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Matcha from Ocha no Kanbayashi: Kyoto’s tea legacy are back in stock!
For over 400 years, Ocha no Kanbayashi has crafted Uji matcha, blending tradition and innovation. Their shaded tencha leaves, hand-picked and stone-ground, create a matcha of vibrant green color, rich aroma, and deep umami flavor. A taste of Kyoto’s finest tea heritage. Discover more about their history on https://www.ikiya.it/en/blog/ocha-no-kanbayashi-uji/
#Matcha #Uji #JapaneseTea @tea #greentea #smallbusiness

In the heart of Japan, Tokoname’s kilns have been whispering secrets to tea lovers for centuries. Here, the earth itself is alive with minerals, and every kyusu (hand-shaped and fired with care) carries the essence of this land.
The unglazed kokudei clay, the iconic side handle, the slow pour… it’s all designed to unlock the full potential of your tea.
Discover more about Tokoname here https://www.ikiya.it/en/blog/history-use-and-maintenance-of-tokoname-kyusu-teapots/
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https://www.tkhunt.com/2410025/ 最近、ほっとしてますか？｜小島瑠璃子と巡る、お茶の非日常体験 #greentea #japan #JapaneseLife #Japanesetea #MATCHA #meditation #OTCHYA #TEA #VERT #ZEN #かんたんなゆめ #九九九 #小島瑠璃子 #抹茶 #煎茶 #茶

Did you know? On hot days, cold-brewed teas (especially green ones) are the perfect way to refresh and hydrate.
The secret? Infuse them directly in cold water (10-15 minutes at room temperature), never hot then cooled, or they’ll turn bitter. We always recommend it cold when temperatures rise, it's the best way to enjoy tea in summer!
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Today in our #tea room, we’re talking about #zairai teas - teas made from the leaves of wild, native plants, often ancient and with a uniquely rich aromatic profile.
But what exactly are zairai?
Literally meaning 'from existing plants,' the term zairai (在来) refers to #Japan’s original, indigenous tea plants, predating modern cultivar identification and propagation methods. These are tea plants grown from seeds of ancestral tea plants, some dating back a thousand years.

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Happy #InternationalTeaDay! 🍵 Today we celebrate tea culture and how it’s woven into our daily lives. To mark the occasion, enjoy 10% off all teas, accessories, teapots, cups & tea caddies with code TEADAY2026 (valid until May 22nd) on https://www.ikiya.it (our e-shop is in Italian, but English is almost ready!). And if you’re from the Fediverse, mention it in the notes: we’ll add a little gift just for you!
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This is us, happily holding one of the sencha we're going to taste this Saturday, during a tea tasting focused on zairai, the wild plants of Japan. They are unique, locals and extremely rare
Would you like to know more about them?

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Today at #Ikiya, we’re hosting a special workshop dedicated to #matcha, where Antonella explains history, production, and preparation of the most famous Japanese #tea.
But do you know what matcha really is? It’s powdered green tea used in the #Japanese tea ceremony. Matcha spread in the 16th century, but it was the great Master Sen no Rikyu who codified a new way to drink tea and savor a unique, irreplaceable moment: the #Chanoyu.

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Today we’re telling you about a lesser-known yet truly traditional #Japanese dessert: warabi mochi.

Unlike many more familiar #wagashi , they stand out for their unique texture—soft, delicate, and almost jelly-like—made from a plant-based starch similar to agar. They are then coated in kinako, a roasted soybean flour with a warm, slightly nutty flavor.

Their sweetness is subtle, designed to accompany tea without overpowering it.

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I'm so green 💚. Shizuku gyokuro from Kettl tea.

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If you love Japanese tea, culture and amazing craftsmanship, follow @ikiya .

It's a small business in Italy which sells all things Japan, but also one of the few businesses to have the courage to invest in their presence here on the fediverse rather than on commercial social media owned by billionaires.

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Pretty amber yellow brew, light roast Hojicha from the Kyoto based company that popularized this style of Japanese roasted green tea (hojicha.co). The previous naturalitea hojicha was made from spring sencha, this hojicha made from the more typical bancha. A pleasant warming and mellow brew.

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Step into the world of Japanese tea, where every cup is a moment of mindfulness. 🍵✨

From the tranquil art of the tea ceremony to the vibrant flavors of Sencha and Matcha, Japan’s tea culture invites us to slow down, savor the present, and find beauty in simplicity.

“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves.” – Okakura Kakuzo

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Yesterday I published a blogpost about the current matcha situation. It is written from my personal experience and perspective working as a tea farmer. There are many other approaches and perspectives that I am willing to listen to. Just putting my unstructured opinion out there.

https://www.teanursery.com/the-unfolding-matcha-situation/

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@patl @bookstodon

This is the first comprehensive book about Japanese tea in English:

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This is the first batch of tea I ordered straight from Japan.

* [senkien] Uji Gyokuro “Zuiun” - a nice sweet brew with nice umami. Stays pleasantly on the tongue. I get 3 nice steep from it. It has a superior taste to the Yamamotoyama gyokuro I’ve been buying at the Asian supermarket.

* Special Karigane Golden This is an early season (golden) stem tea made from gyokuro. Very sweet, smooth, slightly floral, not as strong as the gyokuro but similar in taste. I am drinking the first steep now. I will probably add this as an alternate to hojicha or genmaicha for evening drinking.

*[senkien] Asamiya Kanmuri Sencha “Shigaraki” - a nice sencha from a good growing area. Sencha is not the top of my tea list. I am more likely to make gyokuro, oolong, or jinjunmei for my main daytime drink. I will probably not buy this again, not because it is bad, but because I have too many other options I like.

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Currently reading "Stories of Japanese Tea". :blobfoxread: :blobfoxflooftea:

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So a trick from this "A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Tea" is to brew sencha in refrigerated water and leave to steep for 5 minutes. The taste will enhance the umami (Glutamic acid & L-theanine) and sweetness (L-theanine, free sugars) without the bitterness (various polyphenols).

I just tried it on some cheap sencha, and it tastes much better than some warm brewed midrange gyokuro (the expensive type of Japanese tea). :leafeonmoney:

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