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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.
Modern Japanese matcha is made by grinding loose dry tea leaves (rather than grinding the bricks of tea originally introduced from Song dynasty) into powder. Matcha's sweet flavor and deep green color are created by shading the tea leaves from the sun in the last weeks before plucking, increasing the chlorophyll and decreasing the tannin ...
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 ...
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 ...
Japan marked the fifth anniversary of triple disaster (earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, etc.), which claimed the lives of 20,000 people. 26 to 27 May: The 42nd G7 summit was held on Kashiko Island. 10 July: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won the House of Councillors election at the second time. 31 July
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 ...
Although Japan's light industry had secured a share of the world market, Japan returned to debtor-nation status soon after the end of the war. The ease of Japan's victory, the negative impact of the Shōwa recession in 1926, and internal political instabilities helped contribute to the rise of Japanese militarism in the late 1920s to 1930s.
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