March Birth Tea
Birth Tea
Sakura Tea (Cherry Blossom Tea)
Sakura tea is a traditional Japanese flower tea made by pouring hot water over cherry blossoms pickled in salt and plum vinegar. This tea, which has continued since the Edo period, has been served at celebratory occasions such as engagement ceremonies. When hot water is poured, the pickled flowers slowly open, symbolizing 'a bright future opening up' and 'bringing good fortune,' making it a beloved beverage for celebrating life's new beginnings.
The double cherry blossoms used as ingredients are carefully selected from varieties with many petals, such as Kanzan and Fugenzo, and are picked one by one with care. The coumarin component produced during the salt-pickling process brings out the cherry blossoms' characteristic elegant fragrance and provides relaxation effects.
In March, a time when graduation and enrollment, farewells and new encounters intersect, sakura tea holds special meaning. Like the scattering cherry blossoms, it gives courage to take new steps while keeping beautiful memories in one's heart - truly a 'tea that holds the fragrance of time.'
Features
- A flower tea born from Japan's unique preserved food culture, made by pickling double cherry blossom petals in salt and plum vinegar
- An artistic beverage that can be enjoyed visually as the flowers beautifully open when hot water is poured
- Characterized by the elegant cherry blossom fragrance from coumarin and subtle acidity from plum vinegar
- A preserved tea that captures spring memories, enjoyable throughout the year
Personality
- A delicate personality combining gentle, embracing warmth with ephemeral beauty
- A guardian-like presence that quietly watches over people's new beginnings and gives courage for new journeys
- Possessing modest yet dignified grace, with special elegance that colors important moments
- Compassion that gently accepts sentimental hearts and guides them toward positive feelings
Symbolic Meaning
- Beautiful farewells and blessings for new beginnings - a symbol that elegantly colors life's milestones
- The spirit of ichigo-ichie - Japanese aesthetic consciousness that treasures encounters in this very moment
- Crystallization of memories - the embodiment of keeping precious memories in one's heart and preserving them forever
- Spring's arrival and rebirth - a symbol of new vitality, like cherry blossoms blooming after harsh winter
Reason for Selection
- March is the season of graduation and transfers in Japanese schools and workplaces, the time with the most farewells and new encounters
- It coincides with cherry blossom blooming season, resonating with the flower memories most deeply engraved in Japanese hearts
- The salt-pickling preservation method spiritually overlaps with the act of keeping precious memories in one's heart
- The gentle effects of sakura tea peacefully adjust the physical and mental changes brought by spring's arrival
Protection & Effects
- Emotional purification - the power to sublimate the sadness of farewells into beautiful memories
- Enhanced adaptability to new environments - preparing the heart to flexibly accept changes
- Harmony in human relationships - protection that maintains peaceful relationships amid encounters and farewells
- Awakening of aesthetic sensitivity - nurturing a heart that notices small beauties hidden in daily life
Trials & Growth
- The trial of overcoming mental stagnation from becoming too sentimental to move forward
- Having the courage to let go of attachment to beautiful things and entrust oneself to natural flow
- The challenge of maintaining consciousness to live this very moment preciously between past and future
- Internal growth in finding one's own path while sincerely blessing others' new beginnings