Before you pop by the pharmacy to grab a pack of lozenges, visit the nearest herbal tea shop and ask for some monk fruit tea. The round green fruit is usually dried soon after being harvested ...

KYOTO--Seizan Toda, chief monk of Daijiin temple here, never goes anywhere without utensils to hold an impromptu tea ceremony, which means he lugs around a portable tea chamber created entirely of ...

In his final years, Naosuke welcomed important retainers and monks from his family temple with tea ceremonies at Rakurakuen. These gatherings were staged in grand settings inclusive of Genkyuen.