Describes and analyses the history of all Japanese teas from the plant's introduction to the archipelago around 750 to the present day.
To understand the triumph of the tea plant in Japan, Wayne Farris begins with its cultivation and goes on to describe the myriad ways in which the herb was processed into a palatable beverage.
University Of Hawai'i Press Bowl for a coin. a commodity history of japanese tea, hardback/william wayne farris
