Tea Master Yoshitsugu Nagano teaches the Samurai Tea Ceremony Class, where students learn about the tradition, history, and formalities of a Japanese tea ceremony. The Buke (samurai) Tea Ceremony, or ...

Harmony, respect, purity and tranquility may not be what one experiences waiting at a pop-up stand or in a drive thru at Starbucks for a banana caramel matcha latte, but those are the key goals of ...

Afternoon tea might be a wonderful excuse to gather some friends and show off the teapot you found at a flea market, but so much of its charm lies in its illustrious heritage. The custom dates back as ...

Spared from flying a suicide mission in World War II, he became a grandmaster of Japan’s venerable tea ceremony and used his stature to speak out against all wars. By Martin Fackler Reporting from ...