Cha no YohakuCHA NO YOHAKU

A LIFE WITH MATCHA AND CHANOYU

From a single bowl of tea,
make space in every day.

Gather a few utensils. Visit a tea gathering.
Slow down and taste your everyday cup.
Take your first step into tea.

Whisk matcha at home Explore six articles ↓A LITTLE TEA, A LITTLE PAUSE.
A tea house and roji garden in soft morning mist and dappled light.
The pause begins as the water warms.
THE JOURNAL

What kind of tea suits today?

Begin with the article that meets you where you are.

Six articles
Hands whisking matcha at home in morning light through shojiEnjoying matcha
Whisking matcha at home01 / 2 min

Your first matcha: utensils and how to whisk one bowl.

The essential utensils, useful quantities and cleanup for enjoying matcha at home.

Read how to whisk matcha
Stepping stones leading through a rain-washed roji to a tea-room entranceChado and culture
Encountering chado02 / 2 min

Your first chado experience: what to know before you go.

No prior etiquette is required. A guide to clothing, belongings and useful checks before your visit.

Prepare for your first experience
A kyusu and two teacups on a veranda overlooking a mountain villageJapanese tea basics
Brewing Japanese tea03 / 2 min

Make your everyday tea your own.

Leaf quantity, temperature and waiting time: change one thing at a time to find the taste you like.

Find your preferred flavor
Hands closing a matcha tin in front of a shelf protected from lightJapanese tea basics
Storing matcha04 / 2 min

Protecting matcha: the basics of storage and finishing a tin.

Keep matcha away from light, moisture and odors so every bowl from an opened tin remains enjoyable.

Read about storing matcha
Hands gently rinsing a bamboo chasen at a garden tsukubaiUtensils
Caring for utensils05 / 2 min

Before and after using a chasen.

Care for the tips, rinse gently and dry well: living with the bamboo tool behind each bowl.

Read about chasen care
Tea fields at sunrise spread beneath misty mountainsJapanese tea basics
Understanding water temperature06 / 2 min

Find your favorite sencha through water temperature.

Even with the same leaves, temperature changes aroma and taste. A small comparison to discover your preference.

Compare water temperatures

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READ BY THEME

Begin wherever
your curiosity leads.

01Enjoying matchaA practical guide to utensils, water temperature and whisking matcha at home.Read this theme ↗02Japanese tea basicsExplore leaf quantity and water temperature to find the flavor you enjoy.Read this theme ↗03Chado and cultureThe context and mindset of chanoyu before the formalities.Read this theme ↗04UtensilsBasic care for chasen, bowls and other utensils.Read this theme ↗
OUR PHILOSOPHY

With understanding,
a bowl of tea deepens.

Cha no Yohaku is a small journal for anyone curious about tea. We value knowledge that leads back to the bowl in front of you today.

We distinguish practical ways to enjoy tea at home from etiquette learned in the tea room, while respecting differences among schools, utensils and teas.

Editorial policy and publisher ↗
CHADO EDITORIAL NETWORK

Six doorways,
for the way you like to read.

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