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I’ve been offering the online tea tasting experience for two months, and while it had a slow start I did receive customers. The idea came to me after the...

I’m not being pessimistic, it’s just a humbling realization. The world of tea is immense. My focus is Japanese tea, which is just a tiny part, but even then...

Are you living the tea lifestyle? I recently realized that this term exists. While it changes depending on the local tea culture, I’ll attempt to describe it in this...

I’ve been a regular tea drinker for about sixteen years. My preferences have changed along the way. You can probably relate to my experience. My first contact with real...

The Buddhist monk Ajahn Chah talked about seeing a glass as if it was already broken. The concept of impermanence is very important in Buddhism. It’s an inevitable part...

I want to share with you a short tea video: It’s about three years old, but still relevant today. Many households in Japan don’t have a kyusu anymore. The...

I’ve been hosting tea tasting events for about 5 years. At first it was just once every two months or so, but now I have an average of two...

If you’re drinking tea from a mug, you might be missing out. A mug’s capacity is often 8 to 12 fluid ounces, while traditional Chinese or Japanese style teacups...

This is a question that I’m often asked. People wonder why I stick to Japanese green tea, if there’s such a great variety of tea in other countries as...