tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61025104350601766022024-03-14T03:41:17.996+09:00Japanese Tea Story - published by AffiniTea -tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comBlogger536125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-26048798717942884232021-04-01T00:00:00.001+09:002021-04-01T00:00:00.281+09:00Sakura Season<p> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Sakura is a feast for the eyes.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BZJfy7VSgE4/YGA-70179zI/AAAAAAAAC0w/MjTtyLw_-TUHSI2KeJsSjDEKSmYRN25mwCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/164815467_3839045212846475_5493375936637738893_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BZJfy7VSgE4/YGA-70179zI/AAAAAAAAC0w/MjTtyLw_-TUHSI2KeJsSjDEKSmYRN25mwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/164815467_3839045212846475_5493375936637738893_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4oeWBaq9VpA/YGA_EDi0ryI/AAAAAAAAC00/G29HW-6iGOknOATKBCEhXmTxysUOqeToQCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/166090722_3839045239513139_7998221488817343811_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4oeWBaq9VpA/YGA_EDi0ryI/AAAAAAAAC00/G29HW-6iGOknOATKBCEhXmTxysUOqeToQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/166090722_3839045239513139_7998221488817343811_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iJ5hT-bcYfs/YGA_HxfCGLI/AAAAAAAAC04/qR1J-7AgwMQ-cwg3lkdpdeHVzXyXxsUdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/165172176_3839045312846465_7797876423065520681_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iJ5hT-bcYfs/YGA_HxfCGLI/AAAAAAAAC04/qR1J-7AgwMQ-cwg3lkdpdeHVzXyXxsUdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/165172176_3839045312846465_7797876423065520681_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Also a feast for the palate.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4jZEmLtgRWE/YGA_T176wjI/AAAAAAAAC1E/6_c2iQmMe9UJCUfruN7PSVhxMeuW5aNyACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_6307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4jZEmLtgRWE/YGA_T176wjI/AAAAAAAAC1E/6_c2iQmMe9UJCUfruN7PSVhxMeuW5aNyACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_6307.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br id="yiv6766591516yui_3_2_0_3_161691755796790" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Sencha named "sakura-hime (lit: sakura princess), which is blended with natural sakura leaves. It has a scent of sakura, giving me a feel of spring. Perfect with "sakura-mochi" sweets, which is wrapped in a sakura leaf.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gk-MJiDGK4M/YGA_aW4d4DI/AAAAAAAAC1M/Rjg94QubEnATzJVZK30euxpjDHX-jRamQCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/166272166_3839045332846463_4559772313418649335_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gk-MJiDGK4M/YGA_aW4d4DI/AAAAAAAAC1M/Rjg94QubEnATzJVZK30euxpjDHX-jRamQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/166272166_3839045332846463_4559772313418649335_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-69554246911600711842021-03-30T00:00:00.001+09:002021-03-30T00:00:05.906+09:00Wakocha by a pioneer of Japanese Black Tea Industry<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">【Benifuki Wakocha by Mr Niroku Muramatsu’s signature tea, at Mariko in Shizuoka】</span></p><span class="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr Muramatsu is a pioneer of Japanese black tea industry and also virtually revitalized “benifuki”, which is now the most popular cultivar to make black tea in Japan. Even now, so many tea growers constantly seek for his advice and guidance. Niroku, together with his wonderful wife Tokie, always welcome them and generously shares his techniques to all.<br /><br />His 2020 tea "mariko kocha", benifuki second flush, produces a deep ruby colored liquor. Flowery and herby aroma are coming up from a teapot while brewing. Also great with milk.</span><div><span style="color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-icr75Vtpp-Y/YGA-MmOzq2I/AAAAAAAAC0k/vc5pE1OKsRA-YTSu0UJlo176vJRTdjumQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_6234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-icr75Vtpp-Y/YGA-MmOzq2I/AAAAAAAAC0k/vc5pE1OKsRA-YTSu0UJlo176vJRTdjumQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_6234.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><span class="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Together with "sakura mochi".</span></div></div><div><span class="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6JoUEtwP_CU/YGA-TM4nUZI/AAAAAAAAC0o/OkQeh_kerVIk8aXy-7bi9z8kMet2x8a1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_6240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6JoUEtwP_CU/YGA-TM4nUZI/AAAAAAAAC0o/OkQeh_kerVIk8aXy-7bi9z8kMet2x8a1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_6240.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span class="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-82235890126377295052021-03-29T00:00:00.001+09:002021-03-29T00:00:05.813+09:00My Hand-rolled Black Tea<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">My hand-rolled black tea using sayamakaori cultivar sent from Mr Matsumoto, Sakuranoen, in Kumamoto.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Still a little early for tea season 2021, but he has withered and frozen some leaves picked in the past so that tea-lovers can experience tea making throughout the year.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Tea color turned out to be more reddish than I expected, which is good. It has "some" flavour (I cannot say "wonderful"...), and a mild texture without any harshness. Not bad. Thank you, Matsumoto-san:-)</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NOM9Hzy7h_c/YGA9WFfWlgI/AAAAAAAAC0c/6Ys2oG0H1s0V-Kvai_fh_so104jq8ljsACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/4FA669CB-4E4A-4BC0-9D1E-2A651E1B6C8C.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NOM9Hzy7h_c/YGA9WFfWlgI/AAAAAAAAC0c/6Ys2oG0H1s0V-Kvai_fh_so104jq8ljsACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/4FA669CB-4E4A-4BC0-9D1E-2A651E1B6C8C.JPG" /></a></div><br />tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-32710065343547570392021-03-28T17:23:00.000+09:002021-03-28T17:23:19.894+09:00Kabusecha from Minamiyamashiro village in Kyoto<h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">【Kabusecha by Mr Nakakubo at Minamiyamashiro village in Kyoto】<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Minamiyamashiro, only village in Kyoto, is a well-known tea producing area. Mr Nakakubo’s family has been producing tea incl. green and black at the village more than100 years. This "kabusecha" is one of them.</span></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AIHnJrGs_Po/YGA8f1ocrbI/AAAAAAAAC0I/nI2JbL8VM64cCobqqejOpIq6vime7cn3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/%25E4%25B8%25AD%25E7%25AA%25AA%25EF%25BC%2592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AIHnJrGs_Po/YGA8f1ocrbI/AAAAAAAAC0I/nI2JbL8VM64cCobqqejOpIq6vime7cn3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/%25E4%25B8%25AD%25E7%25AA%25AA%25EF%25BC%2592.jpg" /></a><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Kabusecha is covered green tea. When L-Theanine, a component of Umami (savory flavour), in the leaves is exposed to sunlight, it changes to catechin, a component of astringency. So in order to maintain L-Theanine, the leaves are covered around for 10 days (different from region to region) before being harvested to avoid direct sunlight. In Kyoto, tea covered more than 14 days can be called “kabusecha”.(Tea covered shorter than that is called “sencha”)</span></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Brewing method is up to your mood. When you want something to make you feel relaxed, brew it with a lower temperature hot water. When you are in mood for more refreshing tea, you can brew it with hotter water for shorter brewing time. Very versatile.</span></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">His kabusecha made from "saeakari" cultivar has a mild texture and a good umami with a hint of sweetness like grains.</span></span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d8L4pbtPvX4/YGA8sYzv6MI/AAAAAAAAC0Q/u0hcrjbVOkQOF4JPjDTJjGAgncpBvTPggCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/%25E4%25B8%25AD%25E7%25AA%25AA%25EF%25BC%2596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d8L4pbtPvX4/YGA8sYzv6MI/AAAAAAAAC0Q/u0hcrjbVOkQOF4JPjDTJjGAgncpBvTPggCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/%25E4%25B8%25AD%25E7%25AA%25AA%25EF%25BC%2596.JPG" /></span></a></div><br /><div><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-3179876194539299152021-02-27T00:00:00.001+09:002021-02-27T00:00:04.066+09:00Matcha on Ice Cream<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_161397212226180 yui_3_2_0_4_161398321526386" id="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261155" lang="EN-US">Sprinkle matcha on Ice cream. </span><span id="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261199">It might be hard to tell the difference on the photo, but a huge difference when you taste.</span></span></p><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span class="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_161397212226192 yui_3_2_0_4_161398321526394" id="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261149" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;">【Hand-picked matcha ground by stone mill (left)】 </span></span></div><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span class="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_161397212226192 yui_3_2_0_4_161398321526394" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;"> -- deeper and more vivid green in colour, finer texture, milder and sweeter taste.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" id="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261185" style="background-color: white;"><span class="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_161397212226194 yui_3_2_0_4_161398321526396" id="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261188" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" id="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261185" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">【Cooking grad matcha ground by machine (right) 】 </span></div><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" id="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261185" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> -- a bit dull and yellowish green in colour, rougher texture, and bitter.