Superior Japanese Green Tea
MAIKO TEA SHOP


Guidance Story Characters 1st story 2nd story 3rd story 4th story 5th story 6th story


 

1st Story
Let's go to Maikonocha
2nd Story
Tea Picking
3rd Story
Tea Processing
4th Story
Tea Varieties
5th Story
Serving Tea
6th Story
Tea and Health

(C)KYOTO SEIKA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR MANGA STUDIES
Chie Yamada, Yui Miura, Markley Patricia


Necessary things for preparing Tea!
There are five essential things for preparing tea:

1.Cha-ki (Tea Utensils)
To brew Gyokuro and Sencha, a kyu-su (Japanese tea pot) and teacups are necessary. Matcha requires a special matcha-wan (bowl) and chasen (bamboo whisk) and cha-shaku (bamboo spoon).
For preparing tea properly, cha-ki, or special tea utensils, are necessary. 

2. Tea leaves
Naturally, tea leaves play an important part - take care in choosing appropriate leaves as it will decide the quality of the flavor.
At MaikoTea, you can sample different kinds of tea. We provide you, with confidence, various types of tea according to specified prices and grades. Let us serve you with the best Japanese green tea of superior quality!

3. Water
Water is a vital element for preparing tea. Boil soft water for best results. 

4. The Details
To bring out the best tea flavor possible, the proper amount of water at the right temperature must be used.

5. The Mind
Perhaps the most important is the state of heart when preparing tea. There is great significance in the communication of the minds of host and guests enjoying tea time together.

The Art of Brewing Tea
Adjust the temperature and amount of water, and brew time according to the type of tea and the number of people you are preparing tea for.

Standard table for Serving Tea (First Infusion)
 
high quality
Gyokuro
average quality
Gyokuro
high quality
Sencha and
Karogane
average quality
Sencha and
Karigane
Houjicha
and Genmaicha
number
of people
3
3
3
5
5
amount
of tea
10 g
2 table
spoons
10 g
2 table
spoons
6 g
2 table
spoons
10 g
2 table
spoons
15 g
3 table
spoons
temperature
of water
50℃
60℃
70℃
90℃ 
boiling water
amount
of water
60 ml
60 ml
170 ml
430 ml
650 ml
steeping
time
150
seconds
120
seconds
120
seconds
60
seconds
30
seconds
This table only represents the general measurements. Of coure, it is adjustable to fit your personal taste. Please continue to 'experiment' in order to find the taste that is most fitting to your own preference.

After the first infusion, use higher temperature water and shorten the brewing time as the tea leaves have already begun to open.

Relation between water temperature and resulting tea taste
 
Higher temperature = increased aroma
Higher temperature = increased astringency
Any temperature ="sweetness"
*Note: when using lower temperature water, more brew time is required. Tea always posseses a certain basic sweetness. However, when brewed with higher temperature water the extracted astringency might override this natural sweet taste.


 



Preparation of various

Gyokuro

Maccha

Sencha

Shiawasecha


About Japanese Tea
Chako's Tea Exploration Adventure
1.Let's go to Maikonocha
2.Tea Picking
3.Tea Processing
4.Tea Varieties
5.Serving Tea
Maccha Gyokuro
Sencha
6.Tea and Health

Proper Tea Storage

About Company
MAIKONOCHA-HONPO
2-1 Kamidaimon Fugenji Kyotanabe Kyoto JAPAN 610-0322

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