Tea HongHow to clean a new Yixing teapot
Read moreA tea pot made with a porous clay material, such as a Yixing, or an unglazed earthenware would absorb in various proportions of any liquid that comes into contact with it. This…
Leo KwanEnd of de minimus for USA
Read moreJapan to USA — tax will be required for parcels arriving on August 29 Starting from August 29, small commercial parcels from Japan coming to the US will be charged a 15%…
Leo KwanThe status of production and prices of tea in Japan
Read moreBefore we discuss the actual situation, please allow me to quote from a June 2025 report from Kyoto Tea Industry Chamber of Commerce: “Despite expectations for increased production due to ongoing shortages,…
Leo KwanAntithesis of my TCM rules: Cold infusing a Japanese green tea
Read moreHakone hot spring resort Ten summers ago, after getting off at a wrong train stop in a hot spring bath resort area in Hakone, on the outskirts of Tokyo, my girlfriend and…
Leo KwanMaking the most of the leaves — making tea that touches deep
Read moreA private message A few nights ago, the customer who had left the most number of reviews on our site, N.N., sent me a message saying, “…I’ve been enjoying the Fengxi Old…
Leo KwanRe-building Tea Hong’s Graphic Identity
Read moreWhen we began to conceive the Tea Taster’s Box series two years ago, we noticed there is a need for a redesign for all of our product labels. The one that is…
Leo KwanDoes the new US import tariff affect your order on Tea Hong?
Read moreThe short answer: NO. De Minimis Orders below USD 800 from Japan to the USA are classified as De Minimis by the US Customs and are not subject to tariffs even after…
Leo KwanTea Hong to resume online sales in November 😅 (Sorry!) & what our Japanese collection will look like
Read moreA letter to all of our users As of this very moment, we have not heard from the shipping company yet whether they are releasing our cargo from their abruptly imposed “quarantine”.…
Leo KwanNew Home for Tea Hong
Read moreChange is an integral part of Life In 1986 when I moved to Chicago from Hong Kong, I carried with me only a large suitcase, leaving all my books, albums and other…
Leo KwanTea Hong is relocating to Japan
Read moreWe shall begin our move to Nagoya this July. Since it will involve packing our whole workshop and inventory to ship across the ocean to this inland city in Japan, and then…
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