by Kiyomi | Mar 28, 2021 | Blog Posts, Green Tea, Japan, New Product, News
Before this spring throughout the past fall and winter, our beloved “Samurai Tea Master” Mr. Sakamoto and his family were busy with preparing for the healthiest tea garden to produce superior Gyokuro and Matcha with a richer flavor and a rounder aftertaste. Tea...
by Kiyomi | Sep 13, 2020 | Blog Posts, Green Tea, Heritage, Japan
Shade-grown tea in Japan is getting really popular. During our Japan Tea Tour 2019, shown in the above picture, we visited a tea master, Mr. Sakamoto, at his tea farm in Kagoshima, Japan. Our friend and tea maestro, Bruce Richardson, wrote an article about the visit...
by Kiyomi | Jun 23, 2019 | Blog Posts, Green Tea, Heritage, Japan, Travel
Truly One of A Kind of Experience This spring, as many of you know, we flew to Japan with our new friends gathered from all over the nation.12 of us flew to Japan separately and joined together in Kyoto. We all spoke English but with different accents! And we all...
by Kiyomi | Apr 28, 2019 | Blog Posts, Green Tea, Heritage, Japan, Travel
Today, we zipped down to one of the suthern islands of Japan, Kyushu, on Shinkansen (bullet train). Kagoshima is located on the southern tip of Kyusyu island. Kagoshima is the second largest green tea producer after Shizuoka, Japan. It is predicted green tea...
by Kiyomi | Apr 28, 2019 | Blog Posts, Green Tea, Heritage, Japan, Travel
Our Japan tea tour became even more interesting and insightful with our amazing Tea Master and Historian, Bruce Richardson, as he shared his abundant knowledge with us throughout the itinerary, including Japanese influence over American architecture, Japanese tea...
by Kana | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog Posts, Business, Japan, News, Travel
Tea: Local business evokes Japanese cultureSEI MEE TEABy Kana OliverFor Wallowa County Chieftain, April 10, 2019 Kiyomi Koike, owner of local business, Sei Mee Tea, came to the United States 25 years ago from Japan and now is a United States Citizen and proud...
by Kiyomi | Feb 5, 2019 | Heritage, Japan
You may be surprised to learn how many Japanese words you already know. Probably you have heard of “Tofu,” “Sushi,” “Tempura,” etc… These are Japanese words. Yes, they are all foods! Japanese food, “Wa-shoku,” is...
by Kiyomi | Dec 20, 2018 | Blog Posts, Business, Heritage, Japan, Travel
BRIDGE TO ANOTHER WORLD—SEI MEE TEA JAPAN TOURwith TEA HISTORIAN BRUCE RICHARDSONMarch 22-29, 2019DAY 1Fri 22DepartureJL 069 1:45pm Los AngelesDAY 2Sat 23Arrival6:15pm Osaka, JapanKyoto Kansai Int’l Airport to Hotel Kyoto Century...
by Kiyomi | Nov 12, 2018 | Heritage, Japan
As green tea is gaining popularity, more specific names of green tea are used as product names. If you are a tea fan, probably you’ve heard “Gyokuro.” Gyokuro is pronounced ‘g-yo-koo-ro’, and its Kanji characters, 玉露, mean...
by Kiyomi | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog Posts, Health - Featured on Home Page, Japan, Popular Articles
Can kids drink green tea? Would you be surprised if I tell you even toddlers drink green tea in Japan? I have been asked, ‘Is it OK to give green tea to my teenage kids?’ That question surprised me since I’ve grown up in a culture where green tea is given...
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