The Japanese Tea Ceremony

Made by grinding premium quality, shade-grown tea leaves into a fine powder, matcha has been an important part of Japanese art and culture since the 1100s. Traditionally enjoyed as a whisked beverage made during the Japanese tea ceremony, matcha is more commonly used nowadays to make sweet lattes and desserts. (Source: Google/Matcha Japan).

In the sixteenth century, the tea ceremony as we know it today was born. It was a form of elite artistic expression that enabled Japan’s rulers, warrior elite, and wealthy merchants to forge and strengthen social links.

Learn more about Japan’s iconic cultural ritual, The Tea Ceremony.