When is the usual tea time hours in Japan?

Question

for the women. i heard that they do this daily.

Answer 1

10 o'clock in the morning and 3 o'clock afternoon. But I think many don't have 10 o'clock teatime. It usually lasts 15-30 minutes.

3 o'clock teatime is also known as "oyatsu no jikan" ( "snack time" in English? I don't know ) for children.

I've heard that it's good for the brain to have teatime at both 10 AM and 3 PM. Because brain needs sugar to work.

Answer 2

The term "tea time" is more of a British idea. The culture of tea is very different in Japan, and younger generations actually drink more coffee, including Starbucks.

Tea is usually served to guests when they visit an office, and at meals. This is usually hot green tea, but in summer cold green tea or even a wheat tea is common. There is no set tea time, although at some offices, there is an afternoon break where office ladies (that is what they are called here) will serve everyone a cup of tea and a sweet (like cookies or other sweets) at their desks - both men and women.

The tea ceremony is different from this daily drinking, and is a highly formal and ritualistic way of drinking tea with a long history. Both men and women can make or serve the tea, although in modern Japan this art is practiced primarily by women.

Answer 3

Hey, do you have some regular national tea time in your country? Do you know what you are asking is very simple? Anyway Japanese don't have even what you call "tea time" as in other Western countries.

Answer 4

there is no tea time in the japanese custom.
some will drink it after meals. others drink when they come home from work. in many restaurants, they serve it instead of water. usually, if japanese are having company over, they will serve their guests tea as in good hospitality.

Answer 5

Traditionally it's 15:00. I don't think it's women that so much observe that; it's construction workers, traditional craftsmen, etc. that down tools at three for "Osanji".