Steeping Guide
What is Gokuzyo Aracha? Explained in One Minute
Gokuzyo translates literally to "The Highest Grade" in Japanese. Among all the green tea harvested, Gokuzyo is the section of the best tea leaves based on taste, water level, aroma, and the quality of the leaf itself. Trained masters (called chya-shi in Japanese) pick the best tea leaves by hand, one leaf at a time. Please enjoy the best of what we offer.
Where to Buy Quality Matcha and Japanese Tea Outside Japan
I have been doing some research to uncover some purveyors who may offer good green tea options in countries outside Japan and the United States. I want my customers to have an alternative to our premium tasty Japanese green tea matcha and sencha if shipping costs from our company to their country would be prohibitive. Click here to see my list.
Virtual Japanese Green Tea Tour - What is it?
I was so excited to be one of the first people to join the Virtual Green Tea Tour, a new and magical tour offered by Arigato Japan that has been the pioneer for English-speaking Japanese tours for many years, featured by the New York Times Travel Shows, CNN Travel and more.
In this article (and a bit of video), I want to share with you a small segment of the virtual tour. Read on and watch the video of the piece of the actual tour here.
In this article (and a bit of video), I want to share with you a small segment of the virtual tour. Read on and watch the video of the piece of the actual tour here.
Japanese Green Tea Co. Starts Free Shipping to UK and Australian Customers
Japanese Green Tea Co. is proud to offer free shipping to everyone in the UK and Australia!
We have made ready to ship our popular items.
Click here to check it out
Introducing New Packaging for our popular Mikan and Lemon Tea
We are happy to announce and introduce new packaging for our popular tea: Green Tea with Mikan and Green Tea Orange.
What do you think about the new package?
Kei Nishida’s Green Tea Comic is on sale in the Crypto World (NFT)
Have you heard about NFT?
I have put all the comics I drew for the blog on the most popular (supposedly) NFT Market, Open Sea.
If you know about NFT and Crypto, great!
If not, would you like to experiment with the journey with me to buy your first NFT?
What is Matcha? Explained in One Minute
This premium matcha is one of the most luxurious, made from premium Japanese green tea curated from the dirt that grows the tea. The farmers carefully cultivate crops of thick grasses around their tea trees and sugarcane syrup so that they provide added nutrients directly to the soil as a compostable blanket every winter. The farmers also collaborate with researchers from Shizuoka University to study soil and the impacts its sweetness has on the taste of the tea it cultivates.
What is Gyokuro? Explained in One Minute
Gyokuro is a special type of green tea shaded from the sun for 20 days with specially made mats which allows the caffeine levels to increase in the leaves, in addition to allowing the amino acids to get stronger, producing a sweeter and stronger flavor. Because of the cultivation process, the leaves have a very particular odor that is impossible to confuse.
Gokuzyo Aracha Tea Package Design Contest Result
Thank you very much for participating in Gokuzyo Aracha Japanese Green Tea Package Design Contest. Here is the story of how the design evolved with your input and the result of the contest.
What is Issaku? Explained in One Minute
Issaku Reserve is a proud masterpiece of premium green tea created by Farm Master Mr. Arahata at Arahataen Green Tea Farm. If you are looking for the best, traditional, and authentic Japanese green tea online, you have found it.
Japanese Green Tea Co. Starts Free Shipping to Canadian Customers
Canadian customers now enjoy free shipping of our popular Japanese green tea products.
Here is the list of items.
We also offer free shipping via Amazon Prime Canada. Click here to access our storefront on Amazon Canada.
Here is the list of items.
We also offer free shipping via Amazon Prime Canada. Click here to access our storefront on Amazon Canada.
What is Nozomi? - Explained in One Minute
Nozomi is Kabuse-cha （かぶせ茶、冠茶、被覆茶、かぶせ玉露、熱湯玉露）which translates as, "Covered Green Tea" in English. Very few farms are capable of using this methodology as the green tea is covered by the special net to block sunlight for few days before a new sprout comes out.
Japanese Green Tea Co. is Now on Etsy!
We are happy to announce that we now have a storefront on Etsy.
Are you on Etsy or a fan of Etsy? Please visit our store here or from here.
