Japanese teas and ceremonies

In the early 2000s, when I studied to be an Engineer, I also had a subject, that was called Tea, Coffee, and Cacao. During this semester, we learned about the basics of the origin and History of these plants and products. Every week, we could try out something new. 
The city, where I was born, that time had two-three high-quality tea houses, where we could try out around 30 different types of teas and a few tea ceremonies as well. The tea houses had properly educated colleagues, who were able to explain to us the name, the History, and the basics of certain tea ceremonies. My interest in tea stayed later as well, as my grandmother taught me how to like tea. From my early childhood, it was part of my daily routine to drink tea. Nowadays, it has turned out to be more coffee than tea. Still, when it comes to a nice tea set, I am always happy to observe it and, if there is a chance, then try it out. Last year, I integrated different tea ceremonies into my drawing projects as well, when the Japanese and Kung Fu tea ceremony sets were the main topics.


Japanese Matcha Tea Ceremony

 Source: https://keikouchida.com/


Source: https://www.matsukazetea.org/

Source: https://mikazuki.com.vn/

Source: https://mikazuki.com.vn/


10 Different Types of Japanese Tea
  • Sencha - Classic Japanese Green Tea. ...
  • Matcha - Japanese Green Tea Powder. ...
  • Genmaicha - Japanese Brown Rice Tea. ...
  • Hojicha - Japanese Roasted Green Tea. ...
  • Gyokuro - Shade-grown Japanese Green Tea. ...
  • Kukicha / Boucha – Twig Green Tea. ...
  • Sobacha - Buckwheat Tea. ...
  • Kuromamecha - Black Soybean Tea.
  • Yuzu cha - Japanese yuzu citrus tea
  • Bancha - coarser "every day" tea
Source: https://senbirdtea.com/

Over my courses, I love to read about the History and culture of tea and tea ceremonies, watch some videos on YouTube, and make my own ceremonies. There is always something new to see and study. 
More posts are coming soon.


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