Event Report: Summer Tea Picking #2
Summer tea picking event #2 was a semi-private one for a group of accountants + a few others. However, I (Ian) just happened to be there with my camera to document...
Event Report: Summer Tea Picking #1
EVENT REPORT: Summer tea picking event #1 - we were rained out, but we still had a good time visiting the fields and hand rolling tea ourselves.
First day on the job
Summer intern Diego Robelo is now working with Obubu's master farmer Akky and writing about his experience for us to see what tea farming is like.
Tea Nursery Photos
Tea plants for use in new fields are grown in several nurseries throughout Wazuka. Here are photos from one of the nurseries:
Fantasies in the Tea Field Photo & Art Contest
Fantasies in the Tea Field Photo and Art Contest Submission deadline: Aug. 31, 2010
World Tea Tours visit in April featured in the Mainichi Daily News
In late April, World Tea Tours, led by Chicago tea merchant Daniel Robertson visited Wazuka with 14 tea lovers from the U.S., Germany, Israel and four other countries. The Mainichi Daily News reporting staff were on hand to witness the event...
Tea Farming with Akky
2010-07 Weeding
Today was “Weeding Party”, but since last time was just too hot, Obubu...
2010-06 Kabuse!
I’m kabuse-ing! “Kabuse” means covering the tea trees with shading...
2010-06 Weeding Party to save the baby tea plants
We had a Weeding Party today! Oh my goodness it was hot today. Just too hot… Tea...
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Tea Farming with Diego
Backbreaking work in the tea fields!A tough day on the job. Today was a harsh day, the heat was unbelievable and the...
Venturing into Japan
A big turning-point in my Japan experience started two days ago. As I finished my...
Final Harvesting, weeding, and off to swimming
Yesterday we harvested more than we have ever harvested since I arrived in Wazuka....
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The Cookie Gallerie & Obubu’s Sakura Tea
I am currently in Hong Kong with family on a vacation / business trip. On Saturday, I visited the Cookie Gallerie on the 1st floor of the shopping mall Windsor House near the Causeway Bay Station (see map below). The Cookie Gallerie is owned and run by Joseph Wong, a wonderful long-time marketing executive with a love for perfectly homemade cookies,... [Read more...]
Japanese tea in Czech Republic
Photos like the ones below from our partners in Brno, Czech Republic, make us feel all of our hard work in promoting Japanese tea is paying off. Thank you Chajovna for helping to spread the word about how delicious farm fresh Japanese sencha can be! These photos come from a 2-day event Chajovna, a tea house in Brno, held in early June. ... [Read more...]
Visiting the teapot wholesaler
There’s usually not a whole lot of the website/business development side of running ObubuTea.com that is so exciting that I feel compelled to blog about it. However, my most recent (2nd) visit to Obubu’s teaware supplier in Yokkaichi (near Nagoya) was so fruitful and exciting that here I am writing away! Susumu Takeo is the 2nd generation... [Read more...]
Event Report: Summer Tea Picking #2
Even in the rain, so many people were willing to come! Thanks! July 11, 2010 – The second tea picking event of summer 2010 was a semi-private one held for a group of accountants from the Kansai region and a few other people including myself (web staff Ian), our new intern Diego (visiting Japan for the very first time) from Costa Rica, and a family... [Read more...]
Event Report: Summer Tea Picking #1
July 3, 2010 – Unfortunately, the rainy season did not take a break, but it wasn’t too bad so we had our tea picking event anyway. Well, to be truthful we skipped the picking part and ended up just touring the fields with everyone who decided to show up (Thank you so much!!). They dressed up in the traditional tea picking clothes and off... [Read more...]
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