Japanese Tea Ceremony
| Japanese Tea Ceremony is an esthetic cult whose devotees cultivate the appreciation of subtle beauty in art and nature. |
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| From up-left side
Water Jar(mizuisashi),Tea Caddy(chaki),Silk Cloth(fukusa),Cakes(okashi),Tea Spoon(chashaku),Tea Whisk(chasen),Iron Kettle(chagama),Tea Bowl(chawan),Tea Cloth(chakin),Waste-water Bowl(kensui),Ladle Rest(futaoki),Ladle(hishaku) |
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The guests wash their hands and rinse their mouths lightly before entering the tearoom. |
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The guests creep into the tearoom through
a small entrance called "nijiriguchi" in japanese.
Then care for your forehead to the small lower door. |
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Each guest kneels in front of the alcove
(called "tokonoma") to admire the hanging scroll.
Japanese house has the alcove "tokonoma" with the picture called "kakejyuku" , usually. |
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When the guests are seated , a cake bowl
is brought out by the hostess.
The cake is sweet , probably. It is an another great pleasure at the tea ceremony. |
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When the cake tray is passed , each guest
bows in apology to the next person for helping herself first.
About there you cannot stand up ; your legs go to sleep. |
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The hostess puts the bowl of tea that is now ready to drink before the guest. |
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The guest raises the bowl and bows slightly. |
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The guest turns the bowl about twice
and a half.
Do not turns over twice and a half , please. |
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The guest sips the tea , trying to make as much noise as possible. |
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The guest examines the bowl carefully and appreciates its beauty. |
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The guest returns the empty bowl to the hostess. |
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| 1 | Do you use any special tea for the tea ceremony? | Yes , we use a fine powder of choice green tea for the tea ceremony. |
| 2 | How old is the custom of drinking tea? | It dates back to 729 A.D. , when the Emperor Shomu Tenoh invited one hundred Buddhist monks to drink tea in his palace. |
| 3 | What am I expected to wear at the tea ceremony ? | Always clothes of quite colors are preferred , since simplicity and calmness are essential at the tea ceremony. |
| 4 | What is the difference between the thin tea and the thick tea ? | The thin tea , the foamy tea brew , is thinner than the thick tea , the pasty tea. |
| 5 | What does the teahouse consist of ? | It consists of a tearoom called "sukiya" , an anteroom called "mizuya" , and a pavillion called "machiya" . |
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