April 27, 2024
A tea ceremony was held at the tea ancestral hall of Rinzai-ji Temple in Shizuoka City. 🍃.
Shizuoka has three tea masters: 1) Zen Master Yousai (founder of Japanese tea), 2) Master Shouichi (founder of Shizuoka tea), and 3) Master DaiOh (founder who introduced the tea ceremony).
In memory of these three tea masters, a ceremony was held to offer tea produced in Shizuoka City, to express gratitude, and to pray for the future prosperity of the Shizuoka City tea industry.
In the middle of the photo is Zen Master Eisai, on the right is National Master Seiichi (from Tochizawa), and on the left is National Master Oo (from Imiya).
We also participated in this year’s event to make the tea industry more prosperous. ☺️
Thank you very much for your continued patronage.
Our office will be closed during the following period.
<Summer Holiday period> August 11 (Fri.) – August 15 (Tue.)
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you very much for your understanding.
🍃Shincha, First Flush Tea🍃
This year, the first trade took place on April 13, the earliest since the opening of the Shizuoka Tea Market.
We have also started selling new tea at our company.
We will continue to bring you fragrant and delicious “Shincha”(First Flushed Green Tea) this year for your enjoyment!
Shincha / First Flush Tea
Tomorrow is “Hachi-ju Hachi-ya” (=88th night).
It is the 88th day counting from Risshun (the 1st day of spring in Chinese calendar), and the picking and trading of this year’s tea is at its peak.
In Japan, there is a custom of sending shincha (freshly brewed tea) to the loved ones, as it is said that consuming the first tea of the season extends one’s life span by 75 days.
Praying for good luck with the new team, we would like to sharing with you the images of a tea garden in the northern part of Shizuoka City.
