The art of tea, or chanoyu, was developed in the urban areas of 16th-century Japan. The tearoom, in which it is practiced, came to be known as a “mountain dwelling within the city." Washington and Lee ...

Japan and the West" until March 1. Tamaya, who runs a studio in Nagoya, restored the doll at the request of the museum. The tea-serving automaton is a representative work of "zashiki karakuri ...

Our campus is home to an authentic Japanese Tea Room. This piece of art is open for viewing, as well as public tea demonstrations throughout the year. This architectural treasure was built on campus ...

Imbibing green tea as a form of social lubrication or in the course of relaxation is integral to Japan’s culture, and Kyoto’s Yamashiro region is the historical nexus of leafy production. From the ...

Within this region, the mighty Japan Alps loom over thatched-roof villages, tea farms flourish ... Kusanagi Kan, a museum on the leafy grounds of Atsuta Shrine in southern Nagoya, holds the ...

A Japanese tea service bought by George Harrison when he was confined to a hotel room because of Beatlemania has gone on display in a museum. The set, one of three bought by Harrison in 1966 ...

A stuffed, fabric reproduction of one of only three Yohen Tenmoku tea ... in Japan and have been designated national treasures. One person eagerly awaiting the resumption of sales at the museum ...