Why is it so important for tourists and long-term visitors to Japan to know about table manners? That question has a simple answer: it’s because the Japanese put much more emphasis on formality and proper… Read More
Japanese Table Manners
Category: Health tips
How to Make Ginger Tea (and Matcha-Ginger Tea)
Preparing a nice warm cup of ginger tea is an easy and healthy way to spend a few quiet minutes away from the worries of everyday life. Ginger packs plenty of nutritious advantages is relatively… Read More
Is Tea a Diuretic?
Tea enthusiasts often ask about the diuretic properties of their favorite drink. That makes sense because people want to know if something they love might lead to dehydration and other physical effects. To answer the… Read More
Black Tea vs Green Tea: All You Need To Know
Black and green teas come from the same plant, camellia sinensis, but their cultivation, harvesting, processing and brewing methods can be quite different. In order to understand the full range of ways in which these… Read More
Mindfulness – A Way Of Life
We spend most of our days on automatic pilot, either texting our friends or constantly checking our phones for notifications. We’re not present in our own lives and this means we could miss some really… Read More
Tea is a Powerful Herb: Benefits and Medicine
For more than 1,000 years, tea has been used as both a beverage and a medicinal compound. In China, ancient physicians used both dry and liquid tea as a healing agent, while Japan’s Buddhist monks… Read More
Four Reasons You Should be Stretching Every Day
For many people, each day begins with mundane tasks like brushing the teeth, opening blinds, and heading into the kitchen for a cup of gourmet coffee or Japanese matcha tea. Why not add a light… Read More
The 9 Secrets of ‘Walking Meditation’
For more than 25 centuries, since Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, first described walking as a form of meditation, human beings have engaged in this rewarding practice that is simple yet enduringly rewarding. Its origins are… Read More
The Tea Lover’s Matcha Makeover, DIY Version
There are dozens of reasons to consume Japanese matcha tea, and almost all of them have to do with the drink’s phenomenal health benefits, high antioxidant content and other healthful properties. “But wait,” as those… Read More
Matcha Mash-up: Capsules, Skin Care, Potatoes and More
Matcha tea has been growing in popularity as both a hot and cold beverage. Now, people are discovering other uses for the healthiest green tea available. Retail and online stores are offering everything from matcha… Read More