All About Japanese Tea Culture

What's so special about mountain-grown Japanese tea?

Chabana - The Flowers of Tea Plants

In Celebration: Japanese Tea Day

Tea Farming during the Pandemic

The Tea that is served with your Sushi

A Comforting Japanese Dish with Tea: Ochazuke

Mugicha, the Flavor of Summer in Japan

Chanoyu, nation building and femininity
In this article, tea aficionado Jim Burridge offers commentary on two books that examine who practiced tea ceremony, what it has meant and what social and cultural roles it has played over the centuries. They are titled: Making Tea, Making Japan: Cultural Nationalism in Practice by Kristin Surak, and Cultivating Femininity: Women and Tea Culture in Edo and Meiji Japan by Rebecca Corbett.

What is shincha and why is it so special?

Color Your Life with Sakura Bark Ware (Kabazaiku)

Happy spring, shincha season is around the corner!
