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2025 June round up
A tea nursery operator recounts the spring harvest season from April through June, marked by variable weather including cold spells, rain, and sudden heat followed by Japan's rainy season (Tsuyu). The harvest coincided with Hachiju-Hachiya, the traditional new tea day, bringing both the rush of processing and moments to appreciate the farming work. The operator now turns focus to summer harvest, traditionally dismissed for lower quality but valued for distinctive folk teas in…
Key points
- Spring harvest (April–June) faced mixed weather: cold spells before picking, sudden heat, and humidity spike during Tsuy…
- Harvest timing aligned with Hachiju-Hachiya, the traditional new tea day, bringing peak activity in mountains and factor…
- Summer harvest season offers folk tea varieties—Japanese black tea, sun-dried bancha, and fermented heritage teas—with b…
- Heritage fermented teas from remote villages and Satoyama zones are endangered but undergoing local and regional revival…
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What they said
“Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement”
Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement
“These teas are rooted into the land and environment like no other tea does in Japan.”
These teas are rooted into the land and environment like no other tea does in Japan.
“An expression of life itself, microbes from the leaf, naturally present, brought into each individual house and thus over generations”
An expression of life itself, microbes from the leaf, naturally present, brought into each individual house and thus over generations
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