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Bottled teas

Posted on November 14, 2017 by MarshalNNovember 14, 2017
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In the years I’ve been drinking tea, every so often, usually on the road, I would resort to some kind of bottled tea for a quick caffeine fix when it’s not practical to do anything else. One of these occasions … Continue reading →

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Sticks or tea?

Posted on July 22, 2015 by MarshalNAugust 28, 2017
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If you think this is just a pile of sticks, you’re not wrong. It is, mostly, just a pile of sticks, with a few really broken leaves. It is, however, a bancha. Specifically, it’s called the three year bancha. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged green tea, Japanese tea | 5 Replies

Tea fair in Kyoto

Posted on June 14, 2015 by MarshalNAugust 28, 2017
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While I was doing research and waiting for my books at the Urasenke School‘s library, I discovered that there was, that day, a tea fair across town at the Yoshida shrine near Kyoto University. Since the library closed at 3 … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged black tea, green tea, Japanese tea, shopping, travel | 3 Replies

Instant tea

Posted on June 13, 2015 by MarshalNAugust 28, 2017
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So last time I tried K-cups for you, and the results are pretty bad. Well, I’m just wrapping up a work trip in Japan, and while here, I had the pleasure of staying at a place that offered this in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged green tea, Japanese tea, teabags | 4 Replies

Grandpa style in action

Posted on June 3, 2015 by MarshalNAugust 28, 2017
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A grandpa with sencha in a bottle, note the high leaf to water ratio. … Continue reading →

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Don’t drink shincha

Posted on September 25, 2014 by MarshalNSeptember 25, 2014
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Well, I didn’t say that. Longtime readers may know that I am generally not a drinker of green teas, and especially Japanese greens, which tend to make me dizzy or feeling uncomfortable. The idea that shincha shouldn’t be drunk, though, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged green tea, Japanese tea | 30 Replies

Review: two films about Rikyu

Posted on May 18, 2014 by MarshalNMay 18, 2014
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Rikyu is, for lack of a better comparison, the Mohammad of Japanese tea. All three of the formal schools claim descent from him, and among the many branches of tea ceremony most of them are intimately connected with the three … Continue reading →

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Posted in Information | Tagged history, Japanese tea, musings | 9 Replies

Notes from Kyoto

Posted on December 27, 2012 by MarshalNMay 16, 2020
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I’ve been to Japan quite a few times by now, but there are always things that you notice on trips that you didn’t before. 1) Restaurants, at least here in Kyoto, almost all seem to serve hojicha or genmaicha as … Continue reading →

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Kitano Tenmangu and Shōkōken

Posted on December 25, 2012 by MarshalNMay 16, 2020
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We are spending a quick few days in Kyoto, and one of the nice things about Kyoto is that there’s tea pretty much literally everywhere you go. Today we spent a little time at Kitano Tenmangu, an important Shinto shrine … Continue reading →

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Posted in Information | Tagged history, Japanese tea, travel | 3 Replies

Loot from Kyoto

Posted on April 8, 2012 by MarshalNApril 8, 2012
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Kyoto is really a lovely town, and is one of my favourite places on the planet. They are filled with tourists, yes, and they live, more or less, off the tourists, but it is because of their charm that cities … Continue reading →

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Posted in Objects | Tagged green tea, Japanese tea, shopping, teaware, travel, yixing | 6 Replies

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