Episode 445 - A Bowl for a Coin

Published: July 8, 2022, 11 a.m.

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This week: we tend to think of tea in terms of the tea ceremony and fancy culture, but what about lowbrows like me who like to drink our tea bottled from a vending machine? This week we\'ll be looking at tea as a commodity, and how it became a staple of Japan\'s consumer culture.

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