Immerse yourself in a Japanese tea ceremony while wearing a kimono at Tokujuji, a 300-year-old Zen Buddhist temple on Itsukushima, an island near Hiroshima. Though the style of drinking powdered green ...

TOKYO — Clad in an elegant kimono of pale green, tea ceremony instructor Keiko Kaneko uses a tiny wooden spoon to place a speck of matcha into a porcelain bowl. She froths up the special powdered ...

(The Conversation) — Social media has turned traditional Japanese matcha into a commercial trend, though its roots lie in Zen Buddhism. A scholar of premodern Japanese literature unpacks that history.

For over 30 years, Midori Mochizuki has invited people to experience matcha in a more intentional way, with a traditional version of the practice that is more than 500 years old. It is a way of life ...

Nestled in a quiet corner of New Jersey, well away from the typical Jersey bustle, sits Boukakuan Japanese Tea House in Columbus. Since 1997, the tea house has offered a tranquil escape into the world ...

For the Japanese, eating food or drinking beverage is not just an activity which takes a few minutes of your life. It’s an activity connected to deep philosophical meanings and needs to be relished in ...

The world is crazy; we all feel it. Sometimes a break is in order. Why not take a step back, however briefly, and join millions of others who throughout the centuries have enjoyed a cup of matcha tea.

SAGINAW, MI — You can watch and participate in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony at a cultural site in mid-Michigan. The tea ceremonies are offered on select Saturdays throughout the year at the ...

Balboa Park will soon host an ancient ritual of precision and grace. On January 17, the Japanese Friendship Garden will present its monthly demonstration of Chanoyu, the traditional Japanese tea ...