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Bridging The Tea Ceremony And Your Daily Tea Habit
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42 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2022
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Our guest today is Ryo Iwamoto, who is the founder and CEO of TeaRoom based in Tokyo. Ryo began studying tea 15 years ago at the age of 9 and now he is a certified instructor of the Japanese tea ceremony. He even has a special name that is only given to outstanding tea practitioners. Ryo founded TeaRoom in 2018 while he was still a student at the prestigious Waseda University to inspire the world with the power of Japanese tea culture. In this episode, we will discuss how Ryo got into the world of tea at such a young age, the essence of Japanese tea culture he has been passionate about, how tea can help us to make the world a more caring and peaceful place, his various projects to make his vision come true including his eye-opening products to attract new tea drinkers, and much, much more!!!Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Japan Eats by becoming a member!Japan Eats is Powered by Simplecast.
Released:
Jan 10, 2022
Format:
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