The method for tea drinking, most probably the Dancha-ho method, was transferred to Japan in the beginning of the Heian period, while macha-ho method (the method using powdered tea) is considered to have come to Japan in Kamakura period.
日本には平安時代初期に唐から喫茶法（おそらく団茶法）が伝えられたが、抹茶法が伝わったのは鎌倉時代とされる。