When is it?
It’s
November 1st, which mark the very first day that Japanese ever had
“black tea”. The luckiest person was a Japanese castaway, named Daikokuya
Kōdayū. In 1783, his ship drifted on the way to Japan, but managed to escape to
the Russian mainland. People there saved his life and he stayed for a while.
Eventually, he had Catherine the Great allow them to go back to Japan. During
his stay, he was invited to her tea party, and had a cup of tea. This is why
November 1st was chosen as “the day of black tea” in Japan.
I’m
curious what he thought about his first taste of black tea.
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| Daikokuya Kodayu frm web |
