What is the traditional Japanese color "Aikaimatsucha"?
Indigo-kaisho-cha is a deep blue-green color that looks like the color of the seaweed miru (miru) mixed with indigo. In "Kiyu Shoran" (13) written by Kitamura Shinsetsu, a scholar of Japanese classics from the Edo period, it is written, "Popular dyeing of clothing for men and women (abbreviated) Around the time of the Genbun era, the length was long, the sleeves were slightly large, the cuffs of the uniforms were sewn without needles, and the length and color of the sleeve edges were black, with betel nut, chestnut, plum, indigo, miru tea, and mulberry color," which shows that it was a popular color for both men and women in the Edo period.
Blue sea pine tea = Ai Mirucha
The origin of the name, "miru" (sea pine), is said to be the kanji used to describe the tea, as it feels soft like a sponge and its characteristic wide-open shape resembles a pine needle. "Ai-kai-matsu-cha" is pronounced "ai-mi-ru-cha."
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