Welcome from The Tea Docents
Tea Docents will be at the The Face and Body and Healthy Aging Conference and Expo in San Francisco, demonstrating "SHINWA"
"SHINWA" was received very well at its debut at the IECSC Conference in Las Vegas. "SHINWA" is a skin and beauty care treatment using all Organic Kyoto Karigane Tea. Experience Optimal Hydration with Unique Cold Infusion both as a delicious beverage as well as a skin/body care regiment. Learn more about Japanese Green Tea for the Mind, Body and Spirit
Watch this video on the Health Aspects of Karigane Green Tea
A segment from The Tokyo Broadcast System documentary on The Neurological Benefits of Karigane Green Tea, subtitled and narrated by Nozomu Tokugawa.
NEW - Health Links
We have add links to recent health references about tea which can be found on the web. These cover topics from cancer to skin care and many more. This will be updated regularly as more findings are announced. Be sure to bookmark this page.
Dinner and Music Hosted by Philip Gelb
Philip Gelb is a Vegan Chef, a Master of the Shakuhachi (an Japanese flute) and Teacher. He regularly host a Dinner and Music event where he prepares the meal and invites a special musician as the entertainment. The June event featured Cha-no-Aji Teas as an ingredient in every course accompanied by a tea selected by the Tea Docents. See the menu prepared by Chef Philip, click here.
Tea Docents are back from Japan
The Tea Docents have been in Japan to oversee the first harvest of the year. They have brought back the first harvest tea (Shincha and Gyokuro). "We are fortunate to be able to hand carry a limited quantity of these premium teas back to America."
The Tea Docents apologize for our lack of timely updates to our travel journal, however, we have our notes and photos and promise to update soon. Tea Docents Travel Journal.
How to Enjoy Japanese Teas at Its Best
New videos series has just been produced by the Tea Docents. In this 5 segment series you will be learn how to enjoy Japanese teas with confidence.- Selecting the right vessel.
- Brewing small leaf teas.
- Brewing medium leaf teas.
- Brewing twig and large leaf teas.
- Choosing the tea based on the season and the occasion.
