2023-07-282023-07-28Tea Events, Tea News Chakai 茶会 – a Tea Gathering On 15th July I attended a “Chakai”. Talking with the person that made it and her difficulty in translating the word into […]
2023-02-282023-03-31Tea Culture, Tea Kinds, Tea Recipes How to Prepare Matcha Here we are, back with our series of articles about the mighty green powder: matcha 抹茶! The trend of matcha has taken […]
2022-02-252022-05-31Tea Culture, Tea Personalities, 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 […]