By TAKUMI OKADA/ Staff Writer
April 5, 2021 at 08:00 JST
Prior to the pandemic, participants in "ochamori" ceremonies shared an exceptionally large bowl to sample "matcha" powdered green tea, which required the help of others to hoist it up. (Photo taken by Sayuri Ide at Saidaiji temple in Nara on Jan. 15, 2019)
NARA--Nara's famed Saidaiji temple here is breaking temporarily with its nearly 800-year tradition of serving "matcha" powdered green tea in huge bowls during "ochamori" festive ceremonies as a precaution against COVID-19. [Read More]
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