Located south of Kagoshima, the island of Yakushima is one of Japan’s hidden treasures. Fans of the Studio Ghibli movie Princess Mononoke may recognise the island as the inspiration for the setting of the movie, but apart from the lush vegetation, Yakushima is also home to Hachimanjyu tea farm. The ...

Chocolate lovers, have you heard of cacao tea? If you haven’t, you’ll be happy to hear about Benns - a local bean-to-bar chocolate company that also offers cacao tea. The teapasar team sat down with the Benns team recently, to find out more about their company and the true origins ...