Global Japanese Tea Association 国際日本茶協会

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Global Japanese Tea Association 国際日本茶協会

Our mission is expand the Japanese tea world through global collaboration. Please join us!

10/09/2026

🍵 Festa do Chá, Portugal

Fifteen years ago, Nina Gruntkowski planted the seeds of a tea garden in Portugal - and over the years, it has grown into something truly beautiful. 🌿

This year, Nina is celebrating this special anniversary with a tea party at the gardens on September 27th, and we’re delighted to be part of the celebrations.

Our co-founder, Anna, will join Nina to lead a special workshop: “Miyazaki in a Cup: A Tribute to the Morimotos.”

Nina’s own tea journey was deeply inspired and supported by a tea farming family in Miyazaki, Japan. To honour this connection, Nina will brew teas from the Morimoto family, while Anna will share insights into tea production in Miyazaki and prepare teas from this remarkable region.

A beautiful celebration of tea, connection, and the people who inspire us along the way. 🍃✨

More information:

Image source: Chá Camélia

08/09/2026

(English)日本茶カンファレンス2026 開催のお知らせ
日本茶の「これから」を、一緒に考えてみませんか？
日本茶カンファレンスは、日本茶を取り巻くさまざまな課題に向き合いながら、新しい挑戦を続けている人たちに光を当て、日本茶に関わる人、興味を持つ人がつながる場として、2023年にスタートしました。
今年も、お茶の生産やお茶の楽しみ方に新たなアプローチを模索している「日本茶イノベーター」によるプレゼンテーションをはじめ、世界各地で日本茶を発信・普及している外国人の皆さん、お茶好きの大学生で構成される学生日本茶協会の皆さんなど国内外さまざまな登壇者をお迎えします。
📅 2026年11月15日（日）
🕐 13:00〜18:00
📍 東京・品川シーズンテラス　ホール
💻 オンライン参加も可能
日本茶がこれからどんなふうに変わっていくのか。
ぜひ会場で、一緒に考えてみてください。
参加費は無料ですが、事前のお申し込みが必要です。
以下のリンクからお申し込みください。（締切11月13日）
https://forms.gle/1hFAv2GTUpKCLfhu8

皆さまにお会いできるのを楽しみにしています！

Japanese Tea Conference 2026
What does the future of Japanese tea look like?
The Japanese Tea Conference 2026 will take place on November 15th in Tokyo. Launched in 2023, the conference provides a space to explore the present and future of Japanese tea and to connect people interested in its culture, production, and development.
This year, we are once again welcoming a diverse range of speakers from Japan and around the world, including Japanese Tea Innovators who are exploring new approaches to tea production and the ways we experience tea, international speakers who are sharing and promoting Japanese tea around the world, and members of the Student Japanese Tea Association, made up of university students who are passionate about tea.
The conference will also include a tea party featuring teas from different regions of Japan.
More details coming soon. We hope you will join us and discover some of the people and ideas bringing new energy to Japanese tea.
📅 November 15th, 2026
🕐 1pm–6:00pm
📍 Shinagawa Season Terrace Hall
💻 Online participation will also be available.
Free admission. Advance registration is required.
Please register via the link below by Nov 13.
https://forms.gle/1hFAv2GTUpKCLfhu8
We look forward to seeing you! 🍵

07/09/2026

Upcoming event on in !
REPOST FROM !

🍵✨ 在来茶サミット2026 in 富士開催決定！！✨🍵

日本各地で大切に受け継がれてきた「在来茶」が、富士市に集まります！🗻🌿

在来茶ってどんなお茶？
産地によって味や香りは違うの？
昔から続くお茶を、これからどう守っていくの？

そんな在来茶の魅力を、見て・聞いて・味わって楽しめる一日です！🍵✨

当日は、在来茶に関する講演やトークショー、生産者による産地紹介、さまざまな在来茶の試飲・販売を予定しています！

お茶が大好きな方はもちろん、在来茶を初めて知った方、お茶に詳しくない方も大歓迎です！！🙌
ぜひお気軽に遊びに来てください！😊🌱

📅 日時
2026年9月22日（火・祝）
12:00〜17:30

📍 会場
富士市文化会館ロゼシアター
小ホール & レセプションホール

🎫 参加費
一般：前売券500円／当日券700円
学生・18歳以下：無料

一般前売券の購入、学生・18歳以下の無料参加申込みは、プロフィールのリンクからお願いします！🔗

📣 在来茶サミット特設Instagramsummit.fuji

出店者やプログラムなどの最新情報を、特設アカウントから順次お知らせします！ぜひフォローして、続報をお待ちください！！🍵✨

皆さまと富士でお会いできることを、楽しみにしています！🗻🙌

主催｜静岡大学お茶サークル【一煎】／木内陽子
後援｜富士市総務部シティプロモーション課
協力｜全国各地の在来茶生産者

#在来茶サミット #在来茶 #日本茶 #お茶 #お茶イベント

02/09/2026

This Thursday, our co-founder Anna is hosting a workshop together with tea practitioner and chef Amaia Lauzurika at her beautiful teahouse, La Posada del Té. 🍵✨

We will share a little about GJTea’s mission, chat about the current world of Japanese tea, and then dive into one of Japan’s most iconic teas: sencha!

