@crowingraven Hey! I saw your question and it's one I've asked myself many times. So, even if your post is two months past now, I'll give a little reply. It really depends on how formal the tea ceremony is. But in the video named Japan Buddhist Temple Tea Ceremony uploaded by softypapa, you see a pretty formal one. There is polite conversation initiated by the host, certain aspects of the ceremony are observed in silence etc. Anyways, you've probably forgotten you asked your q by now lol
@SinoSene I haven't forgotten and I haven't got the answer until you reply to me...so thanks! :) so, they do talk in tea ceremony... I thought it would be awkward to just sit silently and stare at the host preparing the tea... Or was that what it supposed to be like? I've never been to tea party before, but like to participate in one, one day though...
Thank you so much for this video. I have learned so much more just by watching your every step. Maybe one day I will be lucky enough to study chanoyu. :)
This is very beautiful! Well done! I love the way the subtleties were highlighted. One of my favorite tea ceremony video. Thank you so much. ありがとうございます。
and one last thing , you are the host, you are here to serve your guest not to impress them so in the case of a real chakai or chaji, not one with a camera, never wear such a gorgeous kimono, yours is one , one would wear to a wedding, your kimono must never be better than the one of your guest. just wear a simple komon patterned one or a tsumugi woth a woven obi. no silk painting for the host and no crest or eventually just one for a very formal ceremony.
dont worry like my mother always told me, she was my tea teacher, it is not important not to follow the procedure , just to serve a good tea is enough but the better the tea you serve the more you will realize you are following the procedure , so focus on the taste of tea and the rest will come automatically. and i remember hating the ita, the lacquered woodboard is a nightmare to stand the lid of the mizusashi
and you forgot to clean the chashaku before presenting it to the guest that is a major mistake sorry but you really cant present a chashaku still stained with matcha on it. after presenting the natsume you must keep the fulusa in your hand turn back get the chashaku and fold the fukusa while holding the chashaku then present it too. i guess you lost your concentration after dropping the chashaku during the kaejawan procedure.
the temae is excellent and on top of that i can tell that yiu put on the kimono by yourself, in a very nice way. a trick to avoid the seam of the kimono in the back from being uncentered when you slide the obi around your waist is to use to velcro bands one on above the obi one below, if you tight them enough it wont move and dont tie your obi too tight . sorry i am a kimono dresser so i tend to check those things automatically. but really congratulations on your temae and kimono dressing
I am a Urasenke practitioner in Europe for many years myself, and I am deeply impressed by this video. It does honor to Urasenke, both for the quality of the temae, the appropriate "kaku" of the participants, and the didactic quality of the explanations.
With the ro, in winter season, the hishaku is used differently. In ro, it is normal to turn it upside down and lean it in the kuchi of the kama. Ro temae feels very natural and even more simplified than furo. Congratulations.
I am a Urasenke practitioner in Europe for many years myself, and I am deeply impressed by this video. It does honor to Urasenke, both for the quality of the temae, the appropriate "kaku" of the participants, and the didactic quality of the explanations.
With the ro, in winter season, the hishaku is used differently. In ro, it is normal to turn it upside down and lean it in the kuchi of the kama. Ro temae feels very natural and even more simplified than furo. Congratulations
Why is the ladle turned upside down when it rests on the iron pot? I've never seen this in any Japanese Tea Ceremony before. It is unique to this school?
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so much not needed stuff added onto the real tea ceremony that come from China, make it sapretethis is so fake, not cultural at all. Oh well, i forgot to say the picture on the wall are Chinese. thats the real part — the real Tea is from China!
@TianyanGang Eh...yeah the tea came from China. But Japan has their own way of making tea, so does China. What's the problem? Can't people just appreciate both ways?
@BloodyDarkLife I disagree with TianyanGang's assertion that "real" tea is Chinese tea, but interestingly enough, the Japanese custom of whisking powdered tea in a bowl is actually imported from China. The method fell out of practice in its native land along with powdered tea hundreds of years ago (whisking dates back to the Sung dynasty, if memory serves), but lives on in the Japanese tea ceremony to this day.
