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Samurai armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection will be on display until January 12, 2104 Travel back in time and di...

Training for Chado is very similar to training in martial arts. Even though it is not as actively physical, Chado trains the body and stren...

I read an article in the newspaper yesterday about a man coping with Parkinson’s disease. He started having symptoms at age 47 and the sto...

On December 14th Gishi-sai no cha is a tea gathering to honor the memory of the 47 Ronin of Akō. The legend recounts the most famous case i...

A long time ago there lived a Tea Master. He was an elderly, small and frail man. He was known throughout the countryside where he lived for...

The Portland Japanese Garden just concluded an exhibition of kimono from the collection of Susan Kastner. As part of the program,...

In America, there is the stereotype and fantasy of geisha girls making tea for men. But in the beginning, women were not allowed to practice...