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By Kazuhiro Maekawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
17:08 JST,
March 17, 2025
SAKAI — In Sakai, the city where the great tea master Sen no Rikyu (1522-91) was born and worked, tea culture is still alive and well. A Japanese tea cafe run by a long-established tea company attracts many visitors from near and far. The local government is hard at work promoting tea culture throug...