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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - The Light of March - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The first day of Daylight Saving Time. Snow is still on the ground in Kent, Connecticut, but the light already feels like spring.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - The Light of March - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The first snowdrops of the season. A quiet reminder that spring is already on its way.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A young Yoshino cherry tree, standing quietly in the early spring light.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Buds of the Yoshino cherry trees we planted last year. Spring is already beginning.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - From Farm to Cup – Part 2: Brewing Time, Presence, and Nature - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Brewing kabusecha slowly — watching the leaves unfold, revealing a quiet depth with each infusion.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - From Farm to Cup – Part 2: Brewing Time, Presence, and Nature - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Azuma Tea Garden in Wazuka, Kyoto</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kabusecha and dried persimmon - a moment of stillness.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - From Farm to Cup – Part 2: Brewing Time, Presence, and Nature - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>After brewing, the tea leaves take on a second life — dressed with roasted rice and a touch of ponzu, simple, nourishing, and quietly beautiful.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Azuma Teanery — a quiet play on words inspired by “winery,” reflecting the idea that tea, like wine, is shaped by land, time, and care.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - From Farm to Cup – Part 1: A Journey Through Japan’s Tea Fields - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Azuma Tea Garden in Wazuka, Kyoto — where tea fields meet mountains, sky, and quiet time.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - From Farm to Cup – Part 1: A Journey Through Japan’s Tea Fields - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A small Shinto shrine watching over the tea fields at Azuma Tea Garden, Wazuka, Kyoto.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - From Farm to Cup – Part 1: A Journey Through Japan’s Tea Fields - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A small Shinto shrine stands quietly above the tea fields. Bending down to pass under the low branch felt like entering a tea room through the nijiriguchi (躙口)—created by nature.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>　　　　This happiness comes from being surrounded by tea fields at ‍ ‍Azuma Tea Garden, Wazuka, Kyoto.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - From Farm to Cup – Part 1: A Journey Through Japan’s Tea Fields - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The flower of Camellia sinensis—the tea plant—from which all tea is born.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From left: Teruko of Azuma Tea Garden, Mika, a certified tea instructor, and me.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A cherished New Year tradition: A sake cup crafted each year by ceramic artist Kifumi Kawamura, with the zodiac character of the year handwritten by his wife.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - At the Longest Night, Light Returns - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Yuzu, resting on a leaf-shaped plate by ceramic artist Kifumi Kawamura.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Winter yuzu, ripening quietly.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A quiet sunrise above the clouds — light returning, gently and without haste.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A vivid red maple glowing in the quiet courtyard.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - The Red Leaves, the Deer, and the Quiet Within - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A sika deer standing quietly in the autumn light at Nara Park.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - Autumn Reflections — Spirit of “Wa, 和” - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>At home, I savored the wagashi shaped like a ginkgo leaf — a quiet moment of remembrance for Grand Master Hounsai.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - Autumn Reflections — Spirit of “Wa, 和” - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gingko trees in Kent, Connecticut- the day after the memorial tea gathering.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Red spider lilies, higanbana (彼岸花) also called manjushage (曼珠沙華)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Higanbana (彼岸花) at Kiyomizu-dera—flowers that bloom around the equinox, symbols of balance and impermanence.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ohagi (おはぎ), a traditional sweet made of rice and adzuki beans, enjoyed during the equinox to honor ancestors and celebrate the season.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dew shimmering beneath the leaves at the country house garden in Connecticut</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beautiful dew glistening beneath the leaves of wildflowers.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The full moon over Manhattan, on one quiet evening</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - Peacefulness through a Bowl of Tea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Daisōshō, Dr. Sen Genshitsu, the 15th head of Urasenke, at the welcome party held at the Harvard Club in September 2023</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Urasenke Chonoyu Center in New York City</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - Peacefulness through a Bowl of Tea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Shin Kazuho Chasen Tea Whisk (真数穂白竹) by Tango Tanimura (谷村丹後）</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The tea whisk–making process, as shown in the Tango Tanimura brochure</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - To Know the Chasen, To Treasure It - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>After the matcha has been shared, the chasen rest, washed, reshaped, and dried.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pergola in New Preston, CT, where antiques and nature come together.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - To Know the Chasen, To Treasure It - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The peaceful backyard of Pergola in New Preston, CT—where we hoped to enjoy matcha near the cascade.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - Minazuki – Seasonal Sweets for June - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Minazuki (水無月), a traditional Japanese sweet in June</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Seasonal Stories - Minazuki – Seasonal Sweets for June - Make it stand out</image:title>
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