</span></div><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span class="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_161397212226198 yui_3_2_0_4_1613983215263102" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span class="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_161397212226198 yui_3_2_0_4_1613983215263102" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span class="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_161397212226198 yui_3_2_0_4_1613983215263102" lang="EN-US"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7frFsIz-n0s/YDNu6hhR1yI/AAAAAAAACzg/QmaWR0S4wHUzw2LHJWwg3GS64dv1LkXCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_6030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7frFsIz-n0s/YDNu6hhR1yI/AAAAAAAACzg/QmaWR0S4wHUzw2LHJWwg3GS64dv1LkXCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_6030.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span class="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_161397212226198 yui_3_2_0_4_1613983215263102" lang="EN-US"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-knGTN-fnj2E/YDNvBmCjwII/AAAAAAAACzk/3CoX8y5BTb4VEQ9j0SxbZhbnQpxk_MnQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_6029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-knGTN-fnj2E/YDNvBmCjwII/AAAAAAAACzk/3CoX8y5BTb4VEQ9j0SxbZhbnQpxk_MnQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_6029.jpg" /></a></div></span></div><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span class="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261100 yui_3_2_0_4_1613983215263104" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" id="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261206" style="background-color: white;"><span class="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261100 yui_3_2_0_4_1613983215263106" id="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261189" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;">Both matcha are from Ujitawara city in Kyoto.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1498856889MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_4_1613983215263155" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv1498856889yui_3_2_0_5_1613972122261102 yui_3_2_0_4_1613983215263108" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "New serif";"> </span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-22510578780080973452021-02-22T17:42:00.000+09:002021-02-22T17:42:18.584+09:00Japanese Oolong in Mariko<p> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">【Japanese Oolong by Mr Niroku Muramatsu in Shizuoka】</span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Mr Muramatsu, who will turn 81 soon, is a leading tea master of Japanese black and oolong tea world. Without him, Japanese black tea industry wouldn't have revitalized as we see now. Unfortunately, bad things happened one after another to him last year, but his passion and love to tea never fades. Age is just a number.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FujlmCJItd8/YDNuSNvMINI/AAAAAAAACzY/_skfZarU4KEsm-igsASaSNBrwYKfog-6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FujlmCJItd8/YDNuSNvMINI/AAAAAAAACzY/_skfZarU4KEsm-igsASaSNBrwYKfog-6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5987.jpg" /></a></div><div><br id="yui_3_2_0_3_161398321526363" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br id="yui_3_2_0_3_161398321526366" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Clear and golden liquor has a full of floral aroma like orchid. A round texture with a gentle aftertaste lingers beautifully.</span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-11305793447868206982021-02-12T00:00:00.001+09:002021-02-12T00:00:01.165+09:00Bancha<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I found a harbinger of spring, "ume (Japanese plum)" blossoms at a local small shrine. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JamM_BO5lBs/YCOoO6CsWTI/AAAAAAAACyg/SXEWLfwf2-UqaVWQkbaj9a2ER1Gle5MlQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JamM_BO5lBs/YCOoO6CsWTI/AAAAAAAACyg/SXEWLfwf2-UqaVWQkbaj9a2ER1Gle5MlQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5955.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I also found another sign of spring, "yomogi mochi (a Japanese herb flavored sweets)" at a tiny tea house in the shrine. How can I resist it!? Together with "bancha". </span></p><div class="yiv1217463017MsoNormal" id="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175140" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175110 yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744114" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VeGR2JrTFYM/YCOodBEK1NI/AAAAAAAACyo/EHRMKCA9pVUJqTs9tF2yD7ASVaOxb6u_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/0EA60B48-2966-4295-ACCF-ABEF9820B5C1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VeGR2JrTFYM/YCOodBEK1NI/AAAAAAAACyo/EHRMKCA9pVUJqTs9tF2yD7ASVaOxb6u_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/0EA60B48-2966-4295-ACCF-ABEF9820B5C1.JPG" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="yiv1217463017MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744139" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175112 yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744116" id="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175135" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Bancha is tea usually made from late summer or autumn leaves in a local method as a daily tea for local people. So when we say "bancha", it has different meanings and different characters from region to region. </span></div><div class="yiv1217463017MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744139" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175112 yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744116" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv1217463017MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744139" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7wt4en9t4pU/YCOok--OZCI/AAAAAAAACy0/RHzmhSJYqFggX-pQYAeUqN-bPlY7l5PaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7wt4en9t4pU/YCOok--OZCI/AAAAAAAACy0/RHzmhSJYqFggX-pQYAeUqN-bPlY7l5PaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5959.jpg" /></a></div><span class="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175112 yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744116" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv1217463017MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744139" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175112 yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744116" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In any case, bancha is considered low-grade and inexpensive. But drinking bancha on such a beautiful place and day is priceless. It was what I felt grateful for on this day.</span></div><div class="yiv1217463017MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744139" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175112 yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744116" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv1217463017MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744139" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c1O8RZvheU4/YCOo-iznBoI/AAAAAAAACzI/4KpdXAyqHxEJ_dVDuQy9ew2A0Fy0_RTfACLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/E78C613B-E4DC-4B17-99B5-3BC62ABA8DB5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c1O8RZvheU4/YCOo-iznBoI/AAAAAAAACzI/4KpdXAyqHxEJ_dVDuQy9ew2A0Fy0_RTfACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/E78C613B-E4DC-4B17-99B5-3BC62ABA8DB5.JPG" /></a></div><span class="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175112 yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744116" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv1217463017MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744139" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175112 yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744116" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv1217463017MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744139" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TUzZ9nJAPEg/YCOouBUIWuI/AAAAAAAACy8/YL_39riO63YiPJyEDLZvFHwr-X2kku5egCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TUzZ9nJAPEg/YCOouBUIWuI/AAAAAAAACy8/YL_39riO63YiPJyEDLZvFHwr-X2kku5egCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5960.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="yiv1217463017MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744139" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175112 yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744116" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv1217463017MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744139" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /><span class="yiv1217463017yui_3_2_0_6_1612936050175112 yui_3_2_0_3_1612949334744116" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-17918898208038812152021-02-06T19:13:00.000+09:002021-02-06T19:13:40.598+09:00 Uji Cha LOVE Tea Party 2021<p><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384172" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384283" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612585044393184 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612598390490188 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612605312116194 yui_3_2_0_3_1612605538996208" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384362">I joined a webinar from Ujitawara town known as “the birthplace of Japanese green tea” where Mr Soen Nagatani, who invented sencha production method, was born.</span><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612585044393186 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612598390490190 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612605312116196 yui_3_2_0_3_1612605538996210" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612585044393323"> </span></span></span></p><p><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384172" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S7KmYVtW6Vc/YB5oz6ib4II/AAAAAAAACxs/pVQrQslt9JoYEFtqmB_-YI36IONfRBiqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S7KmYVtW6Vc/YB5oz6ib4II/AAAAAAAACxs/pVQrQslt9JoYEFtqmB_-YI36IONfRBiqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5940.