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Genmaicha

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March 2025 – Genmaicha from Murakami

March 2025 – Genmaicha from Murakami

This month, we bring you a unique Genmaicha (玄米茶) from Murakami (村上), a tea that blends the distinctive qualities of Murakami-grown green tea with Koshihikari brown rice from the Iwafune (岩舟) region. A twist on a traditional favorite, this Genmaicha stands out with its deep and rich taste. Tea plantation

January 2025 - Ōbukucha from Uji

January 2025 - Ōbukucha from Uji

Happy New Year to all our Tomotcha subscribers! As we step into 2025, the Year of the Snake, we hope it brings you health and happiness. In Japan, the snake symbolizes wisdom and the ability to reinvent oneself. To mark this special occasion, we’ve selected a traditional New Year

May 2024 - Genmaicha from Kyoto, Nara and Shiga

May 2024 - Genmaicha from Kyoto, Nara and Shiga

This May, Tomotcha delights tea enthusiasts with a special Genmaicha made from Kabusecha and locally sourced rice, accompanied by a cultural exploration of Japan’s beloved Hanami tradition.

April 2023 – Genmai Bōcha from Kaga

Genmai Kaga Bōcha

April 2023 – Genmai Bōcha from Kaga

This month we selected a Genmai Bōcha (玄米棒茶) of Kaga (加賀), in the prefecture of Ishikawa (石川). Photo from the producer, Kanbayashi Kanazawa Chaho. Genmai Bōcha Last month we introduced a Sencha from Kyoto made exclusively from steamed twigs, called “Karigane” (雁ヶ音). This month we selected a Genmai Bōcha (玄米棒茶)

November 2021 – Genmaicha from Shizuoka

November 2021 – Genmaicha from Shizuoka

This month we selected a Genmaicha (玄米茶) from the city of Shimada (島田市), in the prefecture of Shizuoka (静岡県). Genmaicha We already introduced you many Genmaicha since the creation of Tomotcha. Genmaicha is a blend of green tea, roasted brown rice, and grains of white rice exploded just like popcorn.

September 2020 – Horaicha from Kyōto

September 2020 – Horaicha from Kyōto

This month we selected the original Genmaicha (玄米茶), called Horaicha (蓬莱茶), from Kyōto (京都). Horaicha Horaicha (蓬莱茶) is the original Genmaicha (玄米茶), that is to say a Sencha (煎茶) sprinkled with roasted brown rice with a touch of popped rice. We use green tea harvested around Kyōto (京都) in the

May 2019 – Genmaicha from Shimane

May 2019 – Genmaicha from Shimane

For the beginning of the Reiwa era, we have selected a Genmaicha (玄米茶) from the prefecture of Shimane (島根). Enjoy the light bitterness of the tea combined to the sweetness of Nita rice (仁多米)! Genmaicha This Genmaicha (玄米茶), or “brown rice green tea” in English, comes from Shimane prefecture. It

September 2018 – Genmaicha from Japan

September 2018 – Genmaicha from Japan

This month we are doing a tour of Japan! We selected a Genmaicha (玄米茶) with ingredients picked from all over Japan: green teas grown in the prefectures of Mie (三重) and Shizuoka (静岡), brown rice grown in the prefecture of Yamagata (山形), matcha refined in Uji (宇治) and black soybeans

January 2018 – Ōbukucha from Kyōto

January 2018 – Ōbukucha from Kyōto

2018 has come! We wish you a Happy New Year. For a good start, we selected a lucky tea, an Ōbukucha (大福茶) from the city of Kyōto (京都), in the prefecture of Kyōto (京都). Ōbukucha We already introduced you to Ōbukucha (大福茶), exactly 2 years ago. This name is old,

October 2017 - Genmaicha from Kaga

October 2017 - Genmaicha from Kaga

We selected a Genmaicha (玄米茶) from Kaga (加賀), in the prefecture of Ishikawa (石川). Genmaicha We can say of Genmaicha (玄米茶) that it's the first flavoured green tea thanks to the addition of brown rice, or "genmai" (玄米) in Japanese. We didn’t add anything to green tea until the

January 2016 - Obukucha from Kyoto

January 2016 - Obukucha from Kyoto

Happy New Year 2016! Just like last year, we will try to introduce you to oishii Japanese green teas all year long. For a good start, we selected an Obukucha (大福茶) from Kyoto (京都). Obukucha Obukucha (大福茶) is a special tea prepared only for the first month of the new