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Perfect Matcha for Cafes

Perfect Matcha for Cafes

✨ Perfect Matcha for Cafes: The “Okumidori” Cultivar 🌱 When it comes to matcha used in cafés and beverages, some cultivars perform especially well. One standout is Okumidori. Like the...

Perfect Matcha for Cafes

✨ Perfect Matcha for Cafes: The “Okumidori” Cultivar 🌱 When it comes to matcha used in cafés and beverages, some cultivars perform especially well. One standout is Okumidori. Like the...

Japanese tea culture

Japanese tea culture

Did you know? While matcha’s flavor varies depending on its region of origin, Japanese tea culture is quite different from wine in one special way. Unlike wine, where the focus...

Japanese tea culture

Did you know? While matcha’s flavor varies depending on its region of origin, Japanese tea culture is quite different from wine in one special way. Unlike wine, where the focus...

Amaterasu-Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess

Amaterasu-Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess

⛩ This shrine in Fukuoka, Kyushu, is dedicated to Amaterasu-Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess.Its head shrine is Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture. There, the “Daily Morning and Evening Offering Ceremony” (Hinsetsu...

Amaterasu-Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess

⛩ This shrine in Fukuoka, Kyushu, is dedicated to Amaterasu-Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess.Its head shrine is Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture. There, the “Daily Morning and Evening Offering Ceremony” (Hinsetsu...

Japanese Mythology : the Origin of the Five Grains 💎

Japanese Mythology : the Origin of the Five Gra...

In Japanese mythology, Amaterasu-Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess, is revered for bringing rice cultivation to Japan 😌 But she didn’t just gift rice — she also blessed the land with tea....

Japanese Mythology : the Origin of the Five Gra...

In Japanese mythology, Amaterasu-Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess, is revered for bringing rice cultivation to Japan 😌 But she didn’t just gift rice — she also blessed the land with tea....

Japan’s Emperors and the History of Tea 🇯🇵

Japan’s Emperors and the History of Tea 🇯🇵

In many Japanese shrines, a beautiful ceremony called “Kencha-shiki” (Tea Offering Ceremony) is held several times a year. Tea is respectfully offered to the gods — both as gratitude for...

Japan’s Emperors and the History of Tea 🇯🇵

In many Japanese shrines, a beautiful ceremony called “Kencha-shiki” (Tea Offering Ceremony) is held several times a year. Tea is respectfully offered to the gods — both as gratitude for...

Why did nature worship even begin?

Why did nature worship even begin?

Back when there was no science or technology, nature held the absolute power of life and death over humans 🌸 One moment it would bless us with life-giving rain, the...

Why did nature worship even begin?

Back when there was no science or technology, nature held the absolute power of life and death over humans 🌸 One moment it would bless us with life-giving rain, the...