This is especially true for Japanese, a language accompanied by a long history and traditional customs. Despite her location in a small town in Maine, Bowdoin’s Morita-Sensei celebrates Japanese ...

Sado embodies key parts of Japanese culture such as hospitality, appreciating the seasons and treasuring the present moment. In addition to memorizing sets of temae (traditional preparation procedures ...

A formal Japanese tea ceremony begins with a kaiseki-style meal, followed by a serving of thick tea and later, a serving of ...

Matcha, or powdered green tea, was introduced from China some 800 years ago, when Zen monks began drinking it for spiritual training and meditation. Samurai then used it on the battlefield because ...

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 ...

A traditional Japanese tea ceremony was held at Forté Tea Lounge in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Moeryae Sunshine Smith ~ media@moeryae.com, Special to Southeast Missourian ...

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 ...