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Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 15

- [2016.01.15]
- How long shall we brew tea on 2nd brewing?
I noticed that many people are not very certain about how long they should infuse tea for the 2nd brewing. Based on my observation, they tend to infuse 2nd brewing longer than the 1st brewing. Perhaps they thought it was necessary so as to extract the taste well. 2nd brewing must be kept short On …

- [2015.12.12]
- Rare white tea from Ma An Shan
We produced white tea using the material from Ma An Shan. This is one of the best sources of tea which gives extraordinarily strong body and aftertaste. Ma An Shan white tea gives very long lasting finishing and sweetish aftertaste. This is one of the exquisite white teas in our lineup. Tea from above 2000m …

- [2015.11.26]
- Rain during harvest season of tea is not welcomed
Quality of tea varies every year because of weather and climate. It is just like wine. In particular, the rain condition has a vast effect on the quality of tea. The quality of tea drops when there is a lot of rain during harvest season. Agricultural product harvested on rainy day gives very light and …

- [2015.11.25]
- Yan Ming Shan White Tea
HOJO Tea Newsletter No.31 – Yan Ming Shan White Tea – Yan Ming Shan white tea is our custom-made white tea in this year. We involved in selecting the material and designing the process. The fresh tea was collected from a small village in Lincang near the Myanmar country border. The altitude of the tea …

- [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 …
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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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- 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.