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384172" lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612585044393186 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612598390490190 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612605312116196 yui_3_2_0_3_1612605538996210"><p><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384172" lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384172" lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612585044393186 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612598390490190 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612605312116196 yui_3_2_0_3_1612605538996210"><br /></span></span></span></p>We t</span></span><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612598390490192 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612605312116198 yui_3_2_0_3_1612605538996212" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612585044393326">ried tasting flight using several kinds of wonderful tea (all made in Ujitawara) sent by the the town in advance.</span></span><p></p><p><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384172" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612598390490192 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612605312116198 yui_3_2_0_3_1612605538996212"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384172" lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612598390490192 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612605312116198 yui_3_2_0_3_1612605538996212"><span style="background-color: white;">1) From left to right: </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Sencha/Hand-picked Gyokuro / Kabusecha.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Especially, gyokuro is so beautiful. Glossy, dark green color and beautiful needle shape. Of course, it has a lot of umami.</span></span></p><p><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384172" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BS9XaZhKuFw/YB5o888pQyI/AAAAAAAACxw/D0_hP2-ifpMMRP4MM-DLxiICEO-hSeQgACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BS9XaZhKuFw/YB5o888pQyI/AAAAAAAACxw/D0_hP2-ifpMMRP4MM-DLxiICEO-hSeQgACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5916.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612598390490192 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612605312116198 yui_3_2_0_3_1612605538996212"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XYI8fjMVueI/YB5pAuZ57UI/AAAAAAAACx0/sLrg78k3QpAN2V8m8VmEi7A-aC8U64lKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/155B6C04-7BA3-4FDE-B687-51ACC8D70D37.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XYI8fjMVueI/YB5pAuZ57UI/AAAAAAAACx0/sLrg78k3QpAN2V8m8VmEi7A-aC8U64lKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/155B6C04-7BA3-4FDE-B687-51ACC8D70D37.JPG" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="yiv0824787466MsoNormal" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384352" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="yiv0824787466MsoNormal" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384352" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 2) From left to right:Hand-picked Matcha / Machine-picked Matcha / Cooking grade Matcha </span></div><div class="yiv0824787466MsoNormal" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384352" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv0824787466MsoNormal" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384352" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cooking grade has a bitterness, and the color is not vivid enough. On the other hand, hand-picked matcha has a smooth texture and milder and frothy when you make. </span></div><div class="yiv0824787466MsoNormal" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384352" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "MS PGothic", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7HgIBhsKfuU/YB5pU2Z64DI/AAAAAAAACyA/LxDq7uxwaZ8XOHq0k8ZSO1iqQIDZNWIIACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7HgIBhsKfuU/YB5pU2Z64DI/AAAAAAAACyA/LxDq7uxwaZ8XOHq0k8ZSO1iqQIDZNWIIACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5927.jpg" /></a></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When the situation gets better, I would love to visit Ujitawara again.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0aZzf2hHDG8/YB5rB7ISToI/AAAAAAAACyM/2eWkUgnL9DM7o7P1QtTq2QCfUw0HA3DOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/B26833AB-65DB-4850-8D2F-72EBC698024F.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0aZzf2hHDG8/YB5rB7ISToI/AAAAAAAACyM/2eWkUgnL9DM7o7P1QtTq2QCfUw0HA3DOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/B26833AB-65DB-4850-8D2F-72EBC698024F.JPG" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The farther of Japanese green tea, Mr Nagatani Soen and the house where he was born. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><div class="yiv0824787466MsoNormal" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612585044393367" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "MS PGothic", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384176 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612585044393190 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612598390490194 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612605312116200 yui_3_2_0_3_1612605538996214" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "new times", serif;"> </span></div><div class="yiv0824787466MsoNormal" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384352" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "MS PGothic", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0824787466MsoNormal" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612585044393333" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "MS PGothic", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384178 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612585044393194 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612598390490198 yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_3_1612605312116204 yui_3_2_0_3_1612605538996220" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "new times", serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv0824787466MsoNormal" id="yiv0824787466yui_3_2_0_4_1612505570384346" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "MS PGothic", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-22668277339637910602021-01-30T16:42:00.001+09:002021-01-30T16:42:08.778+09:00MY Hand-Made Osaka Black Tea<p></p><div id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"></div></div><p></p><div id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840">【Three and a half months old Osaka wakocha】</div><div id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><div id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><div id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><br id="yui_3_2_0_3_1611992363602293" /></div><div id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><span id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_4_1611828764930158"><span class="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_1611828764930150" id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_1611811737234157">Last autumn, </span><span class="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_1611828764930152" id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_4_1611828764930102">I made a small amount of black tea from leaves in a tiny tea garden that I sometime tend to. </span><span class="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_1611828764930154" id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_3_1611811737234166">I made this just for fun, so I am not saying this is great, but c</span>ompared to freshly-made tea, it has a little more citrusy aroma, savory flavor with a rounder texture, which is good news.</span></div></div></div></div><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840" style="background-color: white;"><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IgGZQ-vhps4/YBUEJWzWmQI/AAAAAAAACxI/J01laAc8yaIhgprpkb2B28TitDeA8WNvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/606BCC9E-8DF1-465B-B966-132A63E85C6D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IgGZQ-vhps4/YBUEJWzWmQI/AAAAAAAACxI/J01laAc8yaIhgprpkb2B28TitDeA8WNvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/606BCC9E-8DF1-465B-B966-132A63E85C6D.JPG" /></span></a></div></div><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_1611811737234118" /></span></div><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><span id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_4_1611828764930107" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Since tea seeds are emerged from tea fruits, I soak them into water to see if they are likely to germinate. The sinkers are likely to do while floaters are not. </span><span id="yiv1414063493yui_3_2_0_4_1611828764930134" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Unfortunately, many of them seem to be duds....which is a sad news. </span></div><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Whatever it is, tea is fun.</span></div><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7-BYTr-f7-E/YBUERUDRFqI/AAAAAAAACxQ/ukp2Y8WTb4kSuEI33MiTyZt4YKHHAxdcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7-BYTr-f7-E/YBUERUDRFqI/AAAAAAAACxQ/ukp2Y8WTb4kSuEI33MiTyZt4YKHHAxdcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5015.JPG" /></span></a></div><div id="yiv9469315888yui_3_2_0_3_160258172671840"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5FrVTUZlSHI/YBUEU_XarZI/AAAAAAAACxU/ja0uld8F4XYVkLK44pcRsJ7qoKaLPq9owCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/280C2529-1AAB-4563-B38E-F7175220C3C7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5FrVTUZlSHI/YBUEU_XarZI/AAAAAAAACxU/ja0uld8F4XYVkLK44pcRsJ7qoKaLPq9owCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/280C2529-1AAB-4563-B38E-F7175220C3C7.