Tetsubin 鉄瓶
Tetsubin – literally “iron pot” (鉄瓶), is a Japanese cast iron kettle used for boiling water for tea. Their very first appearance […]
Category: Tea Culture
Caffeine in Japanese Teas
Very often in the West we hear the question: how much caffeine does a kind of tea have? I am afraid to […]
Kuroan Opening – January 2024
Kuroan – a journey back to the universe. Kuroan is a tea room in Tokyo built by dokodemocha initiative and officially inaugurated […]
Kamikatsu Awabancha Festival 2023
The Kamikatsu Awabancha Association organized the Awabancha Festival on the 10th of December on the grounds of the unique recycling centre, zero-waste […]
The Highest Matcha Ever
Angela Yeung, South African of Asian origin, is one of our Tea Fellows but also a Japanese Tea Master and founder of […]
National Japanese Tea Hand-Rolling Competition 2023
Nowadays Japanese tea is produced with factory machines and hand-rolling has become the practice of the past. To preserve the old traditions, […]
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 […]
Zaparzaj Tea Festival 2023
If there’s something about tea that always amazes me is its unmatched ability to connect people all over the world, crossing all […]