When in Kyoto, a tea ceremony is just one of those things you have to do. But if you’re thinking it’s just... The post Tea ...

Don’t just obtusely sip your tea. Learn the secrets of ancient Japanese tea ceremonies. For the Japanese, it is a way to separate from the stresses of everyday life, find tranquility and lear… ...

The complexities of Japan’s ancient art of tea ceremony become more accessible with the invention of a futuristic “smart” bamboo whisk. UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

Even if you aren’t going to have an elaborate tea ceremony at home, there is a very specific way to make matcha that not only honors its roots, but ensures it truly tastes how it’s supposed to.

In the Japanese tea ceremony, a small bowl of matcha is made and served through very precise movements and actions. When matcha first arrived in Japan at least 800 years ago, it was worth more ...

The Buke (samurai) Tea Ceremony, or the Ueda Soko School, originated in Japan’s Hiroshima Prefecture and has been around for 400 years. ... this, the class moved to the adjacent tea room. Everyone ...

If you’re new to matcha and you don’t have a traditional bamboo whisk [called a chasen, about $15 at most tea shops], you can make it in a blender or use a milk frother.

Serenity, sometimes, blooms wherever you make it. Late yesterday afternoon, I stopped by the Chelsea storefront of Miya Shoji, a boutique Japanese furniture store that sells elegant wood tables ...

The whisk’s unique mechanism was designed after researching the hand movements of tea ceremony masters, which are able to produce matcha with fine bubbles. The gadget replicates this movement by ...