The Book of Tea: Japanese Tea Ceremonies and Culture by Kakuzō Okakura

The Book of Tea: Japanese Tea Ceremonies and Culture

Kakuzō Okakura

96 pages first pub 1906 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
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"Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage," are the opening words of Okakura Kakuzō's The Book of Tea, written in English in 1906 for a Western audience. The book is a long essay celebrating the secular art of the Japanese tea ceremony an...

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informative 90%
reflective 67%
relaxing 40%
inspiring 28%
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funny 1%
hopeful 1%

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