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div></div></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-43157663747099523292020-12-22T18:45:00.001+09:002020-12-22T18:45:14.175+09:00Snowing Mountain Tea in Yabe, Yame city<p> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">【</span><span class="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799568222768 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799626268474 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799757416380 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160802237984886 yui_3_2_0_3_160811112877092" lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Wakocha by Mr Harashima at Yabe village, Yame city in Fukuoka</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">】</span><span class="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799568222772 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799626268478 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799757416384 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160802237984890 yui_3_2_0_3_160811112877096" lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><div class="yiv6264591723MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GranFVmi0cA/X9nXoTFuf7I/AAAAAAAACwQ/8hRPXSmOClAKUe5fVUJYNMF3FBaVdJ6IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GranFVmi0cA/X9nXoTFuf7I/AAAAAAAACwQ/8hRPXSmOClAKUe5fVUJYNMF3FBaVdJ6IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5592.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span class="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799568222774 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799626268480 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799757416386 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160802237984892 yui_3_2_0_3_160811112877098" id="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_1607995682227104" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /><span id="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_1607995682227105" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Yabe village is surrounded by mountains at 500-650 meters above sea level in Yame city, one of the well-known tea producing areas. Winter in the village is really harsh, and the tea fields are blanketed with snow at this time of year. The tea goes into hibernation while reserving nutrients, and wait long for spring. Mr Harashima produces beautiful organic tea including Sencha, Gyokuro, Wakocha (black tea), Hojicha etc. using such delicate but hardy buds and leaves. </span></span></div><div class="yiv6264591723MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799568222774 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799626268480 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799757416386 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160802237984892 yui_3_2_0_3_160811112877098" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="yiv6264591723MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799568222774 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799626268480 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799757416386 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160802237984892 yui_3_2_0_3_160811112877098" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-99V0aZ4y598/X9nXxBWfEvI/AAAAAAAACwU/bh_nrQLSHfY_2x7ztUTxc3ldgtyqKLhsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-99V0aZ4y598/X9nXxBWfEvI/AAAAAAAACwU/bh_nrQLSHfY_2x7ztUTxc3ldgtyqKLhsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5578.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="yiv6264591723MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799568222778 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799626268484 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799757416390 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160802237984896 yui_3_2_0_3_1608111128770102" lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="yiv6264591723MsoNormal" id="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_1607995616621163" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799568222780 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799626268486 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799757416392 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160802237984898 yui_3_2_0_3_1608111128770104" id="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_1607995616621168" lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">His wakocha, Yabukita cultivar, has a citrusy note with a hint of woodiness. Nicely round texture.</span></div><div class="yiv6264591723MsoNormal" id="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_1607995616621163" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799568222780 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799626268486 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799757416392 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160802237984898 yui_3_2_0_3_1608111128770104" lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv6264591723MsoNormal" id="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_1607995616621163" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0qv-kuemGQM/X9nX6116ZnI/AAAAAAAACwc/6D2vZElnXgsDJUu-UPLUwjBVtZnA2T5XACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/CF3B2213-589F-44D0-9758-EDB3E45B1628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0qv-kuemGQM/X9nX6116ZnI/AAAAAAAACwc/6D2vZElnXgsDJUu-UPLUwjBVtZnA2T5XACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/CF3B2213-589F-44D0-9758-EDB3E45B1628.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span class="yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799568222780 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799626268486 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160799757416392 yiv6264591723yui_3_2_0_3_160802237984898 yui_3_2_0_3_1608111128770104" lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-90552978994158687572020-12-16T18:45:00.001+09:002020-12-16T18:45:42.553+09:00Samurai Wakocha <p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><Wakocha by Mr Yamamoto, SAMURAI Teafarm in Makinohara, Shizuoka></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Mr Yamamoto’s ancestors served for Tokugawa shogunate, and started to develop Makinohara area for tea prod</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">uction in 1872. Their samurai spirit is still inherited in the name of the “SAMURAI teafarm”. The current owner, Mr Morihiko Yamamoto, is the 5th generation to run the farm, producing "tokumushicha" (deeper steamed fukamushicha) and wakocha (Japanese black tea) and so the list goes on.</span></p><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">1) His 2nd flush Benifuki cultivar's wakocha, bitten by leaf hopper, has a flowery note with a lingering finish</span><div><span style="color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PfwhhZvLXp4/X9nWbug4uGI/AAAAAAAACvw/I8SIXFZAS5Eaf0jiACAYIU_oDA1aMqNbACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PfwhhZvLXp4/X9nWbug4uGI/AAAAAAAACvw/I8SIXFZAS5Eaf0jiACAYIU_oDA1aMqNbACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5555.jpg" /></a></div></span><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">2) Roasted leafhopper-bitten 2nd flush Benifuki wakocha </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">He roasts the tea meticulously, giving it a deep amber colour, and sweet flavour like ripened fruit and honey. When cool down, the beautiful fragrance stands out more, and it lasts long in a cup. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_3ns6ziTAaY/X9nW5pSYrOI/AAAAAAAACwA/VX1VYD6j6po8GDPPFI2ylyyBBS_E4IIYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_3ns6ziTAaY/X9nW5pSYrOI/AAAAAAAACwA/VX1VYD6j6po8GDPPFI2ylyyBBS_E4IIYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5561.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Their Samurai spirit inherited from ancestors is also in the package:-). </span></div></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GdCrVvd-CmE/X9nXFHlEGtI/AAAAAAAACwE/nD_sKMmJnAsRTxXlhYo3T6KAXgxvnl1qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/70E7CFD8-D851-4634-A903-083B19634D6D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GdCrVvd-CmE/X9nXFHlEGtI/AAAAAAAACwE/nD_sKMmJnAsRTxXlhYo3T6KAXgxvnl1qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/70E7CFD8-D851-4634-A903-083B19634D6D.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-16774145915285458802020-12-02T18:47:00.004+09:002020-12-02T21:08:48.335+09:00Virtual Locally-Grown Tea Convention 2020<p><span class="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_160645667569766 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_160647742543172 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_5_160651990155478 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_160656758573384 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_3_160664366498390 yui_3_2_0_3_160690087783998" face="sans-serif" id="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_1606456675697115" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Annual national locally-grown tea convention hosted by a tea-growing village, Hinohara in Tokyo. Tea growers (who produce green tea and experimental teas like black tea) and tea lovers joined the event focusing on Japanese experimental teas. Unlike other years, it was a virtual event by REMO. </span><span class="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_5_160651990155480 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_160656758573386 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_3_160664366498392 yui_3_2_0_3_1606900877839100" face="sans-serif" id="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_1606477425431151" style="font-size: 11pt;">25 different kinds of wakocha (Japanese black tea), and </span><span class="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_5_160651990155484 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_160656758573390 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_3_160664366498394 yui_3_2_0_3_1606900877839102" face="sans-serif" id="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_1606477425431160" style="font-size: 11pt;">a tea scoop made from the local cedar were sent to all the guests in advance. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OnwFG7xgY-8/X8dfQ3sv3FI/AAAAAAAACvI/Mlkxu4gKqQckIAsWExJS8utvhKYKmvBdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OnwFG7xgY-8/X8dfQ3sv3FI/AAAAAAAACvI/Mlkxu4gKqQckIAsWExJS8utvhKYKmvBdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5453.