Guide for International Travelers Exploring Japanese Culture
The World of Tea CeremonyThat even Japanese people don’t know
by So-U Sato ebook 2024.12
Things you need to know to deepen your tea ceremony experience
If you don't know anything, you'll be nervous and won't be able to enjoy tea ceremony!
To enjoy and deepen your tea ceremony, it's a good idea to know the basics, from how to drink matcha to what to wear and how to behave.
You can experience various tea ceremonies at tea ceremony classes, hotels, and some temples and shrines, but if possible, it is recommended to experience it in a tea house with a tea garden.
In a tea house with a tea garden, you can walk the path from the tea garden to the tea room and experience the changing of the seasons that you miss in your everyday life. By experiencing it in a traditional tea house, you can not only experience the depth of tea ceremony, but also experience Japanese aesthetic sense, traditional culture, and Zen.
In addition, the formal tea ceremony is called "chaji", and by knowing the flow of this tea ceremony, you can touch the roots of Japanese culture and make your tea ceremony experience even deeper. Please also refer to "The world of tea ceremony that even Japanese people don't know".
Tea Master So-U Sato
2024.12
Guide for International Travelers Exploring Japanese Culture
The World of Tea Ceremony That even Japanese people don’t know
by Tea Master So-U Sato 2024.12
First edition
Contents
Experience the profound depths of The Japanease Tea Ceremony
The way of tea, What is the tea ceremony?
Things to know to deepen your tea ceremony experience
1.The tea garden and the tea house are devices for healing the soul
The Tea Garden to Heal the Mind
The Tea House for Calm the Mind
2.Dress code ........Blending in with the scenery of the tea ceremony.
3.Procedures and behavior in the tea house
4.Tea ceremony Sweets
5.The difference between thick tea and thin tea
6.How to drink matcha tea and etiquette
Things you should know about“How to drink thin tea”
The World of Tea Ceremony That Even Japanese People Don’t Know
The Authentic Tea Ceremony “Chaji”
Scenery and Procedures of an Authentic Tea Ceremony“Chaji”
1.The atmosphere of the tea garden
2.Appreciate the tea room’s decorative elements
3. First session of Chaji
It all start with Charcoal preparation and Incense
Next... Kaiseki course meal
4.Later session of Chaji
An encounter with Flowers and Thick tea as a ritual
Putting heart into one tea bowl
Enjoying Thin tea ceremony
5.Parting Scenery
An Encounter with The Mind of Tea Ceremony at Sen’ei an
Twilight Tea Ceremony in Yokohama