All About Japanese Tea Culture
Chanoyu, nation building and femininity
In this article, tea aficionado Jim Burridge offers commentary on two books that examine who practiced tea ceremony, what it has meant and what social and cultural roles it has played over the centuries. They are titled: Making Tea, Making Japan: Cultural Nationalism in Practice by Kristin Surak, and Cultivating Femininity: Women and Tea Culture in Edo and Meiji Japan by Rebecca Corbett.
What is shincha and why is it so special?
With the welcoming of spring, we are hearing more and more exciting news of shincha as tea farmers complete their first spring harvest, it is reall...
Color Your Life with Sakura Bark Ware (Kabazaiku)
Sakura (Cherry blossoms) is in full bloom in my place . 桜前線(Sakura zensen)- the sakura front is going up to the northern part of Japan, and will bl...
Happy spring, shincha season is around the corner!
Happy (belated) spring equinox!
Have you been enjoying any new smells or new plant growth, more green and sunshine, flowers reaching towards the l...
Tea History Shines into the Future
This blog post was written by guest Jimmy Burridge, who also wrote an earlier piece on tea and climate change. While his plant research has more to...
Wintering: Chagara Art
Greetings!
How has the year 2021 started off for you? I was listening to a podcast touching on the concept of "wintering" the other day and also ...
New Year, First Tea
A Very Happy New Year to you all!
明けましておめでとうございます!
Despite the challenges associated with traveling and other difficulties during these strang...
Selecting Your Very First Japanese Teas
First of all, a very warm youkoso (welcome) to you! At Yunomi, we have the largest selection of Japanese teas and this can be a wonderful delight...
Where to experience the Japanese Tea Ceremony in Tokyo
The best places in Tokyo to experience matcha in the setting of Chanoyu, the Japanese tea ceremony.
What every matcha lover should know about chanoyu, the Japanese tea ceremony
The matcha craze in the West borrows much of its culture from the role of matcha in chanoyu, the Japanese tea ceremony. Certified Japanese tea instructor and licensed instructor of the Enshu School of Chanoyu
The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura
Introduction by Yunomi Tea Merchant, Ian Chun
Image credit: kikuo / PIXTA
This long essay by Japanese scholar Kakuzo Okakura was written in E...
The Chatsumi Song, celebrating the spring flush of tea leaves (video)
A traditional Japanese folk song, now often sung by little children, celebrating the coming of the spring flush. English subtitles on this video. V...
