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matcha Listen to the term in Japanese!

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Nauko making matcha
Photos by Linda Freeman, July 12, 2003

green tea

Green tea was prepared each morning at my host family's house for good luck. The ancestors received the first cup of tea. To drink the tea, hold the bowl flat on one hand and turn it three times with the other.

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