2018.02.22 11:26Trip of Tea and Love 茶と愛の旅I had been in Kyoto and Nara for a week to have a tea trip with a man who also loves Japanese tea, especially Sencha and Gyokuro.It started ...
2017.11.01 13:32Kunugi Afforestation Experience クヌギ植林体験On October 21st, I experienced an afforestation of Kunugi (a kind of Oak) trees which will become tea charcoal at Ono charcoal factory in Su...
2017.10.07 08:20Bunjin Shumi (literati culture) 文人趣味文人趣味 Bunjin Shumi (the literati culture come from ancient China) is a necessary essence for studying about 煎茶道 Sencha-do. It's because ...
2017.09.26 13:20Trip of Blessing Breeze 恵風の旅Nara / Kyoto Trip : Trip of the Blessing Breeze (September 22nd & 23rd)I went on a short trip to Nara and Kyoto for 2 days, came ba...
2017.06.25 10:38Tea and Health 茶と健康ーTea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. 『The Book of Tea』Tea was brought to Japan by a monk, who practiced Zen in China (Song dyn...
2017.05.24 13:53Tea Picking and Sencha Making at Home 茶摘みと手作り茶I went to 茶摘み Chatsumi (tea-picking) in Wazuka-cho in Kyoto.
2017.04.07 13:00The basic way to make a cup of SenchaIn the Tea Video Letter #7-1~7-4, I introduce the basic example of how to make a cup of Sencha, Hojicha, Gyokuro and Matcha at home. In this...
2017.03.17 14:50Tea offering to the gods at Ise-jingu Shrine 伊勢神宮献茶式I went to "Ise-jingu 伊勢神宮 Shrine" (Ise Grand Shrine) for the first time to attend the "Kencha-shiki 献茶式" (a ceremony of tea offering to the ...