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span class="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_5_160651990155484 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_160656758573390 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_3_160664366498394 yui_3_2_0_3_1606900877839102" face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="yiv8817898007MsoNormal" id="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_1606477425431128" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OypLmfOSLus/X8dfaKEfiOI/AAAAAAAACvM/ci-1SSUcsDAbi8XSRex9IoTwS_-wi7znACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OypLmfOSLus/X8dfaKEfiOI/AAAAAAAACvM/ci-1SSUcsDAbi8XSRex9IoTwS_-wi7znACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5429.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="yiv8817898007MsoNormal" id="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_1606477425431128" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_5_160651990155484 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_160656758573390 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_3_160664366498394 yui_3_2_0_3_1606900877839108" face="sans-serif" id="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_3_1606643664983161" style="font-size: 11pt;">On that day, attendees enjoyed chatting with tea growers in a small group to ask about their tea while drinking, which was a great opportunity for all. </span></div><div class="yiv8817898007MsoNormal" id="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_1606477425431128" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_5_160651990155484 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_160656758573390 yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_3_160664366498394 yui_3_2_0_3_1606900877839108" face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv8817898007MsoNormal" id="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_1606477425431128" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yTw-3v2JYQo/X8dfkr-f7vI/AAAAAAAACvU/6mY8bmIaVF0K1KFvrS4QzlNcZVcC6qu3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yTw-3v2JYQo/X8dfkr-f7vI/AAAAAAAACvU/6mY8bmIaVF0K1KFvrS4QzlNcZVcC6qu3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5458.jpg" /></a></div><span class="yui_3_2_0_3_1606900877839110" face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv8817898007MsoNormal" id="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_4_1606477425431128" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yui_3_2_0_3_1606900877839110" face="sans-serif" id="yiv8817898007yui_3_2_0_3_1606643664983215" style="font-size: 11pt;">After the event, I was honored to be invited to a meeting for 25 tea growers and stull members too. Good to hear that they exchanges their opinions about tea production to refine their tea, how they appeal tea to customers, how they pass down tea industry to next generations etc.....Unfortunately, the consumption of tea has been decreasing, but their passion and sincerity will make it happen :-) </span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-91866994249321036872020-11-20T00:00:00.001+09:002020-11-20T00:00:02.952+09:00Japanese Green Oolong and Dark Oolong<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span class="yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_3_1605578407385152 yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_4_1605589093040158 yui_3_2_0_4_1605607638218164" lang="EN-US">Ehime prefecture is not a big tea producing area. Rather, it is well-known for mandarin oranges. In such area, Waki </span></span><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span class="yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_3_1605578407385152 yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_4_1605589093040158 yui_3_2_0_4_1605607638218164" lang="EN-US">family has long been producing good organic green tea in the mountain area, Shingu town in Ehime. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span class="yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_3_1605578407385152 yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_4_1605589093040158 yui_3_2_0_4_1605607638218164" lang="EN-US">Their green tea is also used for hugely popular local sweets; </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Sencha custard pudding & Matcha daifuku (rice cake sweets). Thanks to good tea, especially the daifuku is a big hit. Perfect balance of gentle sweetness of cream and anko (red bean paste) inside and pleasant bitterness of their matcha outside attracts so many people. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Aq44AdLJq8/X7Oh-f-H60I/AAAAAAAACt8/WfmmR19iZSsKUVKb5hHH7C94maBrTP2HgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Aq44AdLJq8/X7Oh-f-H60I/AAAAAAAACt8/WfmmR19iZSsKUVKb5hHH7C94maBrTP2HgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5197.JPG" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EchIfatFRx4/X7OiCe6LmaI/AAAAAAAACuA/E59taJqSB_wvJM4jCEIg8nVz66Z32uuUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EchIfatFRx4/X7OiCe6LmaI/AAAAAAAACuA/E59taJqSB_wvJM4jCEIg8nVz66Z32uuUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5198.JPG" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rjmrjVUUqf4/X7OiGM5_1OI/AAAAAAAACuE/0E_tG_afYhIH0issEsaKC-1AtcSZJvZWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/EOUV1843.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rjmrjVUUqf4/X7OiGM5_1OI/AAAAAAAACuE/0E_tG_afYhIH0issEsaKC-1AtcSZJvZWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/EOUV1843.JPG" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Unfortunately, the consumption of green tea has been decreasing nationwide. So <span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span class="yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_3_1605578407385152 yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_4_1605589093040158 yui_3_2_0_4_1605607638218164" lang="EN-US">the 4</span></span><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span id="yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_3_1605507360533475"><span class="yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_3_1605578407385154 yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_4_1605589093040160 yui_3_2_0_4_1605607638218166" lang="EN-US">th</span></span><span id="yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_3_1605574050155400"></span><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span class="yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_3_1605578407385156 yiv3298692437yui_3_2_0_4_1605589093040162 yui_3_2_0_4_1605607638218168" lang="EN-US"> generation, Mr Junki Waki, has started making black and oolong teas in addition to green tea.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"></span></span></p><p><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yWjsfsN0xPM/X7Oja-dh8oI/AAAAAAAACuo/zeicW8QOAYkTOJG_4wypRa0j6ALNGOKRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/GKBD8908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yWjsfsN0xPM/X7Oja-dh8oI/AAAAAAAACuo/zeicW8QOAYkTOJG_4wypRa0j6ALNGOKRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/GKBD8908.JPG" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green oolong (left) and Dark oolong (right )</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YdPety2DOXw/X7OjfpS9y8I/AAAAAAAACus/N665Qjx99Bk8bGR_D2pRsJd9OR4zHBxXACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YdPety2DOXw/X7OjfpS9y8I/AAAAAAAACus/N665Qjx99Bk8bGR_D2pRsJd9OR4zHBxXACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5242.JPG" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black tea known as Wakocha</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span style="font-family: arial;">He said this is a challenging for our future.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span class="yiv3298692437yui32031605505793112132"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></p>*Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomokoh22/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/tomokoh22/</a><br /><p></p>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-65457838803888828982020-11-17T00:00:00.001+09:002020-11-17T00:00:07.333+09:00Asamiya tea - Koshun cultivar-<p><span style="font-family: arial;">S</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: arial;">encha of “koshun” cultivar by Kitada family in Asamiya. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial;">Interestingly, koshun grown in Shizuoka has more milky note, but the one grown in Asamiya has flowery, herby and Sakura leafy flavour. Their glossy and deep green color leaves produce a round and rich texture. Very satisfying. Asamiya-cha is one of the best tea we should be proud of. Perfect with its local "kusamochi".</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x5Pz81xPYqk/X65c8PQtPgI/AAAAAAAACtk/UaX6Pjzt5is26AOS_atLhVxHon16NMdVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x5Pz81xPYqk/X65c8PQtPgI/AAAAAAAACtk/UaX6Pjzt5is26AOS_atLhVxHon16NMdVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5095.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-66113683115258264312020-11-13T19:15:00.003+09:002020-11-13T19:15:42.788+09:00Asamiya Tea Field<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Asamiya is one of the oldest and the best tea-producing areas thanks to rich soil and climate, especially a big gap temperature between days and nights. Since the tea is often used as blend tea of “Uji cha”, it may not be well-known widely though.</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Visited to Kitada family's tea gardens in Asamiya. Their gardens are dotted on the hilly areas, which is tough just to get there. But so beautifu land crispy air feels so refreshing. </span><div><span style="color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I09rj6AAmOQ/X65cJpuugiI/AAAAAAAACs0/p-hLs2JLA78D0WgptivY7oRN7fjpK_4FACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/123413154_3454060724678261_8405179426367868368_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I09rj6AAmOQ/X65cJpuugiI/AAAAAAAACs0/p-hLs2JLA78D0WgptivY7oRN7fjpK_4FACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/123413154_3454060724678261_8405179426367868368_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u0WhNhy7oco/X65cQ18A7sI/AAAAAAAACs4/XrSWFINDIT8wJmmivtChLlJQCUqdnKkIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u0WhNhy7oco/X65cQ18A7sI/AAAAAAAACs4/XrSWFINDIT8wJmmivtChLlJQCUqdnKkIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5045.