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All About Japanese Tea Culture

  • Japan's One and Only Matcha Latte Art Competition

    Japan's One and Only Matcha Latte Art Competition

    Here’s some exciting tea news from the motherland (Japan)! Earlier this month, the world’s only Matcha Latte Art Competition was held in Tokyo’s famous Harajuku district, at a community cafe-style...

  • History behind the Japanese side-handled kyusu

    History behind the Japanese side-handled kyusu

    If you’re familiar with the Japanese teapot “kyusu”, you’ve probably noticed it has its’ handle to the side at a 90 degree angle instead of to the back like most...

  • Tea Ceremony Politics - Yunomi.life

    Tea Ceremony Politics

    The history of the Japanese tea ceremony (Chado or Chanoyu) is too often told without the sociopolitical context that was essential to its popularity as it took hold in the...

  • Japanese Tea and Cheese Pairings - Yunomi.life

    Japanese Tea and Cheese Pairings

    Yes, we have long been aware that wine and cheese can have a splendid marriage together but have you ever explored pairing different Japanese teas with cheese? The thought of...

  • Chabana - The Flowers of Tea Plants - Yunomi.life

    Chabana - The Flowers of Tea Plants

    Today, let’s talk about tea flowers! That is, not the general seasonal tea flowers that one may arrange for a Japanese tea ceremony, but tea flowers that actually bloom on the...

  • In Celebration: Japanese Tea Day - Yunomi.life

    In Celebration: Japanese Tea Day

    Ohayo! Genki-desuka? (Good morning! How are you?) Can you believe it’s the end of October? As the temperatures drop, leaves change colors and we dance with falling leaves, I find...

  • Tea Farming during the Pandemic - Yunomi.life

    Tea Farming during the Pandemic

    The global pandemic continues to impact our day-to-day lives and supply chains as varied as bicycles and computer chips but, have you reflected on how it has impacted Japanese tea...

  • The Tea that is served with your Sushi - Yunomi.life

    The Tea that is served with your Sushi

    Just as you put down your chopsticks after enjoying a round of nigiris at a traditional sushi restaurant in Tokyo the sushi master respectfully announces, “Agari onegaishimasu!” (Agari please!) A few...

  • A Comforting Japanese Dish with Tea: Ochazuke - Yunomi.life

    A Comforting Japanese Dish with Tea: Ochazuke

    Have you ever tried the Japanese dish called ochazuke? Ochazuke is not a dish that one typically comes across in Japanese restaurants outside of Japan. It is more of a familial and...

  • Mugicha, the Flavor of Summer in Japan - Yunomi.life

    Mugicha, the Flavor of Summer in Japan

    Hello, it's summer time!  I hope you are all enjoying the longer days and more light, enjoying the flowers and their pollinators around this time of year. In my last...