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Kendō, a traditional samurai practice to shape body and mind

Very few people realise that matcha has a lot in common with samurai culture, and thus also with kendō. From around the 13th century, samurai used a matcha tea drink as a remedy for improved conce...

Interview with Maia Sobczak from Qmam Kasze

Interview with Maia Sobczak, author of books and the blog “Qmam Kasze” Maia has turned her morning matcha latte into an inseparable daily ritual. She starts each day with its plant-based version...

Matcha and yoga – a good match

Styles and customs of bygone times are constantly coming back. Desiring to return back to the roots, we are keen to reach for very old traditions and incorporate them into pop culture turn them in...

Making Japan’s finest chasens

  Today is one of the most exciting days I have been looking forward to in my journey across Japan. I have been driving for more than thirty minutes now, leaving the city far behind. Accordin...