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      <image:title>How Well Do You Know Your Sencha?</image:title>
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      <image:title>Meet Miyako Watanabe of Ippodo</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hojicha: The Perfect Tea for Coffee Lovers</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pouring roasted Hojicha tea from Ivory Kyusu into white Hasami-yaki porcelain teacups on wood cross-section Marubon tray</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Get to Know Gyokuro</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pouring light green tea from white porcelain Hasami-yaki kyusu teapot with blue logo into white porcelain Japanese teacup</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tea: Your New Favorite Cocktail Ingredient</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pouring old fashioned cocktail with orange peel garnished through stainless steel strainer into rocks glass with ice on bar</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/ippodo-tea-blog/shincha-season</loc>
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      <image:title>Your Guide to Shincha</image:title>
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      <image:title>How to Make a Matcha Latte</image:title>
      <image:caption>Vivid green matcha latte with dollop of foamed milk on top of pure matcha tea base in white espresso cup with matching saucer</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Guide to Japan-Style Iced Tea</image:title>
      <image:caption>Green tea being poured from elegant spout of ivory teapot into small rounded modern glass pitcher with white Ippodo Tea logo</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/ippodo-tea-blog/all-about-the-chasen</loc>
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      <image:title>All About the Chasen - Matcha’s Most Important Tool</image:title>
      <image:caption>80-tip chasen bamboo whisk sitting upright on end on white table beside beige ceramic tea mug of pastel green matcha latte</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How to Make Japanese Tea to Share</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pouring Ippodo green tea from above frmo ivory clay banko-yaki kyusu teapot into glass carafe with lid removed for storing</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Obukucha, the New Year&apos;s Tea with Over 1000 Years of History</image:title>
      <image:caption>Small plate with sample of Ippodo Obukucha tea with roasted rice beside teacup of brewed tea and brown clay Yakishimi kyusu</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/ippodo-tea-blog/enjoying-tea-under-cherry-tree-blossoms</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27T11:10:55-04:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Enjoying Tea Under Cherry Tree Blossoms</image:title>
      <image:caption>Small porcelain teacup containing fresh green tea beside asymmetrical stone vase with blooming branch of cherry blossom tree</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/matcha-latte-recipe</loc>
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      <image:title>Matcha Latte</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pouring foamy frothed milk from silver pitcher into concentrated green matcha tea latte base in short round beige ceramic mug</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/usucha-thin-matcha</loc>
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      <image:title>Usucha (Classic Matcha)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Holding handle of sleek modern gray bowl-shaped ceramic teacup of foamy green Ippodo Tea matcha on wooden table</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/koicha</loc>
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      <image:title>Koicha (Thick Matcha)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dark green thick koicha Japanese matcha in Ippodo Tea dark chawan tea bowl</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Iced Matcha</image:title>
      <image:caption>Holding clear ice cub with bamboo tongs and placing it in vibrant green matcha tea base in cream ceramic Japanese teacup</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cold-Whisked Matcha</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thick dark green foamless Ippodo matcha tea in elegant prism-shaped decorative glass ware on white background</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/standard-gyokuro-brew</loc>
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      <image:title>Standard Gyokuro Brew</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pouring light green tea from white porcelain Hasami-yaki kyusu teapot with blue logo into white porcelain Japanese teacup</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/cold-brew-gyokuro</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-19T18:22:34-04:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Cold Brew Gyokuro</image:title>
      <image:caption>Small porcelain kyusu with lid open showing tea inside beside two glasses of iced light green tea and silver plate of gyokuro</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-04T13:42:21-04:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Piping Hot Gyokuro</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hot water being poured into Japanese artisan made ivory kyusu Japanese teapot from shining stainless steel stovetop kettle</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/iced-gyokuro</loc>
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      <image:title>Iced Gyokuro</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pouring luminescent green tea over ice in three glasses straight from Yakishime Japanese kyusu teapot against ombre surface</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Standard Sencha Brew</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pouring wooden spoonful of tightly rolled dried green tea into brown handmade banko-ware Japanese Kyusu teapot banko-yaki</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cold Brew Sencha</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cold brewed sencha in a regular glass and wine glass with a gray background.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Iced Sencha</image:title>
      <image:caption>Green tea being poured from elegant spout of ivory teapot into small rounded modern glass pitcher with white Ippodo Tea logo</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/standard-hojicha-brew</loc>
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      <image:title>Standard Hojicha Brew</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pouring roasted Hojicha tea from Ivory Kyusu into white Hasami-yaki porcelain teacups on wood cross-section Marubon tray</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/genmaicha-standard-brew</loc>
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      <image:title>Standard Genmaicha Brew</image:title>
      <image:caption>White teacup of light Genmaicha green tea with roasted rice beside small plate of dried bancha tea leaves with roasted rice</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/piping-hot-sencha</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-19T18:21:59-04:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Piping Hot Sencha</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hot water being poured into Japanese artisan made ivory kyusu Japanese teapot from shining stainless steel stovetop kettle</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/chasen-pointers</loc>
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      <image:title>Chasen (Matcha Whisk) Care</image:title>
      <image:caption>Holding and straightening tips of Korean artisan-made Chasen 80-tip bamboo matcha tea whisk utensil</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/chashaku-pointers</loc>
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      <image:title>Chashaku (Tea Ladle) Care</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cleaning off Ippodo chashaku bamboo tea ladel by wiping with white fukin Japanese ceremonial cloth</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/chakoshi-pointers</loc>
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      <image:title>Chakoshi (Tea Strainer) Pointers</image:title>
      <image:caption>Vibrant green Ippodo matcha powder being sifted through Chakoshi tea strainer with Chashaku bamboo tea ladel </image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/ippodo-tea-blog/koicha-for-a-next-level-matcha-experience</loc>
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      <image:title>Koicha, for a Next-Level Matcha Experience</image:title>
      <image:caption>Verdant green smooth and thick koicha Ippodo matcha in tilted black artisan-crafted ceramic tea bowl and coating the sides</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/uji-shimizu-sweetened-matcha</loc>
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      <image:title>Uji-Shimizu: Sweetened Matcha</image:title>
      <image:caption>To go travel stick of Ippodo Uji-Shimizu sweetened green matcha powder sprinkled into modern glass beside extra foamy matcha</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://ippodotea.com/blogs/ippodo-tea-blog/tea-and-chocolate</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-15T12:05:37-04:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Tea &amp; Chocolate</image:title>
      <image:caption>Green tea being poured into glass from white porcelain Hakuji Kyusu teapot beside plates of chocolate cupcakes whipped cream</image:caption>
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