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  1. Read more: Is our matcha ceremonial? And what does it even mean?
    Is our matcha ceremonial? And what does it even mean?

    Is our matcha ceremonial? And what does it even mean?

    You may have noticed that at MICHI we do not title our matcha as being "ceremonial."  Nearly every brand selling matcha outside of Japan uses the w...
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  2. Read more: Under the straw: how matcha is shaded
    Under the straw: how matcha is shaded

    Under the straw: how matcha is shaded

    Open a tin of good matcha and the first thing you notice is that almost electric green colour. For weeks before harvest, the plants live under laye...
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  3. Read more: Jukusei: the quiet aging process behind great matcha
    Jukusei: the quiet aging process behind great matcha

    Jukusei: the quiet aging process behind great matcha

    Often when we speak about matcha, the harvest takes centre stage: the shaded tea gardens, the first spring leaves, the careful steaming and drying ...
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  4. Read more: In Japan with MICHI
    In Japan with MICHI

    In Japan with MICHI

    With this post, we are sharing our favourite places from our recent trips.

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  5. Read more: Meet the 25th generation
    Meet the 25th generation

    Meet the 25th generation

    Tanimura Yasaburo, one of Japan's few remaining master chasen makers.

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