Umi Tea Sets Blog

The japanese tea industry has gone through several growth phases over time. First established to respond to the tastes of the international market, the industry originally exported a large portion...

Various tea masters have made their mark on the history of tea in Japan. Through continual aesthetic and spiritual research, they have steered tea culture in a new direction. The...

Tea was introduced to Japan in the eighth century by monks who had spent time in China studying Buddhism. At the time, tea was already a popular beverage in China,...

A WORK OF ART AND THE WORK OF A LIFETIME, TEA DRINKING IN JAPAN HAS EVOLVED INTO A SPIRITUAL IDEAL KNOWN AS CHADO ("THE WAY OF TEA"). FROM ITS INTRODUCTION...

Translation: Silver needles from the emperors mountainAlternative name: Mountain Silver NeedlesRegion: Hunan ProvinceHarvest Season: AprilCultivar: Jun Shan Qun Ti Zhong. Jun Shan Yin Zhen tea is extremely rare. Produced in...

Translation/alternative name: Mountain of the EastRegion: Jiangsu ProvinceHarvest season: April to MayCultivar: QunTi Xiao Ye Zhong This tea is named after the mountain and the village where the famous Bi...

Translation: Huiming Green Tea is named after a monkRegion: Zhejiang ProvinceHarvest season: April to May and September to OctoberCultivar: Huiming The village of Jingning is located on the slopes of...

Mr. He works for the Office of Agricultural Research, where he develops new teas. He has also been a tea grower since 1991. How did you get to where you...

The Zhong Made up of a simple saucen bowl and lid, whose underside is used for inhaling aromas, the zhong is a Chinese container in which tea leaves can be...

To produce Shou Pu er teas, the fermentation process is accelerated by exposing the maocha leaves to high heat and humidity. FERMENTATION First the leaves are placed in a room...

SHENG AND SHOU: TWO PARENTS OF THE PU ERTEA FAMILY Sheng ("raw") Pu er, renowned today for its rich taste and medicinal properties, is certainly one of the first teas...

Tea is an essential element of daily life in China, and, in a territory that includes almost 2.5 million acres (1 million ha) of cultivated land, it is not surprising...