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The Age of Sail: Tokyo Bay | Sakoku & Sencha Tea

It may make up 80% of tea production in Japan today, but did you know that sencha didn’t even exist until 1738? In exploration of our 2022 Age of Sail collection, we’re diving deep into the intertwined histories of maritime trade, sakoku, and sencha.

Tea Boxes: The Status and Storage of Tea

  It is often said that tea was once worth as much as gold. At The Tea Centre, we tend to agree! The opulent history of tea boxes proves just how valuable a commodity tea once was. When tea properly arrived in 17th century Europe, storage comprised porcelain canisters and jars. By the 1700s these […]