Autumnal equinox

September 23rd is "Autumnal equinox."

The day when the length of day and night is exactly equal.

I am filled with anticipation as the tips of the autumn leaves and maple leaves gradually take on color and turn red.

For the autumn equinox, we created a blended tea that combines Goko, a green tea grown in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, with Evening primrose and Kuromoji branches.

The elegantly layered flavors, from a gorgeous, sweet scent to a refreshing aroma that lingers in your nose, are reminiscent of the season as autumn deepens.

People have believed that the autumnal equinox marks the time when the cycle of nature returns to balance between yin and yang.

Both the tea plant and the evening primrose are plants that bloom in autumn, but the evening primrose blooms with pale yellow flowers after the sun sets and withers at dawn.

Evening primroses, which appear to live for only one night, are sometimes called "yoimachigusa" or "machiyoigusa."

In some areas, evening primrose has been used as a medicine for nourishment and to regulate blood flow.

In Japan, it has long been popular as an ornamental plant and a subject of haiku poetry and ukiyo-e prints.

The autumnal equinox blend tea features the sun in the daytime and the moon at night floating in the same teacup.

Drinking this will bring the balance of nature into your body, allowing you to experience the comfortable autumnal equinox even more.