“Encuentro en Kioto”: Tea Tasting Event in Argentina
On 16th May tea expert Mirna from Keep Calm and Drink Tea hosted “Encuentro en Kioto”, a workshop on teas from Kyoto at the […]
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Genmaicha (玄米茶)
This month we explore genmaicha (玄米茶) – an everyday (but quite unusual) Japanese tea that is easily loved by different palates. The […]
Asahi Fukuda Tea Tour around Europe
Hello! My name is Asahi Fukuda and between 14th-31st March2024, I held tea gatherings while traveling around Europe. This article is a […]
Tea Harvest in Japan
We are now at the most exciting time of the year for Japanese tea: spring harvest, the most prized one, is happening […]
New Way of Brewing Tea – Tokine (刻音)
Very often we are posed with the question: are there any new – more modern – ways of brewing tea in Japan? […]
A Taste of Miyazaki in London
Postcard Teas, London’s legendary purveyor of quality loose leaf teas, hosted a fabulous tasting on Jan 9th featuring the teas of Issin […]
Shifuku 仕服
In Chanoyu, the Japanese Tea Ceremony, valued and high status pieces such as the chaire (tea caddy) and prized chawan are displayed […]
Tea in the Blue Ridge Mountains
After several years of obsessing over water and tea, I found myself in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Eastern U.S.A. searching Shenandoah […]