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Japanese tea ceremony (Procedure (Tearoom (Tatami room (Tatami mats are…
Japanese tea ceremony
Procedure
A full, formal tea ceremony is a multi-hour event that starts with a kaiseki course meal, is followed by a bowl of thick tea and ends with a bowl of thin tea. However, most tea ceremonies these days are much abbreviated events that are limited to the enjoyment of a bowl of thin tea.
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Dress code
Modest clothes, little jewellery that may damage the tea equipment and avoid strong perfumes to focus solely on the tea experience.
Garden
Traditional tea ceremony venue is surrounded by a garden which is kept tranquil and simple to encourage a calm spirite.
Tearoom
Tatami room (Tatami mats are thick, woven straw mats that measure about one by two meters in size)
The entrance for guests is sometimes kept low so that entering guests have to bend over, symbolizing humility. Decorative elements in the tearoom, include an alcove (tokonoma) where a scroll or seasonal flowers are displayed.
After a bow, the head guest enters the room and takes the seat closest to the alcove, followed by the other guests. Guests ideally sit in a seiza position on the tatami floor. Once guests have taken their positions, it is customary to bow once more before observing the decorations which were carefully selected for the occasion.
Preparing the tea
The host typically prepares the tea in front of the guests. The main equipment includes the tea whisk (chasen), tea container for the powdered green tea (natsume), tea scoop (chashaku), tea bowl, sweets container or plate, and the kettle and brazier.
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Historic backrgound
Tea was introduced to Japan in the 8th century from China and was drunk as a medicinal beverage mainly amongst priests and the upper class.
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Tea ceremony originates from tea parties with Zen-inspired simplicity and a greater emphasis on spirituality.
Sen no Rikyu (1522-1591) advocated an austere, rustic simplicity fro tea. Most of today's schools of tea ceremony, including Omotesenke and Urasenke, developed from his teachings.
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Inspired art
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The bowl is an important element of the ceremony, a part of the procedure is to appreciate the bowl to show gratitude to the host.
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Cultural importance
Japanese Tea Ceremony represents harmony, respect, purity and tranquillity which we must embrace in order to achieve the main purpose of the tea ceremony. This event is unique as every process from the tea equipment preparation until the tea is drunk has a distinctive technique
