• TASTE: Tea Traditions

  Filed under Tea, Teamoods
  Oct 22

  Would a warrior really lay down his swords and crawl into a tea house on his hands and knees to drink a bowl of foamy green tea? Odd as it may sound, Japanese samurai warriors did this for hundreds of years to cleanse and rebalance their spirits after battle. Chado — the Japanese Way of Tea — introduced by Urasenke tea master Sen no Rikyu in the second half of the 16th century, helped free warriors of the residue of battle-front hostilities… Read More…

  
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