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The Legend of Shennong’s Tea Discovery
The Legend of Tea According to legend, around 2737 BCE, China was ruled by an emperor named Shennong 神農, whose name meant Divine Agriculturalist. He taught his people to sow...
The Legend of Shennong’s Tea Discovery
The Legend of Tea According to legend, around 2737 BCE, China was ruled by an emperor named Shennong 神農, whose name meant Divine Agriculturalist. He taught his people to sow...
Tango Tanimura's 400 Year Old Tea Whisks
The shogunate's official supplier of tea whisks crafted in Takayama, Japan Read on our substack In the hills of northwest Nara, there is a village called Takayama. It was here I...
Tango Tanimura's 400 Year Old Tea Whisks
The shogunate's official supplier of tea whisks crafted in Takayama, Japan Read on our substack In the hills of northwest Nara, there is a village called Takayama. It was here I...
An Invitation to Warrior Tea Ceremony in Wailea
We’re honored to introduce something new at Tajima Botanica: buke-cha (武家茶), the tea ceremony practice of the samurai. Rooted in the Sekishū-ryū lineage under the Tokugawa shogunate.
An Invitation to Warrior Tea Ceremony in Wailea
We’re honored to introduce something new at Tajima Botanica: buke-cha (武家茶), the tea ceremony practice of the samurai. Rooted in the Sekishū-ryū lineage under the Tokugawa shogunate.
Summer Ritual of Purification
Today marks Nagoshi no Harae ( 夏越の祓), a Shinto purification ritual on June 30th at shrines across Japan. It marks the year’s midpoint.
Summer Ritual of Purification
Today marks Nagoshi no Harae ( 夏越の祓), a Shinto purification ritual on June 30th at shrines across Japan. It marks the year’s midpoint.
The Way of the Warrior
For much of its history, tea belonged to warriors. This is the story of buke-cha, Sekishū-ryū, and a 350-year-old temple built entirely for tea.
The Way of the Warrior
For much of its history, tea belonged to warriors. This is the story of buke-cha, Sekishū-ryū, and a 350-year-old temple built entirely for tea.
Water. The Source
Water covers nearly 70% of our planet. And yet only 1% of it is freshwater we can actually reach. Tea masters have known for over a thousand years that water...
Water. The Source
Water covers nearly 70% of our planet. And yet only 1% of it is freshwater we can actually reach. Tea masters have known for over a thousand years that water...