Spotlight | Lessons From Japan’s Deep Engagement with Tea

In medieval times, Japanese commanders bestowed teaware on valiant survivors at banquets, explains historian Morgan Pitelka. Later, in the early modern period, tea culture permeated every walk of life in the imperial capital of Kyoto. The prevalence of Chanoyu in the Shogun era, a time of social upheaval and war, provides relevant insights into coping with stressful times today.

Professor Pitelka joins us today to reveal tea’s unique role in Bringing Communities Together in times of war and peace.

Morgan’s talk is one of four thought-provoking presentations during the day-long Global Tea Institute’s 10th Anniversary Colloquium at UC Davis on January 30. Registration is free at globaltea (dot) ucdavis (dot) edu.

BIO: Morgan Pitelka is a historian of Asia and a researcher internationally known for his expertise in Japanese art and culture (and his love of tea). After graduating from Oberlin College, Morgan earned a doctorate in East Asian Studies at Princeton University. He next taught for eight years at Occidental College in Los Angeles. In 2013, he was named director of the Carolina Asia Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He chaired the Department of Asian Studies at UNC from 2019 to 2024 and is now a Distinguished Professor of History and Asian Studies. The son of a potter, he has a life-long passion for all things tea.

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