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Murata Jukō (村田珠光, 1423–1502) is known in Japanese cultural history as the founder of the Japanese tea ceremony, [1] in that he was the early developer of the wabi-cha style of tea enjoyment employing native Japanese implements. [2] His name may also be pronounced Murata Shukō.
The history of tea in Japan began as early as the 8th century, when the first known references were made in Japanese records. Tea became a drink of the religious classes in Japan when Japanese priests and envoys sent to China to learn about its culture brought tea to Japan.
Tea with its utensils for daily consumption Tea plantation in Shizuoka Prefecture. Tea (茶, cha) is an important part of Japanese culture.It first appeared in the Nara period (710–794), introduced to the archipelago by ambassadors returning from China, but its real development came later, from the end of the 12th century, when its consumption spread to Zen temples, also following China's ...
In 1191, Zen priest Eisai (栄西) introduced tea seeds to Kyoto. Some of the tea seeds were given to the priest Myoe Shonin, and became the basis for Uji tea. The oldest tea specialty book in Japan, Kissa Yōjōki (喫茶養生記, How to Stay Healthy by Drinking Tea), was written by Eisai. The two-volume book was written in 1211 after his ...
Along with the addition of chopsticks, Chinese tea was also introduced to Japan during the Heian Period. Although first recorded in Japan during the Nara Period (710 to 784), [13] tea grew popular after Buddhist Monks Saicho and Kukai traveled back to Japan from China bearing tea seeds and leaves in 805 CE. Tea then became popular in Japanese ...
Before World War II, the US preference for tea was equally split between green tea and black tea, 40% and 40%, with the remaining 20% preferring oolong tea. [ citation needed ] The war cut off the United States from its primary sources of green tea, China and Japan , leaving it with tea almost exclusively from British-controlled India , which ...
An illustration of Saichō with tea leaves. He is known for having introduced tea to Japan. Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, a print of a Tendai temple, by Toyoharu, c. 1772–1781. During the Heian period, the capital was shifted to Kyoto (then known as Heiankyō) by emperor Kanmu, mainly for economic and strategic reasons.
Uji tea (宇治茶, Uji-cha) is a common name for all Japanese green tea produced from Uji, Kyoto. The three main types of Uji tea are Matcha, Sencha and Gyokuro. Japanese tea is originated from the Tang dynasty of China, which is during the Heian period of Japan when Chinese influences were at its peak. When tea seeds were introduced to Japan ...