Yesterday was a Hojo-God Asa Sencha day. It came as a sample kindly sent with an order from Akira. http://hojotea.com/item_e/g18e.htm ...

Yesterday was a Hojo-God Asa Sencha day. It came as a sample kindly sent with an order from Akira.

http://hojotea.com/item_e/g18e.htm

http://hojotea.com/en/posts-97/

It was very good, was a bit more depth and complexity. The leaf seemed a bit more yellow than most.

I've had many hojo pots and over time Ive let them go. Nosaka reduction is the most intense of them all. ... a rounded soft deep brew then you could love this pot. I used to follow the hojo god but now I see he is just a well spoken vendor and most of his scientific writing and ...

Natural zhuni is a fine yellow ore. This is according to my tea friend in Malaysia and the hojo god mentions and shows pics of very high iron clays that are yellow ore as well. Plus its extinct and if there is some out there it wouldn't be so easy or cheap to get. YMMV

1) Rough Clay (first version) - This clay was found by Hojo. There are limited stock left cause the artist no longer produce the same ... he is the ultimate authority. Some sarcastically refer to him as "Hojo-god." But he is into clay more so than any other dealer of Japanese Kyusu-s.

However, if you want obsession, go with the Hojo. Or save some money and go with ArtisticNippon. :oops: I'm looking for a new ... Hey, how did the link get there??? Must of been the Hojo-god's magic at work! :shock: 8) :mrgreen:

... in multiple locations and this vendor cannot ... I mean isn't he "hojo-god?" While perhaps his intentions are honorable, it is perceived as deceptive ... smoke ...

Interesting, one day I will have to get some Hojo god tea!

... it comes to tea and teaware, I am absolultely open minded. Sooo, the Hojo god has permission to send me a banko and a shigaraki for open minded comparisons ... absolutely! ...

... Why do think Duanni would be good for green or white tea? Even the Hojo-god has said that duanni clay is one of the least desirable of yixing clays for tea. I tend ...

... Why do think Duanni would be good for green or white tea? Even the Hojo-god has said that duanni clay is one of the least desirable of yixing clays for tea. I tend ...

... conclusively borne out the superiority of red clay with these teas. The Hojo-god would say 'it's the iron in the clay'. But like I said, we taste things differently and ...

... in an absorptive pot, I want to know if it is really absorptive. The Hojo-God has special powers and he could have waved his hands over those lovely Shigaraki kyusu ...

... and the kettle cannot last up to 50 years of usage. Thanks for the clarification. I remember the tetsubin being heated on an induction heater in Hojo's shop. It was quite quick, but, maybe they poured water from a stainless kettle already heated into the tetsubin. Cannot remember clearly.

Please note that the induction heater can not be used for the small kettle which the diameter of bottom area is less than 80mm. The manufacturer recommends not using too strong heat on induction heater. This is because the induction heater gives very localized-heat. When it is heated on the inducti...