The History of Japanese Green Tea

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Did you know that, according to legend, tea came from the eyelids of a monk?

Green Tea in Japan has a long history, dating back to the 8th century where it began its importance in the country as a stimulant for meditating monks. In both the traditions of China and Japan, tea or cha was discovered by an Indian sage in the fifth to sixth century. This Indian sage, Daruma (also known as Bodhidharma), was the founder of Chan Buddishm, the precursor to Zen Buddhism – after spreading his new doctrine, he founded the Shaolin temple in southern China

Tea became popular with the Buddhist monks for keeping sleep away, and is made by adding hot water to the young leaves, leaf tips, and buds. It was thought that tea had some medicinal qualities and we know now that the antioxidant tannins in tea can help strengthen the immune system. Monks visiting Japan in the eighth century, as well as travelling traders and diplomats, introduced tea to Japan in the eighth century, and some Japanese monks visited China and brought back both tea seeds themselves, as well as the cultural practice of tea drinking.

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0:00​ Introduction
0:26 Nio Teas
0:59 The Origins of Green Tea
3:39 Trade and Cultivation of Tea
5:06 Tea in Trade and Culture
6:00 Japanese Tea Ceremony
7:32 Modern Japanese Tea Drinking
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Do you drink tea? If so, how do you drink it? Do you follow any of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony points?

WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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Thank you for this interesting video. Good explanation and beautiful accent :)

omuribep
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Awesome!
Btw I love your sweater so cool!

MavGamingTv
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Great video! I love tea. I'm also a bit of a tea-fanatic so already knew some of the history. ☺ At the moment I have four different types of black tea, two green teas as well as macha, rooibos and various herbal tea ingredients in my tea cupboard.

sbhatti
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Hi . Nice to see your lectures. I request you that please use English transcription of your lecture.

ashfaquenadeem
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Thank you. Is anyone growing tea in the USA at commercial scale? There might be an interesting history if someone is doing this.

GoodWoman
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Bewear the brew 👉 Ceremonial green matcha tea 🍵
Can get you quite high
( the best high) the caffeine in tea seems to work matcha quicker than coffee. I drink it and i instantly feel better, i jus wish the Japanese would make a longer lasting bamboo whisk.
And i hate your sweater.
✌️ 😂

Shivaismysaviour