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Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 27

My customer sometimes asked me whether or not they should vacuum-pack the tea in order to maintain its freshness for many years. The vacuum-pack is definitely better than doing nothing. However, this is not good enough. Why the vacuum packaging is able to maintain the freshness of the tea? There are two functions of vacuum …

We launched Tie Guan Yin from Anxi, Fujian. The product name is Tie Guan Yin Lan Yun. The leaf of Tie Guan Yin cultivar Visting Anxi for quality Tie Guan Yin Tie Guan Yin is a very popular tea in China. The high quality Tie Guan Yin has a huge demand in domestic market. …

- [2013.03.22]
- Material that ruins the taste of tea
Many people often pay a lot of attentions on tea leaves and tea equipment in order to enjoy a nice cup of tea. However, people often overlooked the importance of water quality in making a perfect cup of tea. Scientifically, water is H2O. In our living environment, water does not exist as simple as it is. …

Smoke Gets into Your Tea – Debunk the Smoky Tea Myth Fresh plucked raw pu-erh tealeaves are usually processed through pan-frying. Traditional pan-frying processing would make the smoke gets into the tea. Some tea farmers, especially the minorities who live in the mountains in Yunnan tend to use primitive type of pan-frying method. They set …

- [2013.03.21]
- Tips on Tea Quality Inspection
There are many ways to judge the quality of tea. Among all, I would like to introduce one method: to check the unrolling speed of brewed leaf. The high quality leaf unroll very fast, while the poor quality leaf takes a long time to unroll, or sometimes it does not perfectly unroll. I would like …

- [2013.03.20]
- Do we have to use one tea pot for one tea?
It often comes to the discussion whether or not we should use one teapot for one tea. I would like to share some knowledge based on my first hands experience. It is the mineral that you need to care Flavor of tea disappear fast as it get oxidized 1. Flavor of tea …

- [2011.03.20]
- 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

- [2007.10.20]
- New Straits Times
The Malaysian National Newspaper, New Straits Times featured HOJO Tea on 17-Oct-2007.

- [2007.09.23]
- Sinchew Chinese Newspaper (星州)
23 September 2007, HOJO TEA Malaysia was introduced on Sinchew (星州), the Malaysia local Chinese news paper.It featured mainly about Japanese teapots.
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- New Release: Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea 2026, Loose Leaf
- We have released Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea 2026 in loose-leaf form.
- Yong De Wild White Tea 2026 – Limited Release
- We have released Yong De Wild White Tea 2026.We can produce only a very limited quantity each year, and it usually sells out within one or two days. If you are interested, please place your order as soon as possible. Origin and Background Yong De Wild Tea comes from wild Camellia taliensis trees growing naturally …
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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.
















