The object above is not a “tetsubin.” It is also not a “tetsubin teapot,” a “tetsubin tea kettle,” or a “cast iron tea kettle.” It is a cast iron teapot. Japanese cast iron teapots like the one in the photograph are similar in appearance to a traditional Japanese tetsubin, which I suspect is the reason [...]
Like many people immersing themselves in aspects of tea cultures and traditions I go through a process of learning better ways of brewing particular teas and learning about the traditional best types of teaware to use with them. My pattern has often been to make smallish initial investments into one specific type of teaware and [...]
Call me a traditionalist, but I generally prefer steeping my tea rather than steeping myself in my tea. Not everyone feels this way, as evidenced by the popularity of the green tea room at Hakone Kowakien Yunessun hot springs spa resort and water amusement park located in the Hakone region of Japan. A unique spa [...]
I would like to be the kind of person who gets up early on workdays and spends a respectable amount of time with a healthy breakfast and a cup of tea, carefully considering and preparing for the onslaught of the day. The reality of my mornings is nothing like this – I usually throw things [...]
