Guests can now choose to wear traditional kimono during the ceremony, held in the historic Zangetsu tea house in the heart of Tokyo. TOKYO, September 30, 2025 (Newswire.com) - Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, ...

Set in Setagaya, one of Tokyo’s more affluent wards, the neighborhood of Sangen-Jaya is less than 10 minutes from the world-famous Shibuya crossing by train. It’s full of old shops, tightly-packed ...

Yesterday evening I attended the inaugural meeting of the Tokyo Tea Party (東京茶会). It was held in a small restaurant near Harajuku and brought together about 50 people. The organizer is a bright and ...

Tea is an art form in Japan. There’s often a formality associated with the serving and savouring of tea, whether it’s during sado (a traditional tea ceremony), at a tea salon or simply at home. Tea is ...

Sydney restaurant Juan Bowl & Tea recently set up shop in Omotesando, bringing the eatery’s popular rice bowls, specialty teas and desserts to Tokyo. Run by chef and owner Anna Ishiguro, Juan offers a ...

TOKYO -- On Tokyo's urban fringe, orderly rows of tea bushes are increasingly giving way to housing lots as farmers grow old and Japan loses its taste for sencha green tea. It is a trend that the ...

Stepping into the 120-year-old splendor of Tokyo's Imperial Hotel can be quite surreal. I had just landed from All Nippon Airway's inaugural direct flight from Chicago to Tokyo and after the 13-hour ...