Omoshiroi Japan
Omoshiroi Japan

Omoshiroi Japan

I write post about Japanese culture and tea! Come check out my Hive blog: https://peakd.com/@emeraldtiger/posts !


Cats from Fushimi Inari

29 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Emeraldtiger

The true guardian of the Shrine Recently I went to Fushimi Inari which is a whole mountain dedicated to the Shinto God Inari.(You can have a look at the full post here !) Keeping an eye on the Inari statue Inari is a fox divinity dedicated to rice an...

The sacred grounds of Fushimi Inari, Japan

28 Nov 2022 1 minute read 1 comment Emeraldtiger

Hi everyone! In this post, we will discover the sacred ground of Fushimi Inari in Japan.This is not a simple shrine but rather a whole mountain with multiple shrines to honor the fox divinity Inari. Guardian fox of Inari Shrine Inari is a god of the...

Liquid Gold

25 Nov 2022 1 minute read 2 comments Emeraldtiger

A cup of liquid gold I woke up to a beautiful morning, and when I prepared my morning cups, I noticed an unusual light reflection. The light coming through the half-transparent window made these beautiful patterns on the surface of the liquid. It i...

Water for tea (part 2)

23 Nov 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Emeraldtiger

Hello everyone! Today I would like to tell you a bit more about water for tea.A few days ago we saw that to make a good a cup of tea we first need good water. Then, what does “good quality water” mean for Tea? Since water is a central element in tea...

Water is the mother of tea

18 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Emeraldtiger

Hello everyone! Today I would like to tell you a story about Tea, and more specifically, water for tea. Whether you are a seasoned Gong Fu artist preparing tea with the strictest discipline or throwing a teabag in a mug as a mere morning muscle memo...

Chinese character for Tea

15 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Emeraldtiger

Sign for a tea room in Osaka, Japan When learning Chinese characters in either Chinese or Japanese, one of the difficulties is remembering how they are written. Indeed, it is needed to get the global shape right but also the stroke orders. Even if it...

Repetition is the way to perfection

13 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Emeraldtiger

Repetition of the same gesture every day is the way to perfection Some people like to summarize the Gong Fu approach that way, limiting it to a discipline problem. Of course, mastering Gong Fu requires a life of training and discipline, but that is...

Haiku, a form of Japanese poetry

10 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Emeraldtiger

This post was originally published on Hive on my account @emeraldtiger Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that was popularized by the Japanese poet Bashō (1644-1694). When transposed to English, Haiku is often composed with the following rules in mi...

Introduction of my blog about Japan and Tea

8 Nov 2022 3 minute read 1 comment Emeraldtiger

Cherry blossom in a park near Tokyo This post was first published on Hive blockchain at: https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@emeraldtiger/self-introduction-to-hive-and Hello everyone! I am David, I have a blog on Hive blockchain (@emeraldtiger) but this...