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Have dating apps turned love and relationships into a matter of preference?Philosopher Koichiro Kokubun discusses shikohin with college students
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DIG THE TEA and PAYSAN join for an experimental project to plant herbs in the terraced fields of Ishikawa
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Herb farm PAYSAN and why they are attracting the top buyers of the world
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Is it possible to create a concert that excites everyone? The ultimate shikohin experience through an avatar: Interview with Professor Kouta Minamizawa of KMD
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Rethinking the tea experience. A tea drinker’s trip to the World Tea Conference in Las Vegas
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What Makes a Universally Loved Flavor? A Mixologist’s Explorations at the Bar Counter
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The Infinite Possibilities of Tea Cocktails. A Mixologist Opening the Frontier of Mixing Tea and Alcohol
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Can VR Become an “Alternate” Reality? Interview with University of Tokyo Researcher Tomohiro Amemiya (Part 2 of 2)
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The Future of Virtual Reality, and How its Illusions Deceive Our Senses. Interview with University of Tokyo Researcher Tomohiro Amemiya (Part 1 of 2)
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It’s Finally Ready, Our Original Awabancha! How We Learned Traditional Lactose-Fermented Tea Making
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P.Seven, an Award-Winning Taiwanese Tea Perfume Brand, Creates Moments of Self-Reflection Through Fragrances
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Understanding Shikohin and Our Bodies Through Cognitive Science. Interview with Katsumi Watanabe (Part 2 of 2)
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We Learned How to Make Awabancha, a Rare, Lacto-Fermented Tea, and it was More Intense Than We Ever Imagined
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Iron Pan Roasted Tea, Organic Farming, and the Challenges Faced by their Producers. Chasing Japan’s Freshest Tea Harvest in Kagoshima and Miyazaki
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Beyond the Trackless Path, a Tea Farm in the Sky Awaits. Chasing Japan’s Freshest Organic Tea Harvest in Shizuoka
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Endless Fields of Tea, All Organic. Chasing Japan’s Freshest Tea Harvest in Kirishima, Kagoshima
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A Tea Born in Southern Japan Takes Flight on Luxury International Trips: Chasing the Freshest Tea Harvest in Miyazaki
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How the ‘Foie Gras of Tea’ is Made: Chasing Japan’s Freshest Tea Harvest in Uji, Kyoto
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