Category: Trip & Events
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Chion Hōon — Knowing the Kindness, Returning the Kindness
Once you begin practicing Chado, the Japanese way of tea, your interest in Kyoto naturally grows. The headquarters of the Urasenke tradition are there. The families known as the Senke Jisshoku have crafted tea utensils for generations in support of the tea tradition. Uji, famous for producing matcha, and many long-established wagashi, traditional Japanese sweets,…
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Ippeki — A Horizon of Blue
Not long after Golden Week, I spent a day visiting museums. I’d always enjoyed exhibitions featuring famous artists like Van Gogh and Monet, but my interest in tea utensils has only grown quite recently. I also have a weakness for the words “limited-time only.” When I heard that the MOA Museum of Art in Atami…
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Toyosu Market — A Day of Learning About Ingredients
Almost six years have passed since Tokyo’s Central Wholesale Market relocated from Tsukiji to Toyosu. Although I had hoped to visit sooner, the opportunity never seemed to align—until recently. Many of the ingredients used in Kaiseki (traditional tea ceremony meal) are difficult to find in regular supermarkets, so I was excited from the moment I…