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Japanese Tea Experience: Fukuoka's Green Tea Culture Through Tasting, Play, and Discovery

Fukuoka will host a Japanese Tea Experience event on October 25, 2026, at Fukuoka Mitsukoshi's Lion Plaza, free of charge. The day-long program features tea-and-sweet pairings from local Fukuoka producers, a recreation of the historic tea-guessing game "chagabaraki" (闘茶), and a 100-yen tea bar alongside displays of traditional tea ware and Takatori pottery. The event frames green tea as a cultural touchstone in Fukuoka's history of adopting and nurturing traditions brought ac…

Japanese Tea Experience: Fukuoka's Green Tea Culture Through Tasting, Play, and Discovery
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  • Free daytime event pairing three Fukuoka-grown teas with three local confections to demonstrate how tea choice alters fl…
  • Chagabaraki tea-guessing competition revives a medieval parlor game popular among warriors, nobles, and monks from the S…
  • 100-yen tea service and exhibition of traditional tea implements and Takatori ware, a Fukuoka heritage pottery style ref…

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