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Bento Box Magazine Features Kei Nishida's Article

Bento Box Magazine features Kei Nishida's article in three months sequence series titled "The Matcha and Green Tea Trends in Japan". 

Bento Box Magazine is Toronto based and Canada’s first Japanese culture and entertainment magazine which is published in English. Bento Box authors include companies such as Ito En, Calbee, Acura and Muji.

Here are pictures of the first issue of three series.  In the series, Kei writes about the latest trend about Japan and Green Tea in Japan. 

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Everything You Need To Know About Water And Japanese Green Tea

How’s your Japanese Green Tea tasting?  A perfect cup of Japanese Green Tea should emit flavors of edamame with buttery, sweet/bittersweet, green, floral and grassy notes.  If it’s not, then look to your water as the source of the trouble.  Other than your fine Japanese Green Tea, water will be the most essential detail to a delicious brewing. 

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Water Quality for Brewing Tea Has 4 Essential Components to Consider

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Can Green Tea Reduce Stress?

Asian countries have used green tea for centuries to treat emotional issues such as depression.  But recent studies in 2017 and 2018 have revealed that consuming green tea and matcha may also remedy symptoms of stress and anxiety. 

What Makes Green Tea Effective Against Stress is L-Theanine

Green tea is a great source for vitamins and antioxidants.  But green tea is also rich in essential amino acids.  Studies have found that the amino acid L-theanine and to a lesser extent arginine can help...

Japanese Green Tea Company at Northwest Tea Festival, Seattle WA

Japanese Green Tea Company will be holding booth at Northwest Tea Festival 2019 in Seattle from 9/28/2018 - 9/29/2019.

This is the second year at this event. Here are some of the pictures from the 2018 fair and my personal thoughts from the first-time experience of this type of event so that you can see how it was like at the fair, and read about my thoughts and all the lessons-learned from this event. 

Last Year's Experience

Last year was our first consumer related fair experience.  We were...

Behind the Scene - How We Made the Matcha Video

You might have seen this video.     

We made a fun stop-motion video which shows you How to Make Perfect Cup of Matcha.   

In this blog post, I share with you how we made this amazing and fun video.  It is really a lot of effort, tricks and magic that went into this 30 seconds video. 

The Video

Here is the 30 seconds Stop Motion Video of How to Make the Perfect Cup of Matcha. 

The Effort of Perfection

The video was created by help from the team from GenDev Studio and Daniel from Lamp & Shado...

Shell Ginger Tea - The Secret To Longevity

 

With a life expectancy of 83.7 years, Japan ranks No. 1 in the world when it comes to longevity (a position it’s held for more than 20 years) [1]. Comparing this to the global average of 69.1 years, it’s no wonder people have been trying to uncover the Japanese secrets to a long and healthy life.

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Many of Japan’s longest living people are from Okinawa, a chain of tropical islands in the southernmost part of Japan, that is home to a large num...

Japanese Green Tea Company at Portland Tea Festival 2019

We are excited to be part of Portland Tea Festival (Tea Fest PDX) which is hled on July 20th 2019 at World Forester Center, Portland OR. 

This is the first time we are having a booth at Portland Tea Festival, so we are very excited for being part of it. Last year, we were too late to register as this event has very limited spots for the vendors, so I feel lucky to be able to be part of them this year!

About the Event Portland Tea Festival (Tea Fest PDX) Jul 20, 9:30 AM – 06:00 PM Wor...

What is the best equipment for Cold-brewing Japanese Green Tea?

A great time to enjoy Japanese green tea is — well–always!   And that means when you live a busy lifestyle, you may not have access to a teapot and stove to heat the water for the perfect green tea infusion.

If you could brew on the go, you would never have to be without your favorite beverage.  So today we are looking at the Hario Cold Brew Filter-In Tea Bottle manufactured by Hario Co., Ltd.  

AN “ON-THE-GO” LIFESTYLE NEEDS JAPANESE GREEN TEA ON THE GO!

One great option for making tasty Ja...

Can I use K-cup to brew green tea?

It seems as if everyone has a Keurig on the kitchen countertop for brewing coffee in an instant.  At home and in the office, Keurigs are everywhere.

The world of Japanese green tea lovers shouldn’t feel left out of the Keurig hysteria.  This is because the Keurig is perfectly crafted to also make a quick steeping cup of Japanese green tea.  When you don’t have the time or desire to prepare your green tea using traditional Japanese green tea sencha preparations, you can reach for your Keurig.

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Japanese Green Tea Company at Japan Fair, 2019, Bellevue, WA

Japanese Green Tea Company is excited to join and hold a booth at the 2019 Japan Fair held at Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA. 

Date: 
Saturday, June 29th 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday, June 30th 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location: 
Meydenbauer Center
11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004

Free Admission
Click here to see the official website of Japan Fair

 

What is Japan Fair

Japan Fair is a free, two-day festival in Bellevue, WA, that celebrates Japanese art and culture. Formerly known as "Aki Matsuri", Japan Fa...