Monitor tea tour 14 November
We will finally be hosting two tea tours to visit Higashi-Sonogi in person this November! On Saturday 14 & 21 November, join […]
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Online virtual tea tour 28/11
Our online tea tours have now finished for this year. We hope to welcome you on another tea tour (online or in […]
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The Longest-Lived Tea Tree in Japan
How old is the longest-lived tea tree in Japan? The answer is over 300 years old! Currently, the longest tea tree in […]
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Company Information
Name: Nagasaki Ikedoki Tea Address: 133, Sonoghishukugo, Higashi-Sonogi town, Higashi-Sonogi district, Nagasaki Pref., Japan 859-3807 established: 1st Sept. 2020 Mail address: info@ikedokitea.com […]
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Tamaryokucha & Sencha, Ingen & Baisao
“Tea, please!” If you were to ask a Japanese person that, they would probably offer you sencha. In the West, most people […]
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Tamaryokucha (Gem Green Tea)
Tamaryokucha is a green tea that has a curved (curled) shape like a ball. Types of Tamaryokucha Currently, there are two types […]
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Oldest Japanese tea fields
In Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, there is the oldest tea plantation in Japan. This tea field is said to have been opened […]
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Exporting of Japanese tea
Japanese tea was first introduced to Europe in 1610 when a Dutch merchant ship brought tea back from Hirado in Nagasaki. This […]
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Crypto Christianity (Kakure Kirishitan)
Hidden Christians. It is a well-known term in Japan, but until recently it was almost unknown overseas. Christianity is widely practiced overseas, […]
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