https://tsukimitea.com/ Recent content on Tsukimitea — From Japan to the world Hugo en-us Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://tsukimitea.com/blog/whisking-perfect-bowl/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://tsukimitea.com/blog/whisking-perfect-bowl/ <h2 id="begin-with-the-bowl">Begin with the bowl</h2> <p>Warm your <em>chawan</em> with hot water, then dry it with a cloth. The bowl should feel like a small moon in your hands — warm, still, ready.</p> https://tsukimitea.com/privacy/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://tsukimitea.com/privacy/ <p><strong>Last updated:</strong> November 8, 2025</p> <p>Tsukimitea (&ldquo;we&rdquo;, &ldquo;us&rdquo;) respects your privacy. This policy explains what we collect and why.</p> <h2 id="what-we-collect">What we collect</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Newsletter email:</strong> when you subscribe, we store your email address to send you our occasional moonlit notes.</li> <li><strong>Analytics:</strong> we use Firebase Analytics to understand how the site is used. This is aggregate, anonymised data.</li> </ul> <h2 id="how-we-use-it">How we use it</h2> <p>Your email is used only to send the newsletter you asked for. We never sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties.</p> https://tsukimitea.com/terms/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://tsukimitea.com/terms/ <p><strong>Last updated:</strong> November 8, 2025</p> <p>These terms govern your use of the tsukimitea website and purchases.</p> <h2 id="the-product">The product</h2> <p>All matcha is shade-grown in Uji, Kyoto, hand-picked and stone-milled to order. Every order is packed and shipped after milling, which may take 2–3 business days.</p> https://tsukimitea.com/blog/first-harvest/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://tsukimitea.com/blog/first-harvest/ <h2 id="a-single-window-of-days">A single window of days</h2> <p>The first harvest of spring is picked once a year, at dawn, for about two weeks. It is the youngest, most tender leaf the plant will ever give — and it carries the deepest umami.</p>