Tea Culture Archives - Global Japanese Tea Association

Koicha (濃茶)

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

Tea shared in person with other tea enthusiasts, meeting old tea friends and making new ones is such a joy and for […]

Every three years Shizuoka Prefecture pulls the energy together and holds World O-CHA (Tea) Festival. Luckily this year was the year, and […]

“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 […]

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

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

We talked about the New Year of the tea ceremony practitioners back in November. However, Japan celebrates the New Year on 1st […]

In tea ceremony, observing the change of the seasons is a way to enjoy every moment as unique (一期一会, ichi go ichi […]