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Thank you for visiting our blog. Today, I'd like to mention "Houjicha" which is one of Japanese traditional tea. I guess almost all peoples have heard "Green tea". Actually, This Houjicha also representative Japanese tea. Firstly, let's compare the leaf color between Sencha and Houjicha.  "Sencha" => Green color "Houjicha" => Brown color As  you can see this, the colors are totally different!! However.....Houjicha tea leaf was also green color at the beginning actually. "Houji" means "Roast". 　Therefore, "Houjicha” means "Roasted Green tea”. In detail, the materials are like stalks and coarse green tea. These tea leaf doesn't contains a lot of sweet components such as theanine. Also very slight tastes. Therefore, men of other day thought that it should changed taste by roasted. Then, Houjicha was born. Houjicha is characterized by its unique aroma create...

Thank you for visiting our blog. Today, I'm so glad to inform you this that finally we opened our instagram account!! Our ID name is yawataya_chaho. Actually, I'm beginner. So I'm not really used to operating it... If there are any mistakes, I'd like to apologize. Any way, I'll try to keep posting any news about Green tea. I'm glad if I can help you to know Green tea, Matcha, etc... Of course, I keep posting any news here also. Thank you & best regards... Web site: http://www.yawatayachaho.com/en/ Contact : r.sakaue@yawatayachaho.co.jp

Welcome to Yawatayachaho blog. Finally, It's May... SHINCHA season!! Shincha means  a bud picked at first time. *First picked up bud : Regarding Green tea, first bud has a lot of components good for health and UMAMI. the production used first bud is high quality and better taste than second, third bud. Every early morning, Related peoples visit Tea merchant  and introduce some kinds of first buds. Tea merchant check them and choose which one should purchase. Tea merchant checks its color, smell, shape etc... This needs to professional skill. He checks its quality by his sophisticated five sense. After purchase first bud, tea masters adjusts tastes by heating. When tea leafs gets heating, It's smell and taste is getting better. Green tea is made by tea masters who have cultivated skills. If you never have experience to taste the green tea made of first bud, why don't you try it once? Please feel its fresh fragrance and taste and get relax. T...