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sHkxj84OsbY/X65cXHFkPhI/AAAAAAAACs8/KaR7VMQ2RK4W_CBdg74CYd_tym1Ncn7XgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sHkxj84OsbY/X65cXHFkPhI/AAAAAAAACs8/KaR7VMQ2RK4W_CBdg74CYd_tym1Ncn7XgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5075.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">And surprised to see numerous fans, which is to protect young tea from frost in early spring.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f030OtX44Ho/X65ccfzBXqI/AAAAAAAACtA/9hnXgT0V_mkVVFvHy2B5UNghG-qMQA__gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f030OtX44Ho/X65ccfzBXqI/AAAAAAAACtA/9hnXgT0V_mkVVFvHy2B5UNghG-qMQA__gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5046.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jnFr7zOHQ1Q/X65cg4JHdnI/AAAAAAAACtI/LK3hw-qbQ8cpE65sugKugbUnr7kFSJ5dwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jnFr7zOHQ1Q/X65cg4JHdnI/AAAAAAAACtI/LK3hw-qbQ8cpE65sugKugbUnr7kFSJ5dwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5054.jpg" /></a></div><div><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">For lunch, we visited a neighboring town, Shigaraki, which is well-known for Shigaraki ware including tea cup and kyusu (teapot). A figure representing “tanuki (racoon dog)” , which shows good luck, is more popular and everywhere.</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ce4NFtx8J_8/X65cn-7jIII/AAAAAAAACtM/05MjjoDq6KQeUwsqtAWp0P_Oa68Vao36QCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/123599012_3454060274678306_7132001213658639947_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ce4NFtx8J_8/X65cn-7jIII/AAAAAAAACtM/05MjjoDq6KQeUwsqtAWp0P_Oa68Vao36QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/123599012_3454060274678306_7132001213658639947_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lg5ADuZzA-g/X65criRLdoI/AAAAAAAACtQ/klWkmA8fFfsQooa70-u5osEekXjgNN-HgCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/123272085_3454060404678293_3537057541730200077_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lg5ADuZzA-g/X65criRLdoI/AAAAAAAACtQ/klWkmA8fFfsQooa70-u5osEekXjgNN-HgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/123272085_3454060404678293_3537057541730200077_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-24005159282618268602020-11-01T00:00:00.001+09:002020-11-01T00:00:03.228+09:00Nothing beats tea! --- Hojicha rice porridge, Gyokuro and Kyobancha---<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hojicha rice porridge lunch with 'a little bit of everything', in some of which have tea leaves at a tearoom, Tsuboichi in Osaka.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uptCEc6HBu0/X5f6rXPxD3I/AAAAAAAACrs/4MxD4qc7k2MMN0pdAkxIEDbN-QsdspEZACLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/7A093FAB-FFB5-4BA2-81B2-40B7DCAA6EF1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uptCEc6HBu0/X5f6rXPxD3I/AAAAAAAACrs/4MxD4qc7k2MMN0pdAkxIEDbN-QsdspEZACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/7A093FAB-FFB5-4BA2-81B2-40B7DCAA6EF1.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sxIp_zP9W0o/X5f6wkvgAII/AAAAAAAACrw/nWkR3DUacroT99WR4JCn8YbKdwTs56kTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/99B22D74-E593-4546-AD96-BD832D2896D3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sxIp_zP9W0o/X5f6wkvgAII/AAAAAAAACrw/nWkR3DUacroT99WR4JCn8YbKdwTs56kTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/99B22D74-E593-4546-AD96-BD832D2896D3.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mWMK2Hf8eCY/X5f60ahNTxI/AAAAAAAACr0/DMUhDXmmTFwyStITIkceK3RZBfFJ5ZQ6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/12CD53F6-D79F-4C9E-8DF7-6E476AD0D64B.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mWMK2Hf8eCY/X5f60ahNTxI/AAAAAAAACr0/DMUhDXmmTFwyStITIkceK3RZBfFJ5ZQ6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/12CD53F6-D79F-4C9E-8DF7-6E476AD0D64B.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Icing on the cake after the porridge; ”monaka" sweets and gyokuro. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tWYve5FfCKg/X5f682X8NxI/AAAAAAAACr8/Ve4F2n9wARo7j0tVjVEKgdzuO_QMWFYEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tWYve5FfCKg/X5f682X8NxI/AAAAAAAACr8/Ve4F2n9wARo7j0tVjVEKgdzuO_QMWFYEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4968.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">After having several infusions of gyokuro, I put a little ponzu (citrus-based soy sauce) on the infused leaves and eat them all. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MTLiX_I_oB0/X5f7HcrR5dI/AAAAAAAACsE/RHLwsqHLtdgHqW7ZjDDaC1ifR8Z_F1bgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MTLiX_I_oB0/X5f7HcrR5dI/AAAAAAAACsE/RHLwsqHLtdgHqW7ZjDDaC1ifR8Z_F1bgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4975.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ma6SlfrGCLY/X5f7P3OyrgI/AAAAAAAACsM/LDh7iBjs0XQ4Nrtd-pLnHgB1ulMtZ7fHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ma6SlfrGCLY/X5f7P3OyrgI/AAAAAAAACsM/LDh7iBjs0XQ4Nrtd-pLnHgB1ulMtZ7fHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4979.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Finally, kyo-bancha (Kyoto tea made from late season leaves) is served. Healthy meal and soothing tea make me feel great. Nothing beats tea!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B8IEsqoeAzw/X5f7VNsfI4I/AAAAAAAACsQ/3Khvi76ZKOItWECt8xtLnpNB8lPCEjXNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/1C16AD52-20B0-490E-B0B2-AF09F5E8170B.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B8IEsqoeAzw/X5f7VNsfI4I/AAAAAAAACsQ/3Khvi76ZKOItWECt8xtLnpNB8lPCEjXNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/1C16AD52-20B0-490E-B0B2-AF09F5E8170B.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div id="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_160361536454040" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div align="left" class="yiv5107663859MsoNormal" id="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123103" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span class="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_160370352670294 yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123100 yui_3_2_0_3_1603795568383130" id="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123116" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At the shop in the café, they sell organic tea named "Go Green". I like that name. </span></div><div align="left" class="yiv5107663859MsoNormal" id="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123103" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span class="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_160370352670294 yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123100 yui_3_2_0_3_1603795568383130" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div align="left" class="yiv5107663859MsoNormal" id="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123103" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="yiv5107663859MsoNormal" id="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123103" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wxTfXm0MbzU/X5f7feu4NRI/AAAAAAAACsY/5HuIcFsEi6cKuh4WmY_HSc9bJrCIzbnAACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wxTfXm0MbzU/X5f7feu4NRI/AAAAAAAACsY/5HuIcFsEi6cKuh4WmY_HSc9bJrCIzbnAACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4985.jpg" /></a></div><div align="left" class="yiv5107663859MsoNormal" id="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123103" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></div>@Tsuboichi <a href="http://www.tsuboichi.co.jp/english/index-e.html" target="_blank">http://www.tsuboichi.co.jp/english/index-e.html</a></div><div align="left" class="yiv5107663859MsoNormal" id="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123103" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="yiv5107663859MsoNormal" id="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123103" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">My Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomokoh22/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/tomokoh22/</a><br /><div align="left" class="yiv5107663859MsoNormal" id="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123103" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></div><br /><span class="yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_160370352670294 yiv5107663859yui_3_2_0_3_1603793526123100 yui_3_2_0_3_1603795568383130" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-11128890444597266582020-10-26T00:00:00.001+09:002020-10-26T00:00:06.535+09:00Izumi Black -wakocha-<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The rare cultivar "Izumi", which was once endangered, has revitalized by Mr Yoshida. Now his Izumi black tea is sought-after. The lightly-oxidized tea, processed using its unique techniques with the support of a tea consultant, has a fruity aroma with a round texture.</span></p><div align="left" class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l6k1W4QdM8c/X5Faz2_67JI/AAAAAAAACrI/Js4FmPbC4JAHqRxG8Nj9WyPDQIiyn2iAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/804604D9-D45F-4611-8200-F727522E80C4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l6k1W4QdM8c/X5Faz2_67JI/AAAAAAAACrI/Js4FmPbC4JAHqRxG8Nj9WyPDQIiyn2iAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/804604D9-D45F-4611-8200-F727522E80C4.JPG" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div align="left" class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s843k2oapAo/X5Fa6hdxNiI/AAAAAAAACrM/ofmwnWlzg3o0GP6c1Ys_zhDqJg7ypPp5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/A157356F-A024-41D5-B13C-729730D3B326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s843k2oapAo/X5Fa6hdxNiI/AAAAAAAACrM/ofmwnWlzg3o0GP6c1Ys_zhDqJg7ypPp5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/A157356F-A024-41D5-B13C-729730D3B326.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left" class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Since I still keep his 2019 tea, I compared it with 2020’s tea. 2019 tea has darker color and deeper flavour like ripen fruit while 2020 tea has more refreshing and fresh fruit-like flavour. Well-made tea can be well-aged.