Kakuzo Okakura’s The Book of Tea Part 1

by Caleb Hodes | Book of Tea, Inspiration, Tea Literature

The Book of Tea is an essay written by Kakuzo Okakura in 1906. It’s considered one of the classics of tea culture and has held a wide influence for more than a century. In his essay, Okakura addresses us (the Western audience) and discusses the role of tea in Japanese culture.

So to give you something interesting to read, I’m sharing his work here. Each week I’ll release a new section, doing my best to illuminate the passages with images & highlighting quotations I find interesting.

We begin with the first part: “The Cup of Humanity”.