Some most excellent news...
Both Nao-san and Atsuko-san revealed this morning that they have long dreamed of doing a bungee jump🙌

Now we just need some TV execs to commission our show about extreme tea ceremonies😝

#Japan #teaceremony #茶道 #野点 #抹茶 #matcha #Kyoto #京都

Rainy season! What rainy season?✨😎

pleasure boat-
on the mountain a deer
calls his wife
うかれ舟や山には鹿の妻をよぶ
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶).
Trans. David G. Lanoue.

#瀞峡 #dorogorge #Nara #Mie #Wakayama #野点 #nodate #teaceremony #matcha #奈良 #三重 #和歌山

Tea down in the gorge.

To all TV execs out there...
...there is nowhere Nao-san or Atsuko-san won't go to perform tea ceremony😉

#瀞峡 #dorogorge #Nara #Mie #Wakayama #野点 #nodate #teaceremony #matcha #奈良 #三重 #和歌山

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The hot weather is here, so it's time to roll out my TV program idea once again...

We send Nao-san and Atsuko-san to perform increasingly daredevil outdoor tea ceremonies🧗‍♂️🍵

#瀞峡 #dorogorge #Nara #Mie #Wakayama #野点 #nodate #teaceremony #matcha #奈良 #三重 #和歌山

Tea Ceremony

my coffee —
green with envy

— an average joe

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#zen
#haiku
#senryu
#teaceremony
#dailyhaikuprompt

having a little gongfu cha session with a friend! #tea #teaceremony #augustea

After gobbling up the chimaki, there's a certain way to fold up the leaves and twine (to make it easier for the host to clear away).

#GoldenWeek #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #和菓子 #wagashi #chimaki #ちまき #teaceremony

In Japan, speaking out can sometimes be seen as betrayal. This week’s Bilingual explores the language of loyalty and whistleblowing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/03/11/language/whistleblower-japanese-traditional-arts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #teaceremony #whistleblowers
Loyalty and the language of whistleblowing in Japan

How Japanese grammar and vocabulary reveal the cultural tensions surrounding hierarchy and whistleblowing.

The Japan Times

Tea ceremony last Tuesday morning 🍵🫶

We enjoyed a very special Vietnamese wild green #tea made from the first sprouts of spring. Contrary to some other green teas from wild tea trees that are quite strong and aromatic, this one is more subtle and gentle, almost like a lot of Japanese greens 🍃🍵

https://www.teadaydreams.com/en/product/silver-lining/

@tea #teaceremony #wildtea #greentea

DIAN CHA, técnica ceremonial sobre té de origen chino. #tea #teaceremony