In Japanese, a vocabulary list is sometimes called kotoba no takarabako or a treasure box of words. Here are a few jewels travelers may want to have in their hoard. hōdai (all-you-can): As in ...

What is Shogayu? Shogayu (生姜湯) is a comforting tea made by steeping fresh ginger in hot water to create a warming beverage ...

At busy stations, people form two neat lines on either side of the train doors. Everyone lets riders exit first. On ...

Urasenke Tea instructor Wendy Soen Lin, who has been “studying tea” for almost two decades, is fighting to keep matcha’s traditional way of creation alive. Urasenke is one of the main schools of ...

A Japanese green tea powder has become the brew of the moment for the under-40s, challenging coffee. But how long can matcha ...