Many people don’t realize that Japanese tea ceremony actually originated in China long before it appeared in Japan in the 9th century. Tea’s journey from China to Japan is somewhat shrouded in the mists of… Read More
What is it about the Japanese that allows them to outlive everyone else on the planet? Plenty of scientific studies have been conducted with the aim of trying to answer that question. Is there something… Read More
Many non-Japanese know a thing or two about traditional tea ceremony, its history, intricacies and religious origins. However, few people outside Japan have a deep understanding about the esoteric meaning of the practice. Indeed, even… Read More
