle from Fujian Province. There are a number of factors to take into account: pesticide issue, price increases, and the down trend of quality. …

- [2016.04.25]
- Pre-Booking for Bai Shu Raw Pu-erh Tea Mao-Cha 2016
We would like to offer the pre-booking of the Bai Shu Raw Pu-erh Tea. Bai Shu in Chinese language means White Bush. This tea is produced from the tealeaf collected from the white tea bush. We selected a natural farming tea garden, and in particular we only collect the tealeaf from the white tea bush …

- [2016.04.22]
- Tea made only from White Tea Trees
I have always been dreaming of making tea from a specific type of tea tree. I wish to collect the tea leaves from the tea tree that I personally selected and process it. This is half my hobby and half experimental based project. Throughout the years of my tea expedition in Yunnan, I met a …

- [2016.04.18]
- 2016 Ma An Shan Raw Pu-erh Tea Mao-Cha Pre-Booking
We purchased Ma An Shan Raw Pu-erh Tea. Tea became excellent quality this year because there was no rain one week before plucking season. Since we are very happy with the quality, we decided to open the pre-booking of the Ma An Shan mao cha (loose tea). Ma An Shan tea gives extraordinarily strong body …
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- Yunnan Chun Jian Green Tea from High Mountain Gardens
- Yunnan Chun Jian Green Tea is now available.This tea is made from naturally grown leaves harvested from high mountain gardens at 2100m above sea level. It has a rich, long-lasting lingering aftertaste, comparable to raw Pu-erh tea. Yunnan as a Distinctive Tea Growing Region Over the past 20 years, we have explored a wide range …
- Limited Loose Leaf Release of 2025 Da Xue Shan Wild Raw Pu-erh Tea
- We have released the 2025 loose-leaf version of Da Xue Shan Wild Raw Pu-erh Tea.This tea comes from wild tea trees that grow naturally in the high mountains of Yunnan Province, at elevations above 2000 meters. This year, we were only able to secure a small quantity for retail, and the current release is available …
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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.
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- The Malaysian National Newspaper, New Straits Times featured HOJO Tea on 17-Oct-2007.