Tea ceremonies are a part of the Japanese culture, where the host and guests come together in a tea room to participate a performance of the traditional ritual. Many are familiar with Sado, the tea ceremony that involves Matcha. The other tea ceremony, Senchado, that involved Sencha, is much rarer; and unlike Sado, that has […]
Your name: Cathy Ana Reyes Where are you based: Wazuka, Japan What do you do: I am currently living in Japan, discovering more about Japanese Tea after interning 6 months at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms. I have hosted small group workshops in my friend’s new shop in […]
Your name: Sílvia Ferreira Where are you based: Portugal What do you do: Coordenadora na Chá Camélia / Coordinator at Chá Camélia Please briefly introduce yourself. What is your story with tea? Sou fisioterapeuta de profissão e descobri no chá […]
Your name: Julien Where are you based: Paris, France What do you do: Manager / Tea Instructor beginner / Tealovers Please briefly introduce yourself. What is your story with tea? I started my story with tea in a rather unusual […]
Your name: Nicole Fröschle Where are you based: Stuttgart, Germany What do you do: I work at a company that sells and conducts professional development courses. Most of our clients are looking for a new job so I also support them in […]
It comes as no surprise to many that when you leaf through books on Japanese tea, you more often than not encounter only mention of green teas: sencha, matcha, bancha, gyokuro, etc. We mostly associate Japan with green teas. What is not such common knowledge, is that Japan actually has quite a chunk of black […]