Tea party under cherry blossoms

Sorry, I took only bad pictures .

But , I had very happy tea party under cherry blossoms !

This tea was Darjeeling tea to dilute with soda .

Tonight, I brought in tea party of Mr.Kumazaki ,tea blender at Takata-no-Baba.

I had Wakocha,Japanese black tea ,Tukigase/月ヶ瀬 and Kitsuki/杵築.

It was the potluck party, so we brought sweets ,sakura-mochi,Otabe,Karintou and more.

Sencha

I still had sencha tea ,Jukusei-cha ,today.

Sencha

I had sencha tea ,called 'Jukusei-cha' that was made in Umegashima,Shizuoka.

With stems of Wasabi.
This Wasabi have got by my friend in Umegashima. 

Tea journey in Umegashima /梅が島

I went to Umegashima again.

I stayed at Kusagiri.

In Umegashima is n the mountain area and it  produce tea.

I had sencha tea at Irori/囲炉裏 ,sit around the fire.

I love Umegashima.

Tea party at Makinohara /牧之原

I had the tea party of Takeuchi tea estate at Makinohara,Shizuoka.
I brewed milk tea of Kimon tea/紀文紅茶.

I had sencha tea of Katou tea estate.
This tea was so clear scent.

The tea party was community-based.

It was done at Saimyou temple/最明寺.
Thank you for all.

Cherry cherry cherry !

On the way home , I got cherry trees.
To my surprise, the house had cut cherry trees.

I arranged cherry blossoms with Matcha tea.

I got this bamboo vase at Umegashima/梅が島.

This tea pot ,the lid had broken.
It can be reused as flower vase !

Matcha

It was warm today.
In Tokyo,the cherry blossoms were in bloom at once.
I picked up flowers.
This matcha was made by Ippodo in Kyoto.

Sencha tea

I had sencha tea of Jukusei-cha in Umegashima,Shizuoka.
Today,I brewed at low tempreture.

So,the taste was sweet and clear.

Sencha

I had sencha tea of Takanashi tea estate in Kanagawa today.

Soon, it will be new tea season.I hope to have good tea this year.

Matcha

I made the porch to go for Nodate/野点 ,open-air tea ceremony.
This tea was made by Ippodo in Kyoto.

Oh, just size!

The sencha tea set

The chinese tea set is also fit.

Let's go to the open air with my tea set !