</span></div><div align="left" class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div align="left" class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dqOe9-Ny4ZM/X5FbAe15aOI/AAAAAAAACrQ/X6Mv_DWAPpwfHvo9cGCYpt0ZO0_8CyZwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/3BAA2725-5D05-4F61-B3D1-6699E2C9AB10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dqOe9-Ny4ZM/X5FbAe15aOI/AAAAAAAACrQ/X6Mv_DWAPpwfHvo9cGCYpt0ZO0_8CyZwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/3BAA2725-5D05-4F61-B3D1-6699E2C9AB10.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div align="left" class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5QxD0k_LRw8/X5FbIrJTAkI/AAAAAAAACrY/fl866DDCjhQqcBpFXNH06Jm2d8zMA2YQACLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/7C864F2D-1AEF-4A58-8AB8-13F52DD8F65A.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5QxD0k_LRw8/X5FbIrJTAkI/AAAAAAAACrY/fl866DDCjhQqcBpFXNH06Jm2d8zMA2YQACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/7C864F2D-1AEF-4A58-8AB8-13F52DD8F65A.JPG" /></a></div></div><div class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div><div align="left" class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1603361324693253" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span id="yiv6434515243yui_3_2_0_3_1603258047757289" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> He also produces Sencha made from rare cultivars such as hokumei, fukumidori, harumidori, misaki etc. His tea garden is a treasure house of rarity!</span></div><div align="left" class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1603361324693253" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div align="left" class="yiv6434515243MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1603361324693253" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">*My Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomokoh22/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/tomokoh22/</a><br /></span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-87686839047909585192020-10-22T00:00:00.001+09:002020-10-22T00:00:04.208+09:00Tamaryokucha <p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Tamaryokucha (lit: coiled green tea) , a.k.a guricha (lit; curly tea) or mushiguri (lit; steamed curl) produced in Saga prefecture. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Cm1uFIZxpY/X4vpzcV_ClI/AAAAAAAACqY/dytpFOG0gfUhkhKfJ30LR6WvfHgLnyD_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Cm1uFIZxpY/X4vpzcV_ClI/AAAAAAAACqY/dytpFOG0gfUhkhKfJ30LR6WvfHgLnyD_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4866.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The processing is the same as regular sencha except for the final fine rolling step known as "seiju", which makes the leaves shape like needle. In other words, since "seiju" process is skipped, the tea leaves of tamaryokucha are not shaped like needle.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--sS6rIBhuic/X4vp6u7-GkI/AAAAAAAACqc/3gGfSD8huGMV2ISwenlM895Ca-mWdxTxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--sS6rIBhuic/X4vp6u7-GkI/AAAAAAAACqc/3gGfSD8huGMV2ISwenlM895Ca-mWdxTxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4865.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5ixgT-jLlM/X4vp_OfbdiI/AAAAAAAACqg/skKvLI69QBQtJcA9fMG9pgajuS99eLvyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5ixgT-jLlM/X4vp_OfbdiI/AAAAAAAACqg/skKvLI69QBQtJcA9fMG9pgajuS99eLvyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4864.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div id="yiv8802625082yui_3_2_0_3_160300239476740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">What makes us confused is that tamaryokucha is not only steamed type. There is pan-fired tamaryokucha too. In that case, the tea is often called kamaguri (pan-fired curl). :)</div><div id="yiv8802625082yui_3_2_0_3_160300239476740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j7DsYNJVGb8/X4vqPKNFMfI/AAAAAAAACq0/1NvlcgGc2UE0QywFskHOQHphHb_DhpcdACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j7DsYNJVGb8/X4vqPKNFMfI/AAAAAAAACq0/1NvlcgGc2UE0QywFskHOQHphHb_DhpcdACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4874.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div id="yiv8802625082yui_3_2_0_3_160300239476740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div id="yiv8802625082yui_3_2_0_3_160300239476740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">* My Instagram</div><div id="yiv8802625082yui_3_2_0_3_160300239476740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomokoh22/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/tomokoh22/</a><br /></div><div id="yiv8802625082yui_3_2_0_3_160300239476740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div id="yiv8802625082yui_3_2_0_3_160300239476740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-3352505705144989612020-10-18T00:00:00.001+09:002020-10-18T00:00:16.036+09:00Peachy Flavor Wakocha <div id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_4_160257897946064 yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160266462999182" id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738754">Wakocha (Japanese black) by Imura family in Shizuoka. </span></div><div id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_4_160257897946064 yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160266462999182"><br /></span></div><div id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kGusd42Al1E/X4lg10hUzII/AAAAAAAACp8/Qi1zwlE2x3gGLgYGseWMI2cib0BD3jv_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kGusd42Al1E/X4lg10hUzII/AAAAAAAACp8/Qi1zwlE2x3gGLgYGseWMI2cib0BD3jv_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4811.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_4_160257897946064 yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160266462999182"><br /></span></div><div id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_4_160257897946064 yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160266462999184"><br /></span></div><div id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_4_160257897946064 yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160266462999186" id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_4_1602578979460155">The leaves are bit by green fly, creating flavourful tea. The ruby liquor has a honey and fruity aroma with a pleasant astringency. P</span><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_4_160257897946064 yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_1602666962011108 yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_1602670486815112 yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_1602724416941118 yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_1602737125162124 yui_3_2_0_3_1602838564668132" id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_4_1602578979460127" style="font-size: 12pt;">eachy flavour with an apply and muscatel note, and it lingers in my mouth. When the tea gets a little colder, or when the tea is brewed with ambient temperature water, the peachy flavour comes out more. </span><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160266462999196" id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_4_1602578979460122" style="font-size: 12pt;">This tea is named "momoka", literally means "peachy flavour". No wonder. </span></div><div id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160266462999196" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zW601wK4yvA/X4lg8FDubGI/AAAAAAAACqA/LzfNU6mGOZMcz8Qwrmv8EuAwiTDl_AuIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zW601wK4yvA/X4lg8FDubGI/AAAAAAAACqA/LzfNU6mGOZMcz8Qwrmv8EuAwiTDl_AuIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4809.jpg" /></a></div></div><div id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_1602664629991100" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_1602664629991100" id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_4_1602578979460164" style="font-size: 12pt;">Together with Halloween sweets. </span><br /></div><div id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_1602664629991100" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div id="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_160248986738740" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O85jJtBI1oM/X4lhCnPwOuI/AAAAAAAACqE/4Lbw5vSFqEQq9EOQG8a4fQXv1BX-modTACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O85jJtBI1oM/X4lhCnPwOuI/AAAAAAAACqE/4Lbw5vSFqEQq9EOQG8a4fQXv1BX-modTACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4815.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_1602664629991100" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="yiv3196721884yui_3_2_0_3_1602664629991100" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-10235734191882534102020-10-13T18:11:00.001+09:002020-10-13T18:11:44.935+09:00Awabancha - Japanese dark tea-<p><span style="font-family: Meiryo, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Japan is known for green tea, but we have black, oolong and even dark tea too. Awabancha is one of the really rare Japanese dark tea (post-fermented) produced in Tokushima prefecture.</span></span></span></p><div id="yiv5743953371yui_3_2_0_3_160110993228040" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv5743953371yui_3_2_0_3_160119146919080 yui_3_2_0_5_160257897946086" id="yiv5743953371yui_3_2_0_3_160110993228090" style="font-family: Meiryo, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The production way is completely different from that of green tea: Pick the leaves in summer, and boil them. After rubbing them, put them in a barrel to ferment, and dry them in the sun. A lovely golden color tea has a slightly sourness without any bitterness. </span></div><div id="yiv5743953371yui_3_2_0_3_160110993228040" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv5743953371yui_3_2_0_3_160119146919080 yui_3_2_0_5_160257897946086" style="font-family: Meiryo, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div id="yiv5743953371yui_3_2_0_3_160110993228040" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv5743953371yui_3_2_0_3_160119146919080 yui_3_2_0_5_160257897946086" style="font-family: Meiryo, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In my humble opinion, this tea is good with meal rather than any sweets.