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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 […]

Sen no Rikyu is known as the father of the Japanese tea […]

The traditional whisk used to prepare matcha is called chasen (茶筅). It […]

We talked about the New Year of the tea ceremony practitioners back […]

In tea ceremony, observing the change of the seasons is a way […]

November is the perfect time to start writing about the Tea Ceremony. […]

We said many times there is not much published on Japanese tea […]

Have you heard of Obukucha – the special tea that people in […]