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Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 15
- [2015.11.22]
- Why do we rinse tea leaf?
We often rinse tea leaf before we brew it. Do you really know the reason for it? Some people say it is because Chinese tea is often contaminated by pesticide and the rinsing is cleansing process to get rid of it. Of course it is not true. If pesticide is used, it is applied in …
- [2015.10.08]
- What is the ideal tea for fermentation and aging?
The freshly-plucked tealeaf has green leafy aroma. When the fresh tealeaf undergoes appropriate fermentation or maturation, its green leafy aroma will becomes fruity or floral note. The fermentation of tea refers to the enzymatic oxidation, while the maturation means non-enzymatic oxidation. However, even if it undergoes fermentation or maturation, not all tea produces fruity or floral …
- [2015.09.28]
- Pesticide Status of Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong
One of the very important criteria we select tea is the safety. In particular, we care a lot on the pesticide. There are some tips I would like to share abut the pesticide status on Phoenix oolong. Official importing procedure to Japan Usually it is the must to conduct pesticide analysis if we officially import …
- [2015.09.25]
- Buying Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong in 2015
The quality and characteristic of Phoenix Dan Cong oolong varies a lot on each batch. As this tea is one of very important groups of tea in our lineup, we only purchase this tea visiting the production site after tasting many different batches. This is the 6th time I visited there. The reason why we …
We developed a new tea blended between Gong Ting grade ripe pu-erh and Yunnan black tea. We wanted to create a tea that gives sweet flavor with thick and mellow drinking feeling. Collaboration between ripe pu-erh tea and black tea Since some time ago, I have discovered that the combination between naturally farmed black tea …
We have just Mang Fei raw pu-erh tea. Mang Fei is one of four famous tea production areas in Lincang. Reason why we always like to buy tea from Lincang Generally, the tea production area located at south Yunnan such as Bu Lang Shan, Yiwu and Lao Bang Zhang are historically very famous. Due to …
- [2015.07.16]
- Progress of Developing Iga Natural Red Clay
We have been developing Iga Natural Red Clay teapot in a past few years. We were originally planning to introduce it in July, however, we are facing a technical issue. The surface of teapot becomes moist We have managed to finalize the clay and the refining method according to the ideal taste. After we made …
- [2015.07.07]
- Feng Qing Wild White Tea made of camellia taliensis
We have just released a new type of white tea that is produced from wild camellia taliensis that is native to a forest in Feng Qing. We named it as Feng Qing Wild White Tea. Wild tea collected from Feng Qing Feng Qing town is well-known by tea lovers and it is the heart of …
- [2015.05.28]
- What Everybody Ought to Know About Pu-erh Tea
What are the criteria that define the quality of pu-erh tea? How do we choose the right quality? Every year, I regularly visit Yunnan and stay there for a few weeks. In this article, I would like to share my experiences with you. What is pu-erh Tea? Historically, pu-erh tea was produced by the minority …
In making teas, most of the teas will undergo rolling process, except some white tea and green tea. The rolling means rubbing or crumpling the tealeaf. Some tea manufacturers use machine to roll the tealeaf, while some people use their hands to roll. I would like to explain the purpose of rolling, and how the …
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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.
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- 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
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- The Malaysian National Newspaper, New Straits Times featured HOJO Tea on 17-Oct-2007.