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Fascinating History of Lacquer: Lacquer (URISHI) is a living substance - it is natural tree sap - carefully collected from Urushi trees (a type of Sumac, which is related to poison oak and ivy).It has been...
Matcha and the Japanese Tea Ceremony In Japan Matcha is used primarily for the Japanese tea ceromony. Matcha is grown in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan. The Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan has been producing...