Japanese Tea with Takahiro Okabe
Minami Shinagawa chabako owner, Takahiro Okabe, grew up learning tea ceremony. Later, he would hold an event for Japanese tea to promote business for Kakegawa tea. When opening Tea of the Men, LLC, Takahiro would only serve one kind of Japanese tea: deep-steamed green tea. Here, he discovered that the best way to make Japanese tea depends on the type being served and went to learn from tea farmers and sellers and practice serving tea until they approved. JFG’s Master Series Virtual Program will be held via Zoom and feature master artisans from Japan and San Diego where attendees will learn various techniques and basic understanding of bamboo making, lacquer, stone lantern, tea whisk, and much more. The Master Series Virtual Program provides valuable cultural enrichment emphasizing Japanese cultural heritage, everyday life in Japan and, how these practices have reached beyond Japan. JFG's Master Series is made possible thanks to the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.