Social Sipping: Experience Japanese Tea Culture in Wazuka Town

Victoria Garafola

Wazuka Town, nestled between rolling mountains and sleepy country roads, is a short drive from the glimmering prestige of Kyoto City. Accessible by bus, this charming town is slowly gaining the international recognition it deserves. For those interested in traditional Japanese culture, Wazuka is a hidden...

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VIDEO: Kibune Jaya, A Kyoto Tea House on the Kibune River

Ian

If you’re planning a trip this summer to Kyoto, Japan, visit the path to the Kibune shrine. Visit any one of the restaurants for lunch on the river (on platforms called kawadoko, literally “river floor”), but do stop by the Kibune Chaya tea house! One...

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Traveling in Japan: Mt. Fuji

mariko

Mt. Fuji, also known as the Fujiyama, is probably one of the top images foreigners relate to when thinking of Japan. Designated as the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the beautiful mountain resides on two prefectures: Shizuoka (the number one tea production region in Japan) and...

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Traveling in Japan: Hokkaido, a picturesque landscape in summer

mariko

Japan, a country with four seasons and multiple geographical features, makes a perfect travel destination at any time of the year. Beautiful cherry blossoms in the Spring and the foliage in the Autumn are a widely known and the most popular seasons of the year...

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Prefecture Specialties Shops (“Antenna Shops”) in Tokyo

mariko

Prefecture specialties shops, referred to as “Antenna Shops” in Japanese, are store selling local/regional foods and goods of different prefectures in Japan. It is meant to promote the prefectures to encourage tourism, and can be found in Tokyo, as well as other major cities. If...

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Tea Shops to Visit in Tokyo

mariko

Dobashien Tea Company 土橋園 A tea shop in Akasaka Mitsuke, known as one of Tokyo’s elite districts, serving best tea leaves from Shizuoka and other parts of Japan. Location: 3-17-8 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052 Buy tea from Dobashien Tea Company. Nakamura-en 中村園 A 100+ year...

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Things to do in Japan in Winter

mariko

1. Ohkotsk Sea – Hokkaido Sea of Ohkotsk lies at the north of Hokkaido and during winter, drift (floating) ice is a popular attraction. The currents push the pieces of ice and joins it together to form larger planks of ice. The noise created when...

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Places You Want to Visit in Japan Before You Die (Part 1)

mariko

Lake Mashu – Hokkaido Lake Mashu (摩周湖, Mashuuko) is a crater lake in Hokkaido, known as the clearest lake in Japan and second clearest in the world, after Bikal. In 2001, it was selected for Hokkaido heritance. Due to its extreme depth and clarity, reflection...

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Places you want to visit in Japan before you die (part 2)

mariko

Oirase Stream (奥入瀬渓流 Oirase Keiryu) – Aomori Prefecture Oirase keiryu flows for 14 km from Lake Towada-ko to Yakiyama, consisting of 14 waterfalls and 1 lake. Popular season to visit is summer and autumn: May-June (fresh green leaves), early October (beginning of foliage), mid-late October...

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HD Time lapse video of Japan, The Land of the Rising Sun

Ian

Land of the rising sun – timelapse movie from Todor Vankov on Vimeo. Todor Vankov is a 3D artist from Bulgaria now working in Germany. Making movies like this is a hobby of his, but we think it’s quite good! https://www.facebook.com/todor.art?ref=hl

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15 Japanese Sweets Café in Tokyo

mariko

1. Toraya | 虎屋 (Akasaka, Roppongi) URL: http://www.toraya-group.co.jp/english/ Toraya (Akasaka) Location: 4-9-22 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN Image source: blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ Toraya Karyo | 虎屋茶寮 (Roppongi – Tokyo Midtown) Location: Midtown Galleria B1F, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN Image source: wadakoubou.exblog.jp/ 2. Funabashiya | 船橋屋 (Kameido) URL:...

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Anime-themed cafés in Tokyo

mariko

A short list of anime-themed cafes in Tokyo that you can visit.

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How to choose Japanese tea

By partnering with a hundred plus artisanal Japanese tea farms and factories, we offer hundreds of green teas, and dozens of matcha, black tea, oolong tea, etc. Where do you start?

We recomend starting with Sampler Sets!