Obukucha (大福茶)
Have you heard of Obukucha – the special tea that people in Japan drink around the new year? The name Obukucha (大福茶), […]
Category: Tea Culture
Books on Japanese Tea
As we keep on saying, there is not much information on Japanese tea that can be found outside Japan and in other […]
Bizenyaki Exhibition at Miho Museum
Miho museum in Shiga recently had a Bizenyaki exhibition. Bizen in Okayama prefecture is one of the 6 oldest kilns in Japan […]
Different Teaware in Japanese Tea
When tea reached Japan, Chinese pottery and teaware were used to prepare and drink tea. It was only in the 15th century with tea master […]
New Issue of Eighty°
All around the world people are drinking tea and they are getting more curious about it. It is a great pleasure to […]
Gojozaka Pottery Festival in Kyoto 2019
In the middle of August one street of Kyoto – Gojo, becomes particularly lively, as it hosts the annual pottery festival. Gojo […]
Senchado (煎茶道)
Tea ceremonies are a part of the Japanese culture, where the host and guests come together in a tea room to participate […]
Black&White Tea Ceremony in Barcelona
On 11th May Anna was invited by Jenny Chih-Chieh Teng from Mellow Sheng to join one of her beautiful tea ceremonies in Barcelona. […]