Prime Japan
Japanese Tea
S1 • E6 Nov 20, 2016 60m
Wabi-sabi: Japanese philosophy of "human activity is only temporal". Tea, originally brought from China as medicine, is now indispensable to daily life. Tea ceremony and associated cultures also evolved along the way. From the premium Gyokuro to the cheapest bancha, tea drinking culture is wide ranging. Drinking tea may be a mundane, yet latent spirit of Japanese hospitality is hidden therein.