Since we are new to the Etsy Store, we are giving a special promotion for those who want to try our products through Etsy.
Issaku Tea Package Design Contest Result
Thank you very much for participating in Issaku Japanese Green Tea Package Design Contest.
Here are some observations from all the comments we received, and sample of the comments. ..and most importantly, click here to find out the result!
Japanese Green Tea Co. has a Storefront on Amazon Now!
We have been creating an official storefront on Amazon, and I am happy to tell you that we now have a nice-looking official storefront!
Japanese Green Tea Co.'s Nozomi - Covered Tea is on Amazon Now
We are happy to announce that our popular Nozomi, Loose-leaf Japanese green tea is available on Amazon. Click here to see on Amazon
Nozomi Tea Package Design Contest Result - The package is done now!
We have conducted a contest to see which design would be the best option for our popular Nozomi, Kabusecha tea.
Thank you very much for participating and sharing your opinion.
Here is the result of the contest and the final package photos of the end-result.
Japanese Green Tea Co.'s Popular Gyokuro is on Amazon Now
We are happy to announce that our popular Gyokuro, Loose-leaf Japanese green tea is available on Amazon. Click here to see on Amazon
Japanese Green Tea Co. Introduces Japanese Coffee Co. - Charcoal Roasted Premium Japanese Coffee (Sumiyaki) first-time-ever outside Japan
We are excited to announce that we are starting a new company.
Japanese Coffee Co. Click here to go to Japanese Coffee Co. Page
Japanese Coffee Co. is the first company to introduce Premium Japanese Coffee called Sumiyaki coffee outside Japan.
Sumiyaki coffee is charcoal roasted craftsman coffee which is being loved in Japan for a long time, but never seen light outside Japan.
Gyokuro Package Design Contest Result
Thank you very much for participating in Gyokuro Japanese Green Tea Package Design Contest. Here is a post of the result of the packaging contest and our thoughts behind it. Click here to see the winner.
Japanese Green Tea Co. Acquires ShizuokaTea.com, KagoshimaTea.com & Green Tea Merchant
In 2020, Japanese Green Tea Co. officially acquired ShizuokaTea.com, KagoshimaTea.com, and Green Team Merchant.
Green Tea Merchant, who has been operating ShizuokaTea.com, KagoshimaTea.com, has been the pioneer of online Japanese tea sales ran by Kent Rhoads since 2000.
Japanese Green Tea & Hawaii - Green Tea Mania’s Selfish Guide
Thanks to you and all your support, I had an opportunity this holiday to visit Hawaii for a little vacation. Even on my vacation, I just couldn’t help checking some green tea stuff while there. As I explored more, I found that Hawaii’s trend with green tea is a little different from other places, so I decided to write this blog post just for fun to let you know what is trending in Hawaii when it comes to green tea.
Japanese University Confirms Tea Kills COVID19
Nara Medical University (奈良県立医科大学, Nara Kenritsu Ika Daigaku) reported on November 27th, 2020 that their research confirms that green tea sold in the market can kill or make the virus harmless in their study.
The research is the first stage of the study, and they have not tested with the human body yet; however, adding COVID virus in green tea for one minute reduced their Infectious by 99%. Click here to read more.
About Our Japanese Green Tea Farm - Presentation at International Virtual Tea Festival 2020
Japanese Green Tea Co. is famous for the quality tea which is grown in sugarcane soil. Kei shows images and videos of how the dirt is being mixed and spread throughout the farm in Shizuoka Japan and share videos of the tea farm shot from a drone in the sky.
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About This Blog:
Japanese Green Tea and Health Blog is a collection of articles related to Japanese Green Tea's health benefits. The blog focuses on scientific research related to Japanese Green Tea and how it can help people live healthier lives. Japanese Green Tea is one of the most health-beneficial beverages in the world, and its effects are being researched around the world.Author : Kei Nishida
Kei Nishida is a writer, a Japanese Green Tea enthusiast, and the founder and CEO of Japanese Green Tea Company. You can find his published work in Fresh Cup Magazine, Yoga Digest Magazine, T-Ching and more. He is also the author of multiple published books related to green tea.
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