Tea tasting: Houkouen’s kabusecha

Located in the mountainous countryside of Shimizu Ward in Shizuoka City, Houkouen is known as the ‘tea fields of sea clouds’, for it is on an elevation of 350 metres above sea level. When conditions are right, especially in the early mornings, a sweeping panoramic view of unkai or sea of clouds can be seen …

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An unusual health condition

I have been struggling with this condition for the past month, and I haven't gotten any official medical diagnosis because it doesn't seem like such a big deal. It hasn't adversely affect my life in a major way. What I have done instead is to read up more about it. I remember a memoir by …