Tea Ceremony to be held at Hamarikyu Gardens
Oh my diligent tea students, I am feeling quite nostalgic as I sip my organic oolong tea. The strong aroma does take me back to my younger days, and thought I continue to feel young due to the almost magical effects of tea. But that’s not what I am talking about. You see, coming up in Japan, some tea houses are going to hold what cold be the largest tea ceremony ever.
On October 25 and 26, in Hamarikyu Gardens in the Chuo Ward will play host to a ceremony that will be celebrated by something like 8,000 people. 8,000 people will be taking tea, being a part of the Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony. This is quite an amazing thing, tea students. I should not have to tell you that.
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Greetings Tea Students. I, Master Amanzi, have opened my giant Book of Tea Knowledge today so that I could impart unto you some valuable information about the leaf teas that come from Japan. So go get put your tea bags in some hot water, and spend the next three minutes steeping in enlightenment.
In Japan, 97% of the tea they drink is locally grown and processed. This is unsurprising, since tea has been popular there for centuries—long before the Western world was exposed to it. Almost half of Japan’s entire tea production is picked in the Shizhuoka region at the foothills of Mt. Fuji. Green tea is the least processed kind of tea, and may easily be found in all over the country. But if you would like to expand your tea consciousness and learn a little bit more, please continue.
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