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In Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, there is the oldest tea plantation in Japan. This tea field is said to have been opened […]

Tamaryokucha is a green tea that has a curved (curled) shape like a ball. Types of Tamaryokucha Currently, there are two types […]

“Tea, please!” If you were to ask a Japanese person that, they would probably offer you sencha. In the West, most people […]

Higashisonogi-cho is the largest tea production area in Nagasaki, producing about 60% of Nagasaki’s tea. Higashisonogi-cho is located in the center of […]

Higashisonogi-cho is the largest tea production area in Nagasaki, producing about 60% of Nagasaki’s tea. Higashisonogi-cho is located in the center of […]

This is a bit of a tricky topic because it requires some historical and geographical understanding. The origin of the name “Ureshino […]

Tea in Nagasaki, the origin of Japanese tea. If you ask most Japanese people about it, they will probably say they don’t […]

As you may know, tea is an oriental product. Tea has been drunk for over 3000 years in China. In Japan, tea […]

Eisai is famous as the founder of Japanese tea. He is said to have written the first book on tea in Japan, […]

As someone who lives in Nagasaki and deals with Nagasaki tea, I cannot turn my back on this history. On August 9, […]