Umi Tea Sets Blog

With several mountain ranges with peaks soaring to over 6,550 feet (2,000 m), a temperature that rarely drops below 55°F (13°C) and a mean rainfall of more than 79 inches...

Ms. Lin Mei Yen is a judge at the Lugu tea competition. How long have you been working in the world of tea?Actually, I have always worked in areas associated...

Excellent tea drinkers are not only good at discovering beauty, but also good at creating beauty, to appreciate and enjoy beauty. Without this aspect, a complete aesthetics theoretical system of...

In traditional Chinese culture, "Tao" and "Art" are essentially different from each other but are contradictorily united. In the tea practice activities, the Tea Ceremony and tea art match each...

ALTHOUGH TAIWAN IS A FAIRLY RECENT TEA GROWING COUNTRY COMPARED TO CHINA, WHICH HAS A 5,000 YEAR-OLD HISTORY OF TEA CULTIVATION, THE WEATHER AND AS WELL AS THE EXPERTISE INHERITED...

Translation: Shaded tea and the name of the growerProduction area: Shizuoka PrefectureHarvest season: Early MayCultivar: Yabukita Like Gyokuro tea, Kabusecha is a shade-grown tea cultivated in gardens that are covered...

Translation: Roasted rice tea, and Sencha-and-Matcha baseProduction area: Shizuoka PrefectureHarvest season: From spring to fall, depending on the type of tea desiredCultivar: Yabukita Genmaicha tea is a mixture of tea...

Translation: Infused tea, long dehydration and the name of a hillProduction area: Shizuoka PrefectureHarvest season: Early MayCultivar: Yabukita In Japan, there are two major styles of Sencha tea: Asamushi and...

Translation: Third harvest tea and name of the prefecture where it is grownProduction area: Shizuoka PrefectureHarvest season: June for the best-quality teas and September for the nestCultivar: Yabukita Bancha was...

Translation: Pearl of dew and prestigiousProduction area: Uji, Kyoto PrefectureHarvest season: Once a year, in MayCultivar: Gokou Although some sources claim that shaded growing was practiced as early as the...

Translation: Roasted tea and the name of the prefectureAlternative names: Bancha Hojicha, HoujichaProduction area: Shizuoka PrefectureHarvest season: Late in the season, usually SeptemberCultivar: Yabukita This tea is a Bancha whose...

Translation: Infused tea and valleyProduction area: Shizuoka PrefectureCultivar: YabukitaHarvest season: Early May Sencha, a tea that appeared in the early 17th century, is the most widespread type of green tea...