the Way to Japan

Author: Vanessa Villalobos

WELCOME to the Way to Japan Podcast. I'm your host, Vanessa Villalobos, and I am on a MISSION to explore the art of Japanese living - to be found right here in the UK. I'll be talking with Japan-inspired creatives, entrepreneurs & business people about WHAT they do, WHY they do it, and what WE CAN LEARN from their unique 'way to Japan'. I LOVE uncovering those small, significant details & really practical tips to get us closer to Japan in our daily lives... So if you, like me, are one of those people with a Japan-shaped hole in your heart, tune in and capture your own little piece of Japan joy today! Click the link to sign up for my newsletter: https://thewaytojapan.com/newsletter/ I'm busy finding all the juiciest, joy-sparking, Japan-inspired, UK-based recommendations (so you don't have to!). Yoroshiku onegaishimasu, Vanessa
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Why Drink Japanese Tea?
Tuesday, 13 June, 2023

Put the kettle on & enjoy an enlightening chat with the charming Charlie, a tea shop owner in London with real passion for Japanese culture. I got INSPIRED with so many TEA BREWING TIPS from talking with Charlie, and I think you will too!A milliner by training, Charlie has established the tea shop Tencha with her husband Chris, a jeweller after they fell in love with the taste & aesthetics of all things tea in Japan on their honeymoon.The couple study Urasenke Chado (tea ceremony) here in London and they love the link that tea has with all facets of Japanese culture, including seasonality, history, clothing, ceramics and art. Charlie want to celebrate tea & all the hard-working Japanese tea farmers! In this episode we talk about: How Charlie was weaned on tea from the bottle!Tencha’s friendships with the hardworking tea growers in Japan The caffeine hit in coffee ☕ vs. matcha 🍵PROS & CONS of Yorkshire Tea bags!How to prep your water for clear (NOT murky) tea 💕Hojicha (Charlie’s fave) for beginnersThank you so much for listening! To read the podcast transcript, click here.Get to know Charlie & her tea better:You can explore Tencha’s online shop here for a carefully curated tea range & tea making accessories, along with homeware & incense.Follow Tencha on Instagram to know about tea, pop-ups and markets where you can find them.