By: Yoshi Ito | 2011-04-06 | Travel & Leisure Japan is famous the world over for its culture and preservation of traditional art, crafts and pastimes. One of the most popular aspects of traditional Japanese culture is the Japanese tea ceremony. T... read more
By: Marks Brown | 2011-10-31 | Shopping Obtaining the most effective tea sets for sale can contribute to hours of imaginative play for your young children. Most children appreciate to play home and make believe, and tea sets are often a vital part of their play. read more
By: Keith Elliott | 2010-04-01 | Gardening A brief introduction to Japanese gardens and what they may look like. Types of Japanese gardens, dry gardens, zen gardens, tea gardens. How scenery is "borrowed" from the surrounding area to enhance the visiting experience. read more
By: Keith Elliott | 2010-04-01 | Gardening What kind of structures for your Japanese garden are most suited to you? That will depend on the type of garden you envision. Will it be a stroll garden, a Japanese tea garden complete with tea house, perhaps a walled garden as is the case at Ryoan-ji in Japan. read more
By: | 2010-04-14 | Tea Today, Japan produces both loose leaf and powdered forms of green tea. Tea is mostly grown in Uji, Shizouka, Kagoshima regions and Kyoto Prefectures. Uji, just south of Kyoto, is the most famous tea-growing region in Japan. read more
By: Tad Kumagai | 2010-12-27 | Article Marketing The article describes how the Japanese tea ceremony is conducted as well as the meaning of the special ceremony. read more
By: Christina Xio | 2011-04-27 | Landscaping Familiar with Japanese landscape gardens? Well, it has been a very important art of Japanese society, dating back to several centuries. The three broad divisions of these gardens are hill gardens, tea gardens and dry gardens. Let’s see what the differences among these three are and how much do they actually relate to their names. read more
By: John Deer | 2011-02-06 | Business Deep in the heart of Buddhism, a special relic called Butsudan (literally - the house of the Buddha) acts as a religious shrine for the devout.Many call it an "altar" but this is possibly not the right term because according to the Webster Dictionary, an altar is a structure of worship or offering but this is not the case for butsudans. read more
By: Nancy McDonough | 2010-08-20 | Travel & Leisure Have you took part in the Japanese Tea Ceremony? It is considered as a social event to stress aesthetics and have a religious element. The steps to the ceremony such as cleaning the serving bowls, boilling water, serving a sweet treat to guests, and mixing powdered green tea, called matcha, with the water and serving to guests have not changed since the mid 16th century. read more
By: Wilsion Roy | 2011-05-17 | Destinations Japan, the land of the rising sun, is a mesmerizing Asian country that is renowned the world over for its mystical and unique customs and traditions. Japan has established itself as a nation where the modern and the traditional walk hand in hand with pride and confidence. read more
By: Hattie Horton | 2011-03-25 | Gardening The term Japanese Garden is a Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, and at historical landmarks such as Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and old castles. In Japanese culture, garden-making is a high art, intimately related to the linked arts of calligraphy and ink painting. read more
By: Angelus Mykeal Xayne | 2011-05-03 | Travel Tips A small essay about the different types of customs and ettiques that should be observed for those visiting the country. read more