Hello everyone, Today I would like to talk about something that is probably very familiar to you if you have ever visited a temple or a shrine in Japan. I mean, of course, the lion stone guardian statues,

Hello everyone, Today I would like to tell you about an experience I had several years ago (2016, it's starting to happen!) during which I had the opportunity to try Kendo, the Japanese sword art. It was

Hello everyone, After having talked at length about the history of tea and the preparation of matcha, it is time to talk about "modern" tea, in other words, tea leaves. Before talking about the

Hi everyone, If you have ever been to Japan, you might have seen Buddha statues wearing red bibs. These statues, known as Jizo Bodhisattva, are often found at Buddhist temples and cemeteries across Japan.

Hi everyone, Yesterday we talked about Nara, and I showed you some pictures of the "wild" deer living in the main park. I also mentioned that Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 794. The

Hi everyone, Today I would like to show you pictures of deer from Nara. Nara is the main city of the Nara prefecture. Yes, both the prefecture and the city share the same name! It is located East of Osaka,

Hi everyone, Yesterday, I made a post about Buddhist temples at Koyasan by night. Just as a rapid summary, Koyasan (also called Mount Koya) is a sacred mountain home to more than a hundred temples. All

Hi everyone, Today I would like to show you a few pictures of temples by night at Koyasan. Koyasan or Mount Koya is located in Wakayama prefecture and is the sacred place of Shingon Buddhism. The legend

Hi everyone, Today I would like to relate my encounter with a fairly strange animal: the Japanese serow. Called Kamoshika (or sometimes Kamoshishi), the Japanese serow is a mammal belonging to the goat

Hi everyone, A few days ago, we went to the beach to chill and enjoy the beautiful weather. We did not intend to stay there for too long, but time runs so damn fast when you are enjoying the moment! Step

A bowl of matcha shaped like a Kofun Hi everyone, Today I want to show you a beautiful specimen of mantis we found walking in a park. She (yes, because it is definitively a she! ) was lying in the grass,

A Tetsubin, the Japanese iron kettle Hi everyone! In yesterday's post, we talked about the different grades of matcha and its characteristic umami flavor. If you want to read about it you can click just

A bowl of matcha shaped like a Kofun Hi everyone! In yesterday's post, I presented Sen no Rikyu and his legacy to the Japanese way of Tea. He was the one who developed the wabi-sabi approach for the Japanese

A bowl of frothed matcha Hi everyone! Yesterday, we talked about the origin of tea in Japan, and how it was brought from China by traveling monks. First as dry material for direct consumption and two centuries

Different roasted teas in Japan Hi everyone! Today I would like to talk a bit about the history of tea, and more specifically in Japan. There are so many things to tell about tea that it will require multiple

Traditional Japanese houses by the Uji river This post is a follow-up of both Liquid Gold and Uji, the actual origin of Kyoto green tea, feel free to have a look them! First, I would like to present you

Hi everyone! Today I try to post using the Liketu interface for a change, let's see how it goes! Yesterday I presented generalities on JianZhan and Tenmoku pottery (you can read it here if you want !).

Traditional Japanese houses by the Uji river JianZhan and Tenmoku actually refer to the same technique to produce these gorgeous silver oil drop patterns on ceramic wares. JianZhan is the Chinese name

Hi everyone! This is my first entry to the world photography contest and I must say that I really like the theme of the week: Birds of the World! You can access to the original post here

Traditional Japanese houses by the Uji river Uji is definitely a special place for tea and tea lovers. It is located 15km South of Kyoto but is often overlooked by tourists.