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Sakura and Matcha: A Perfect Match for Spring

Sakura and Matcha: A Perfect Match for Spring

On the one hand, there’s sakura: sweet pink flowers, light and subtle. And on the other hand, you’ve got matcha: the green tea with a rich, earthy scent and taste....

Sakura and Matcha: A Perfect Match for Spring

On the one hand, there’s sakura: sweet pink flowers, light and subtle. And on the other hand, you’ve got matcha: the green tea with a rich, earthy scent and taste....

Zen and the Art of the Japanese Tea Ceremony

Zen and the Art of the Japanese Tea Ceremony

CULTURE, JAPANESE CULTURE As the winter sunshine crept across the tatami, our hostess, tea master Masumi Kirihata, performed the elegant, precise steps of the Omotesenke tea ceremony. It was December 2015,...

Zen and the Art of the Japanese Tea Ceremony

CULTURE, JAPANESE CULTURE As the winter sunshine crept across the tatami, our hostess, tea master Masumi Kirihata, performed the elegant, precise steps of the Omotesenke tea ceremony. It was December 2015,...