2023-10-262023-10-27Tea Culture, Tea Education, Tea Persons 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 […]
2022-02-252022-05-31Tea Culture, Tea Persons, 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 […]