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- [2016.04.11]
- 2016 Wild Tea Mao-Cha on Sale for a Limited Time
We have completed the sourcing of two wild teas from Da Xue Shan, the Wild Spring Bud and Wild Tea. These teas are produced from the wild tea tree grown in native forest of Yunnan, China. For now, we would like to open for the booking of these two Wild Tea mao-cha (loose tea). The …
Since a few years ago, we have been introducing the wild black tea. Literally its name tells that it is produced from fresh tealeaf collected from the wild tea tree naturally grown in the mountain. In 2015, this tea was very popular. It was sold out much earlier than we expected. For us, managing the …
- [2016.04.06]
- HOJO original tailor-made tea from Yunnan
In HOJO’s tea lineup, we have many teas produced in Yunnan Province of China. We are always interested in Yunnan tea because if we work very hard to search we are still able to find some natural farming tea gardens in Yunnan. The quality of tea collected from those natural farming gardens is outstanding; in …
- [2016.04.01]
- The latest situation of Yunnan tea in 2016
Since last week, I have been staying in Yunnan for sourcing 2016 Yunnan tea. After visiting a number of tea gardens and manufacturers, we can overview the situation of Yunnan tea in 2016. Weather in Yunnan Generally, the weather in China this year is relatively dry and cold compared to 2015. It is exactly the …
- [2016.02.11]
- Development of lightly rolled Japanese green tea
Japanese green tea is less lasting in brewing Many people may find that the taste and flavor of Japanese green tea do not last over many infusions. The first infusion is strong and flavorful, but on third or even the second infusion, most of Japanese green tea tastes light and plain. Regardless of the brewing …
- [2016.02.09]
- High Mountain Silver Downy Raw Pu-erh Tea 2014
Tea made from 1 bud and 1 leaf High Mountain Silver Downy 2014 is made of tea grown in natural farming style. This is a raw pu-erh tea, and as it is, this is a very unusual pu-erh tea. This is because the plucking standard of this tea is “1 bud and 1 leaf”. It …
We often came across customers called the Shu Pu-erh tea as “cooked pu-erh” instead of ripe pu-erh tea. Many people thought that the ripe pu-erh tea is made by cooking tea with direct heating. In fact, it is incorrect. Shu has a few different meanings The word in Chinese and also in Japanese used for …
- [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 …
- [2015.11.25]
- 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 …
- [2015.09.28]
- 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 …
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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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