</span></div><div id="yiv5743953371yui_3_2_0_3_160110993228040" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="yiv5743953371yui_3_2_0_3_160119146919080 yui_3_2_0_5_160257897946086" style="font-family: Meiryo, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div id="yiv5743953371yui_3_2_0_3_160110993228040" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dSnzJDVGvkM/X4Vt-Q4iIuI/AAAAAAAACpk/VzYiUw1SPekA022cEXQHMjD6HgLV4bE2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dSnzJDVGvkM/X4Vt-Q4iIuI/AAAAAAAACpk/VzYiUw1SPekA022cEXQHMjD6HgLV4bE2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4660.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ISE7XXJF9kw/X4VvFPHVNQI/AAAAAAAACpw/Z3QK_Crwr6wYzaUj_QwytR_YMNtTQ7vEACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ISE7XXJF9kw/X4VvFPHVNQI/AAAAAAAACpw/Z3QK_Crwr6wYzaUj_QwytR_YMNtTQ7vEACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4664.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span class="yiv5743953371yui_3_2_0_3_160119146919080 yui_3_2_0_5_160257897946086" style="font-family: Meiryo, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-87198584696686396372020-10-05T22:57:00.000+09:002020-10-05T22:57:27.877+09:00Hand-made Osakan Wakocha<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is my hand-made Osakan Wakocha fresh from the oven!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qOWjGRcishE/X3sk55Umk6I/AAAAAAAACow/5ey6CKa5nX409ChjwQl92Uwdlx35wYnWACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qOWjGRcishE/X3sk55Umk6I/AAAAAAAACow/5ey6CKa5nX409ChjwQl92Uwdlx35wYnWACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/1.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><span id="yiv1402990329yui_3_2_0_5_1601900590544179" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I made this tea using tea leaves at a tea garden in Osaka castle park. There is no commercial tea gardens in Osaka. So I assume this is the very first born-and-bred Osakan black tea...only 6 grams though.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YU33_-_T32w/X3sljZ_7ApI/AAAAAAAACo4/gK8K-rrpFVY72_po1kzTyIfOUosN-uKUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YU33_-_T32w/X3sljZ_7ApI/AAAAAAAACo4/gK8K-rrpFVY72_po1kzTyIfOUosN-uKUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/5.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span id="yiv1402990329yui_3_2_0_5_1601900590544182" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I did outdoor withering first because it was nicely cloudy. Then indoor withering until moisture in the leaves are reduced to about 60%. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I9sid_8CQZU/X3slp9c3DXI/AAAAAAAACo8/SnIMf2SAOXoOR7gi3lTaqAJz7fvLe32egCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I9sid_8CQZU/X3slp9c3DXI/AAAAAAAACo8/SnIMf2SAOXoOR7gi3lTaqAJz7fvLe32egCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/4.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Roll and leave them for oxidation. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7u5-Abk1bMc/X3slxB-yB7I/AAAAAAAACpA/g0lEEnIFFpQi-2DkOhCIcsq05K1aFeCegCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/IMG_4731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7u5-Abk1bMc/X3slxB-yB7I/AAAAAAAACpA/g0lEEnIFFpQi-2DkOhCIcsq05K1aFeCegCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4731.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Finally, put them into oven to stop oxidation and dry. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7uAaHherx8s/X3sl35u-RDI/AAAAAAAACpI/S8IPoZY09PAtpvrLXxMvXRSDCsMgFSShACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7uAaHherx8s/X3sl35u-RDI/AAAAAAAACpI/S8IPoZY09PAtpvrLXxMvXRSDCsMgFSShACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4729.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is the first time to make black tea using autumnal leaves, which are harder to roll than expected. It could have been better, but tea making is always fun and relaxing.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32gII6U-bdY/X3smAaxUK_I/AAAAAAAACpQ/rmFrwlrLoeQTzQ-SChtvrzuiRdqegjPugCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32gII6U-bdY/X3smAaxUK_I/AAAAAAAACpQ/rmFrwlrLoeQTzQ-SChtvrzuiRdqegjPugCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-66255514031853345492020-10-04T16:02:00.000+09:002020-10-04T16:02:15.358+09:00A tiny tea garden in Osaka castle park<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At tiny tea garden in Osaka castle park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f0gXt8tipus/X3lyfuByTCI/AAAAAAAACn0/pzalCZ2PRLEeGQcoLAWrxX9SLmU52qYDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f0gXt8tipus/X3lyfuByTCI/AAAAAAAACn0/pzalCZ2PRLEeGQcoLAWrxX9SLmU52qYDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/1.jpg" /></a></div><p>I joined a group who takes care of tea trees named Camellia Sinensis for the first time in a while. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2qA_FOOYsoU/X3lyk207YoI/AAAAAAAACn4/uy14V0fJu8g5Hgv9ilNP937jVuZpH-MvACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2qA_FOOYsoU/X3lyk207YoI/AAAAAAAACn4/uy14V0fJu8g5Hgv9ilNP937jVuZpH-MvACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The trees seem to grow healthily at first glance, but so many flowers and so many tea fruits on the trees....which is not a good sign. It shows the tree is weak and trying to leave offspring before going to die. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YwyuSup6TGo/X3ly72Nw5OI/AAAAAAAACoE/PW3nVQ0Cc7Q99vGznJEoiGKSetQAxonMACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YwyuSup6TGo/X3ly72Nw5OI/AAAAAAAACoE/PW3nVQ0Cc7Q99vGznJEoiGKSetQAxonMACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/4.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Even so, they look much healthier before now. Hope pruning will help the new buds come out beautifully next spring.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-JXhBIf6LI/X3lzM8MhIoI/AAAAAAAACoU/aPKeGsxABhI3EDq3cMzxSswOt2SY2csHACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-JXhBIf6LI/X3lzM8MhIoI/AAAAAAAACoU/aPKeGsxABhI3EDq3cMzxSswOt2SY2csHACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x-JpIT4J5Dg/X3lzIowYt-I/AAAAAAAACoM/zdDUAUmURnsyJ1yIE3vghcfEsGPK0ZdiACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x-JpIT4J5Dg/X3lzIowYt-I/AAAAAAAACoM/zdDUAUmURnsyJ1yIE3vghcfEsGPK0ZdiACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/6.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div id="yiv5838017970yui_3_2_0_3_160172418220288"><br /></div><div id="yiv5838017970yui_3_2_0_3_160172418220288"><span id="yui_3_2_0_3_1601793549685110">These tea trees are planted as ornamental plants in the park, not for processing. However, tea is tea. I’ve brought some leaves back to home to experiment hand-made Osakan autumnal black tea. </span><br /></div><div id="yiv5838017970yui_3_2_0_3_160172418220288"><span><br /></span></div><div id="yiv5838017970yui_3_2_0_3_160172418220288"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_wBpfDrqZUg/X3lzTh_mcJI/AAAAAAAACoc/7HFVuGCmP_o7Mzwy5SwSLKlSrjGCkvlswCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_wBpfDrqZUg/X3lzTh_mcJI/AAAAAAAACoc/7HFVuGCmP_o7Mzwy5SwSLKlSrjGCkvlswCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div id="yiv5838017970yui_3_2_0_3_160172418220288"><span><br /></span></div><div id="yiv5838017970yui_3_2_0_3_160172418220288"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;" /></div>tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-34404664108699897312020-09-24T19:59:00.001+09:002020-09-24T19:59:33.345+09:00Asamiya Green Tea<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Asamiya in Shiga prefecture is one of the greatest tea producing areas, but it's not that widely known since the tea had been blended in Uji and sold as "Uji-cha". These days, Asamiya tea is often seen as "Asamiya cha" too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This Asamiya-cha is Kabusecha made from okumidori cultivar</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NNo9NqO9B-0/X2x7ZIw_4WI/AAAAAAAACnY/4HQYQUy7_1ozKrg3QU9Buc4gtivUCK6LgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NNo9NqO9B-0/X2x7ZIw_4WI/AAAAAAAACnY/4HQYQUy7_1ozKrg3QU9Buc4gtivUCK6LgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4630.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px;">Beautifully vivid green leaves. It has a pleasant umami-savoury taste with a thick and round texture and a lingering finish. Good with "abekawa-mochi", rice dumpling sprinkled with roasted soybean powder.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1tEne2BFVII/X2x7SgkJ63I/AAAAAAAACnU/cp9675kznsMb_M4tHWBY_QyM53UuHHJiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1tEne2BFVII/X2x7SgkJ63I/AAAAAAAACnU/cp9675kznsMb_M4tHWBY_QyM53UuHHJiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4623.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br id="yui_3_2_0_3_160094447669455" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sjoY37Btm24/X2x7n6dcruI/AAAAAAAACng/KuIZy90d5UkM0ufsnl3wOQUQ2fe5pHQmACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sjoY37Btm24/X2x7n6dcruI/AAAAAAAACng/KuIZy90d5UkM0ufsnl3wOQUQ2fe5pHQmACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4626.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*My Instagram : <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomokoh22/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/tomokoh22/</a><br /></div><br /><br id="yui_3_2_0_3_160094447669460" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" />tomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461463564341349463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102510435060176602.post-36765601265181275032020-09-12T17:07:00.002+09:002020-09-12T17:07:29.111+09:00Yame Black Tea <span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Wakocha (Japanese black tea) made by Kurihara family in Yame, Fukuoka t</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ogether with a cute calico cat-shaped bread.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">All of the tea are made from the same cultivar, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">but the characters are different respectively depending on how/where they are grown, how/when they are picked, how they are processed etc. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The one (from Shizuoka) that has a "Goldilocks" umami and thickness with a slight melony aftertaste is my favorite.</span><br />
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