by primechiran | Apr 7, 2020 | News
Straw covered tea : Warakake tea The work for Warakake tea, which means straw-covered tea, has begun on April 5th. It is currently very rare in Japan because it requires a lot of care. When tea farmers find two new leaves in each stem, they start covering the tea...
by primechiran | Mar 31, 2020 | News
Learning & Networking Event in Tokyo On the 1st of February 2020, a cross-industry exchange and networking event focusing on Chiran tea was held in Tsukiji Tokyo, inviting 16 dynamic players from a range of industries, such as IT, media, marketing, café owner, travel...
by primechiran | Jan 31, 2020 | News
Tea Picking for the National Tea Fair Tea leaves were picked by hand for the National Tea Fair on April 18. The weather was perfect and about 100 people helped in picking tea leaves from early in the morning. We were also able to finish without any major problems....
by primechiran | Dec 9, 2019 | News
Tea Auction in Minami Kyushu The auction of the Kagoshima Prefectural Tea Fair for tea harvested in the towns of Chiran and Kawabe in Minamikyushu City was held today. There were two teas that auctioned at over 20,000 JPY/1kg, which only ever happens once in three to...
by primechiran | Oct 24, 2019 | News
A visit from Germany Ms. Barbara Lohoff visited Minamikyushu City all the way from Germany to learn more about Japanese green tea. She works for Siebold Museum in Germany and in charge of tea ceremony and tea event. Her desire is to teach and share information about...