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Category: Tea Culture

2023-05-192023-05-30Tea Culture

Asahiyaki 朝日焼

Asahiyaki (朝日焼)  is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from Uji, Kyoto. Asahiyaki wares, have been produced for about 400 years, and […]

2023-04-262023-04-26Tea Culture

Bizenyaki 備前焼

Japan has many distinct pottery styles. Bizenyaki in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture is known as one of the 6 ancient kilns of […]

2023-03-312023-03-31Tea Culture

Shigarakiyaki 信楽焼

No tea can be enjoyed without a vessel. And Shigarakiyaki (信楽焼) in Shiga Prefecture is one of the oldest poetry styles in […]

2023-02-282023-03-31Tea Culture, Tea Kinds, Tea Recipes

How to Prepare Matcha

Here we are, back with our series of articles about the mighty green powder: matcha 抹茶! The trend of matcha has taken […]

2022-12-302022-12-30Tea Culture

Koicha (濃茶)

We have already released a few articles about the Japanese tea ceremony – chado, as well as about what matcha is. But […]

2022-05-312022-06-01Tea Culture, Tea Seasons

Hachiju Hachiya (八十八夜)

“The summer is coming, Hachiju Hachiya” (夏も近づく八十八夜). This is a line in an old Japanese song, called “Tea Picking” (茶つみ). It was […]

2022-03-272022-05-31Tea Culture

Sen no Rikyu Memorial Tea Ceremony

Sen no Rikyu is known as the father of the Japanese tea ceremony. But, who exactly was Sen no Rikyu? In ancient […]

2022-02-252022-05-31Tea Culture, Tea Personalities, Tea Regions

Tanimura Tango and Takayama Chasen (高山の茶筅)

The traditional whisk used to prepare matcha is called chasen (茶筅). It was invented in Takayama, a little mountain town in Nara […]

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