Lifestyle | Kateigaho International Japan Edition Oct 26, 2019
At Sakurai Japanese Tea Experience in Omotesando, servers offer personalized service and seasonal blends in an elegant interpretation of the Urasenke tea ceremony tradition.
Food & Drink | DESSERT WATCH Jul 27, 2019
Haagen-Dazs Japan at 35: Still innovating with new specialty flavors
by Patrick St. Michel
Grab Haagen-Dazs' new summer Yuzu Blanc Manger and limited-edition dark green tea ice cream flavors before they're gone.
Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Mar 16, 2019
Get your fill of green tea with Seven-Eleven's mile-high matcha dorayaki
by Patrick St. Michel
The latest edition in Seven-Eleven's line of dorayaki (sweet pancake sandwiches) is a massive matcha cream-filled creation.
National Feb 25, 2019
Parisian museum hosts Japanese tea ceremony and talk by grandson of former grand master
Visitors at a Parisian museum were treated to Japanese tea ceremonies and a talk on the history of the practice Sunday by members of the Urasenke school, one of the top three schools practicing the art in Japan. More than 500 people attended tea ceremonies ...
Food & Drink Dec 22, 2018
More than merely matcha, tea marries science and culture
by Mariko Tamura
After falling in love with the science and culture behind Japanese tea, Marie Roux made it her goal to impart a deep appreciation for the drink among Japanese youth.
Food & Drink Oct 27, 2018
Will 'hōjicha' be the next Japanese tea to take the world by storm?
by Patrick St. Michel
Danielle Geva and Francois Mathieu are trying to spread hojicha (roasted green tea) to North America. Together, they founded Hojicha Co. in May 2018, the first company to specialize in selling premium hōjicha on the continent, and they are betting it will be the ...
Food & Drink | DESSERT WATCH May 19, 2018
Shiseido's 'Higashi wo Dori Parfait' is a cornucopia of fruit and flavor
by Patrick St. Michel
The Salon de Cafe in Ginza has a limited-edition fruit and green tea parfait that hits all the right summery notes.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Feb 17, 2018
Tokyo Saryo: The new stylings of sencha green tea
by Robbie Swinnerton
Japan's traditional daily drink, sencha green tea, is making a comeback. For too long it's been crowded out of modern consciousness by the buzz and self-promotion of coffee culture. But thanks to places like Tokyo Saryo, sencha may be starting to regain its relevance ...
Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN May 20, 2017
First-harvest green tea goes best with traditional ‘karinto’ sweets
by Makiko Itoh
Hachijū-hachi-ya, the 88th day after risshun, the first day of spring, falls on May 2 in most years. It's the day that marks the beginning of the new tea harvest season, according to tradition. The nation's actual tea-harvesting season begins a little earlier, starting with ...
National | GENERATIONAL CHANGE Feb 5, 2017
Efforts afoot to revive Japan's traditional small tea farms by offering global reach
by Magdalena Osumi
Japanese green tea, known for its health benefits and centuries-old brewing and serving rituals, has won the hearts and taste buds of people around the world. But with the dramatic aging of its society, Japan is seeing a fall in its tea farmer population that ...
National Jan 22, 2017
Confronted with slumping domestic consumption, producers of high-quality Uji green tea and the Kyoto Prefectural Government are working together to make a sales pitch abroad. As part of their overseas campaign, they invited a group of about 40 French entrepreneurs and journalists to a full-course ...
National Mar 6, 2016
Line of 16,000 green tea dumplings in Kyoto Prefecture city sets Guinness record
A line of 16,291 green tea dumplings running between two World Heritage sites in Kyoto Prefecture's history-steeped city of Uji set a Guinness World Record on Sunday for the longest such line. Volunteers from local charities and businesses took three hours to set up the ...