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Welcome to Tea Blog Asia!

  • Posted on 2019-01-112019-03-06
  • by mitarashidango

Hi! I want to share my knowledge about tea history and tea culture and new insights on the topic.

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About bubble tea / tapioca milk tea
  • Local tea cultures

About bubble tea / tapioca milk tea

  • Posted on 2020-07-122020-07-14
  • by mitarashidango

Here I describe my first encounter with bubble tea and observations in Japan, Austria and Thailand while exploring the roots and various developments of this beverage.

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Higashiyama Gomotsu and its significance
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Higashiyama Gomotsu and its significance

  • Posted on 2020-05-072020-05-09
  • by mitarashidango

Learn more about the treasure of Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa and his art evaluators in this article.

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Memories of my time at a university tea club in Japan
  • Chanoyu

Memories of my time at a university tea club in Japan

  • Posted on 2020-03-042020-03-26
  • by mitarashidango

When I studied in Japan, I joined our university tea club. Get some insights about our routines and annual events etc. of our club here.

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New Year Greetings 2020
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New Year Greetings 2020

  • Posted on 2020-01-06
  • by mitarashidango

I would like to wish everyone who drops by a Happy New Year. As you could see, I wasn’t very active in the second half of 2019, which was due…

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Tea plantations in northern Thailand
  • Local tea cultures

Tea plantations in northern Thailand

  • Posted on 2019-12-092019-12-10
  • by mitarashidango

Since I read about tea plantations in the northern part of Chiang Rai prefecture, Thailand, I decided to visit one of the plantations. This May, I finally took the chance.

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Film Review “Every day a good day”
  • Chanoyu

Film Review “Every day a good day”

  • Posted on 2019-07-102021-06-14
  • by mitarashidango

This time, I would like to do a film review on Every day a good day by Ōmori Tatsushi a movie about the life of a woman who finds her path in tea.

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Some of my favourite chawan – Part 3: Fujibakama (Ran-chawan)
  • Chanoyu

Some of my favourite chawan – Part 3: Fujibakama (Ran-chawan)

  • Posted on 2019-06-122019-06-12
  • by mitarashidango

The last part of this mini-series is about a tea cup from Korea, called Fujibakama or Ran-chawan, being both, a representative for Buncheong ware and Mishima ware.

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Special Thanks to the Mutual Images Research Association

  • Posted on 2019-06-032019-06-03
  • by mitarashidango

In this short entry, I want to thank the “Mutual Images Research Association” for introducing my blog in their newsletter.

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Some of my favorite chawan – Part 2: Waraya
  • Chanoyu

Some of my favorite chawan – Part 2: Waraya

  • Posted on 2019-05-122019-05-12
  • by mitarashidango

Oribe-yaki – I guess no other pottery had a greater influence on the aesthetics of Japanese pottery. What are the characteristics of a typical kuro-Oribe-yaki and what is my favourite one? Find out in this blog post.

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Some of my favourite chawan – Part 1: Yōhen tenmoku chawan
  • Chanoyu

Some of my favourite chawan – Part 1: Yōhen tenmoku chawan

  • Posted on 2019-04-252019-05-03
  • by mitarashidango

I would like to introduce my favorite tea cups for chanoyu in three entries. The first one is the most mysterious chawan, called yōhen tenmoku chawan.

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