As a rare dusting of snow covers the streets of Austin, a small group meets online for a centuries-old Japanese celebration. Hatsugama, also known as the opening of the first kettle, occurs every ...

The Japanese have elevated the everyday affair of tea drinking to a high art. In January, many Japanese will observe the "first kettle," the first tea-drinking party of the New Year. Novelist Liza ...

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art showcases the longtime cultural meaning in the practice of chanoyu Nathan Pugh - Freelance Writer The Japanese word for a tea ceremony ...

Japanese consul general ... adding hot water from a pot on the boil on a furo (brazier). What evoked awe among guests was the handmade delicate tea whisk, made of bamboo. Matcha is a powder tea used ...

It's not just about putting the kettle on ... sampling 'fruit tea' in Nashville, exploring Sri Lanka's tea country hills, or witnessing a traditional Japanese tea ceremony dating back to the ...

The afternoon glow is brightening to bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle ... to those seen in Japanese tea ceremony etiquette.

Asagohan, or Japanese-style breakfast, at Cafe Monaka. James Brickwood In a cafe setting, he aims to replicate the serenity and tradition of the Japanese tea ceremony. Each pour involves ...

The Japanese tea ceremony is a highly structured ritual centered on the preparation, service, and consumption of steaming bowls of matcha. Known as sadō, chadō, or chanoyu, the centuries-old ...