Japanese Culture
Japanese tea culture and Buddhism
Kinomi Dokyo is a traditional annual event, when hundreds of Buddhist monks from temples all over Japan were invited to the Imperial Court to recite sutras (religious texts) for three...
Japanese tea culture and Buddhism
Kinomi Dokyo is a traditional annual event, when hundreds of Buddhist monks from temples all over Japan were invited to the Imperial Court to recite sutras (religious texts) for three...
Oseibo – Winter presents
I don’t respond well to the cold weather, so wherever I go at the moment I take a blanket and a cup of tea with me! Last week we held...
Oseibo – Winter presents
I don’t respond well to the cold weather, so wherever I go at the moment I take a blanket and a cup of tea with me! Last week we held...
A Banquet of Chrysanthemums
It is now getting quite chilly, and on my balcony the Japanese maple is turning red. Japanese people, as you know, are very enthusiastic about Sakura (the cherry blossom) in...
A Banquet of Chrysanthemums
It is now getting quite chilly, and on my balcony the Japanese maple is turning red. Japanese people, as you know, are very enthusiastic about Sakura (the cherry blossom) in...
Harvest moon
As it is getting quite chilly in the evenings, I’m already starting to wear my autumn clothes. This is quite opposite to my Japanese family and friends, who are complaining...
Harvest moon
As it is getting quite chilly in the evenings, I’m already starting to wear my autumn clothes. This is quite opposite to my Japanese family and friends, who are complaining...
Ohanami and Bento Box
Ever since the 18th century, Japanese people have travelled out to many parks and gardens, taking with them bento boxes, so that they can eat under the cherry blossom; something...
Ohanami and Bento Box
Ever since the 18th century, Japanese people have travelled out to many parks and gardens, taking with them bento boxes, so that they can eat under the cherry blossom; something...
Shogun
In the 16th century, Japanese high-ranking samurai were very enthusiastic about the tea ceremony, practicing it and collecting their own beautiful tea pots, tea bowls, lacquer and bamboo ware, calligraphy...
Shogun
In the 16th century, Japanese high-ranking samurai were very enthusiastic about the tea ceremony, practicing it and collecting their own beautiful tea pots, tea bowls, lacquer and bamboo ware, calligraphy...