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Matcha & Zen

Japanese matcha and the quiet culture around it: how it is made, how to make a bowl, where to buy it in Japan, tea ceremony and Zen experiences.

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  1. A bowl of bright green matcha next to a cup of brown tea on a dark table. Photo: Sumimasen Guide (taken by the site owner)
  2. A bowl of frothy green matcha in front of a slice of yokan, a sweet bean jelly, on a red lacquer plate. Photo: Sumimasen Guide (taken by the site owner)
  3. A white plate with a scoop of green matcha ice cream, a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a small brown sweet. Photo: Sumimasen Guide (taken by the site owner)
  4. A traditional two-story wooden tea shop with a tiled roof and shop curtains, with a few visitors in front. Photo: Miya.m, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  5. Close-up of dried tencha leaf pieces around the feed hole of a gray granite stone mill. Photo: Derjochenmeyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  6. Two bundles of burning green incense sticks standing in a large round burner filled with ash. Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  7. A large wooden temple gate with a curved roof behind a low fence, with pine trees and a few people walking in the distance. Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  8. A large dark bronze temple bell with rows of round knobs, hanging under a wooden roof among trees, with a white paper streamer on it. Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  9. A quiet tatami room with paper sliding doors, a paper lantern and an alcove holding a hanging scroll and a small flower arrangement. Photo: Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  10. An empty zazen hall with rows of blue cushions on raised wooden platforms at Enko-ji temple. Photo: Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)

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