Participants will have the opportunity to taste different Japanese teas, paired with delicious bites prepared by Amaia. ✨

We are so excited to be sharing this experience in such a beautiful space! 💛

01/09/2026

In the last couple articles, we traced the chasen back to its origins: a tool born from a single stalk of bamboo, shaped by hands that took a decade to master the craft, used with quiet intention in the tea ceremony, and honored with a memorial ritual when its working life comes to an end.

We also noted that this same tool has now traveled far beyond the tea rooms of Japan. It appears on café counters around the world, and for many in the tea community, that is something they genuinely hoped to see.

But hoping for something and being ready for it are two different things.
Is the chasen being misused? What’s Really Happening in Matcha Cafés Around the World?

Read Machi's article on our web (link in bio)
https://gjtea.org/is_chasen_being_misused/

21/08/2026

We are beyond excited to be part of a beautiful online series about tea cultures. Organised by Casa Asia, these series of events will take place in Spanish language and cover the cultures of tea in China, Korea and Japan. We are looking forward to sharing many aspects of Japanese tea with many Spanish speakers - and side by side with friend and Chinese tea specialist Gwen Chesnais.
Link in Bio and here below all the info in Spanish:

🍃 Este otoño te proponemos un recorrido online por las culturas del en China, Corea y Japón.

🍵 En un de cinco sesiones exploraremos la historia, las prácticas culturales, las ceremonias y las formas contemporáneas de consumo de una bebida que ha moldeado tradiciones, paisajes y formas de relación en .

🌏 A lo largo de cinco sesiones conoceremos la diversidad de los tés chinos, la tradición coreana del , la historia del japonés y los desafíos actuales que afrontan las culturas del té en .

👩‍🏫 Profesoras: Anna Poian, cofundadora de la Global Japanese Tea Association, y Gwenaële Chesnais, especialista en cultura del té chino, analista sensorial y sumiller de té.

📅 Martes del 15 de septiembre al 13 de octubre.
🕡 De 18.30 h a 20.00 h (CEST).
💻 Modalidad online.

17/08/2026

🍵 Japanese Tea Spotlight: Innovation in Matcha with Ryan Ahn and Zongjun Li

Japanese Tea Spotlight is a live conversation series featuring Japanese tea professionals from Japan and around the world. In each session, we'll explore their personal journey into Japanese tea, a topic they're especially passionate about, and the current state of Japanese tea in their city or country. Join us to meet the people behind the tea, learn from their expertise, and hear the stories that have shaped their paths.

Our guests in September will be Ryan Ahn and Zongjun Li, founders of Sanko Matcha and Specialty Matcha Podcast.
Since 2022, Ryan and Zongjun have been immersed in the world of matcha exploring its traditions, techniques, and evolving culture while travelling extensively across Japan, China, Korea, and beyond. Their backgrounds, combined with an open-minded and seemingly endless curiosity, have driven them to look beyond established conventions and understand matcha from every angle: its origins, production, preparation, technology, culture, and future.

Their broad curiosity and hands-on research have led them to develop new matcha teaware and patent an innovative matcha mill, driven by a shared mission to create the technology infrastructure that enables people to enjoy higher-quality matcha anywhere and everywhere.

Don't miss this opportunity and join us! 🍃

GJTea Fellows and Catalysts can register through Circle.
Non members can register at the link in bio (https://gjtea.org/tea-events/japanese-tea-spotlight/)

Photo Credit: Sanko Matcha

03/08/2026

Chasen - From Bamboo to Silicone

Machi keeps exploring the chasen.

After looking at its origin, history and traditional meaning, this time we turn to the present day. As matcha continues to spread around the world, the chasen is evolving in unexpected ways, shaped by new lifestyles, technologies, and audiences. What do these changes tell us about the future of this iconic tool? And how can innovation coexist with tradition?

You can read the full article on our website. Link in bio to our blog!

*Image source: Amazon

#茶筅

30/07/2026

🍵 Japanese Tea Receives New Protection and Global Recognition

One of the most important developments this July is the official registration of Japanese Tea under Japan's Geographical Indication (GI) Protection System by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).

This new GI designation enhances the legal protection and international reputation of Japanese tea by helping distinguish authentic products from imitations and strengthening consumer confidence worldwide. Unlike traditional GI schemes linked to a single geographic area, this certification is based on rigorous quality standards established by the Japan Tea Central Association, allowing qualifying teas from production regions across Japan to display the official GI mark.

The designation comes as global demand for Japanese green tea - especially matcha - continues to grow, with exports expected to reach a record ¥72.1 billion in 2025. At the same time, the expansion of matcha production outside Japan has led to the increasing use of Japanese geographical names, such as "Uji matcha," on products produced overseas.

To safeguard the reputation and commercial value of authentic Japanese tea, MAFF has announced that it will actively monitor the market for misuse of the GI designation and take enforcement action where necessary.

This milestone marks a significant step in protecting the authenticity, quality, and global competitiveness of one of Japan's most iconic agricultural products.

14/07/2026

Summer tea fields for the view ;)

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602-0881

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