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[2014.12.23]: Asamiya Sencha, the rare Japanese green tea that gives full body

Asamiya sencha (朝宮煎茶) is from Shigaraki, Koga city in Shiga prefecture. Asamiya is the district that belongs to Shigaraki town.The taste of Asamiya sencha is very rich, full body and it gives lingering sweetness on our palate. In fact, full-body character is extremely rare for Japanese green tea. Asamiya is gifted place with special clay …

[2014.11.20]: Rare Yunnan green tea made with natural farming practice

Many of us tend to associate Chinese tea with pu-erh tea and oolong tea. However, more than 70% of tea produced in China is green tea (approximately 1138,000 tons). Literally, we can say that Chinese tea = green tea as a whole. If you have ever travelled to China, you might discover that most of …

[2014.10.02]: Selecting Suitable Clay for Japanese Green Tea

I would like to explain the points on how to choose the right type of clay teapot for a Japanese green tea. The taste alteration by various clay teapots The taste of tea will noticeably change depending on the type of clay we use. The outcome in the taste alteration using a clay teapot is …

[2014.09.15]: Ironic relationship between muscatel flavor and the quality of tea

We have released 2 types of Yunnan black tea that gives muscatel flavour. The intensity of the muscatel flavour on these teas is not as strong as that of Mi Xiang Black Tea from Taiwan. These two teas are giving subtle extent of muscatel flavour that is acting like a back dancer that is to …

[2014.09.06]: Drinking Pu-erh or Oolong Tea with Milk

Sometimes serious tea connoisseur does not like the concept of drinking tea with milk. However, there is no loss in you knowing that some teas go very well with milk. You may have a new discovery in taste. Milk increases the body of tea The idea of adding milk in tea is not only giving …

[2014.08.25]: How to identify the authentic Dong Ding Oolong

The Dong Ding Oolong is a very popular tea in Taiwan. I think it is not too much to say that Dong Ding oolong represents the Taiwan tea. If you have ever travelled in Taiwan, you may run into the Dong Ding oolong everywhere. The same product name has different prices, and some of them …

[2014.08.22]: Wild Spring Bud harvested from the wild tea tree at Da Xue Shan

We just released Wild Spring Bud raw pu-erh mao-cha; it is the loose tea buds harvested from the wild tree at Da Xue Shan area. We had ever sold this tea last year. In last year we only introduced the mao-cha of wild spring bud only for the customer who made a reservation in advance …

[2014.08.15]: Full body and strong after taste, Ma An Shan Raw Pu-erh Tea

This year in spring, I have bought Ma An Shan Raw Pu-erh Tea (馬鞍山古樹生茶）when I visited Yunnan. This tea was considered as an “expensive tea” in my line-ups. However, it was unexpectedly popular. I could only manage to purchase 10kg in total. I only got 5kg each for Japan and Malaysia. The characteristic of Ma …

[2014.06.05]: Finding Mei Lan raw pu-erh tea at 2000m high

One of the most popular pu-erh tea in our existing line-ups is Mei Lan raw pu-erh tea. This tea gives a very distinctive flavour that reminds us of a pomelo, grapefruit skin and some other citrus fruit. Since the flavour is very unique and attractive, we were introducing Mei Lan in mao-cha form. The village …

[2014.05.21]: General Review of Yunnan Tea Market in 2014

I was in Yunnan during April for sourcing pu-erh tea, black tea and white tea. I have been visiting this place in spring continually for the past 5 years. The price of Yunnan Tea 2014 has increased 10-20%. This year the price of tea was the primary issue. I was very concerned about the market …

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HOJO TEA Online Shop NEWS

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 …