Mishima-tei: The best sukiyaki in the heart of Kyoto. Taro Mishima, the restaurant’s fifth-generation head chef, specializes ...

For over 30 years, Midori Mochizuki has invited people to experience matcha in a more intentional way, with a traditional version of the practice that is more than 500 years old. It is a way of life ...

The matcha boom shows no signs of slowing down. From matcha lattes to ice cream and cheesecakes, the vibrant green powder has become a global fad, dominating the social media landscape and cafes ...

OSAKA — A tea ceremony was held on desert sands inside the Jordan Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in Osaka on Thursday. The special “Kenkon Chakai” ceremony was organized by Osaka Prefecture’s ...

It has been a historic few days for the Imperial Family of Japan, as Prince Hisahito of Akishino marked his 19th birthday in a grand coming-of-age ceremony. The only son of Emperor Naruhito’s brother, ...

Prince Hisahito attends the coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace. The Kakan-no-Gi rite marks the formal entry of imperial princes into adulthood and their new responsibilities at court. The ...

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 ...

Tokyo — Clad in an elegant kimono of pale green, tea ceremony instructor Keiko Kaneko uses a tiny wooden spoon to place a speck of matcha into a porcelain bowl. She froths up the special powdered ...

The Daruma doll is inspired by Bodhidharma, a monk from Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Japan on August 29-30. Invited by his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, ...

Tokyo [Japan]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented with a Daruma doll, a traditional Japanese doll symbolising good luck, by the Chief Priest of Shorinzan Daruma-Ji Temple in Tokyo. A Daruma ...

Samuel Hawley is the author of “The Imjin War” and the novel “Daikon.” The next time you order a matcha in one of its many forms now so wildly popular — a matcha latte with white chocolate syrup, for ...