Striker8024: The front of the bowl (can be ambiguous) should face the person partaking of the drink when he/she is drinking and should also face the tea-maker when he/she is making the tea. As for why, i can't say i know.
she is so beautiful, and graceful.
f0rever10st 3 months ago 2
that lady swiffed that tea lightning fast!!
samuraichuck87 3 months ago
whats the purpose if having tea ceremony?
and don't people gets into civil conversation while the tea ceremony is held?
sorry, I just do not really understand about it...
crowingraven 3 months ago
@crowingraven tea ceremony is more of a right of passage than casual tea enjoyment..... it is a display of sophistication.
samuraichuck87 3 months ago
@crowingraven Hey! I saw your question and it's one I've asked myself many times. So, even if your post is two months past now, I'll give a little reply. It really depends on how formal the tea ceremony is. But in the video named Japan Buddhist Temple Tea Ceremony uploaded by softypapa, you see a pretty formal one. There is polite conversation initiated by the host, certain aspects of the ceremony are observed in silence etc. Anyways, you've probably forgotten you asked your q by now lol
SinoSene 1 month ago
@SinoSene I haven't forgotten and I haven't got the answer until you reply to me...so thanks! :) so, they do talk in tea ceremony... I thought it would be awkward to just sit silently and stare at the host preparing the tea... Or was that what it supposed to be like? I've never been to tea party before, but like to participate in one, one day though...
crowingraven 5 days ago
Thank you so much for this video. I have learned so much more just by watching your every step. Maybe one day I will be lucky enough to study chanoyu. :)
xmeimi 4 months ago
This is very beautiful! Well done! I love the way the subtleties were highlighted. One of my favorite tea ceremony video. Thank you so much. ありがとうございます。
ropesparrow 5 months ago
Best!
yama0nori 6 months ago
and one last thing , you are the host, you are here to serve your guest not to impress them so in the case of a real chakai or chaji, not one with a camera, never wear such a gorgeous kimono, yours is one , one would wear to a wedding, your kimono must never be better than the one of your guest. just wear a simple komon patterned one or a tsumugi woth a woven obi. no silk painting for the host and no crest or eventually just one for a very formal ceremony.
lukkha1 6 months ago
dont worry like my mother always told me, she was my tea teacher, it is not important not to follow the procedure , just to serve a good tea is enough but the better the tea you serve the more you will realize you are following the procedure , so focus on the taste of tea and the rest will come automatically. and i remember hating the ita, the lacquered woodboard is a nightmare to stand the lid of the mizusashi
lukkha1 6 months ago
and you forgot to clean the chashaku before presenting it to the guest that is a major mistake sorry but you really cant present a chashaku still stained with matcha on it. after presenting the natsume you must keep the fulusa in your hand turn back get the chashaku and fold the fukusa while holding the chashaku then present it too. i guess you lost your concentration after dropping the chashaku during the kaejawan procedure.
lukkha1 6 months ago
@lukkha1 Actually I think the chasaku was cleaned at 15.15.
IfUfindthisURlost 4 months ago
i thought we had to move the kensui before resting the hishaku on the futaoki at the begining of the temae. does it differ from furo to ro temae ?
lukkha1 6 months ago
the temae is excellent and on top of that i can tell that yiu put on the kimono by yourself, in a very nice way. a trick to avoid the seam of the kimono in the back from being uncentered when you slide the obi around your waist is to use to velcro bands one on above the obi one below, if you tight them enough it wont move and dont tie your obi too tight . sorry i am a kimono dresser so i tend to check those things automatically. but really congratulations on your temae and kimono dressing
lukkha1 6 months ago
I am a Urasenke practitioner in Europe for many years myself, and I am deeply impressed by this video. It does honor to Urasenke, both for the quality of the temae, the appropriate "kaku" of the participants, and the didactic quality of the explanations.
With the ro, in winter season, the hishaku is used differently. In ro, it is normal to turn it upside down and lean it in the kuchi of the kama. Ro temae feels very natural and even more simplified than furo. Congratulations.
Ekakuin 8 months ago
I am a Urasenke practitioner in Europe for many years myself, and I am deeply impressed by this video. It does honor to Urasenke, both for the quality of the temae, the appropriate "kaku" of the participants, and the didactic quality of the explanations.
With the ro, in winter season, the hishaku is used differently. In ro, it is normal to turn it upside down and lean it in the kuchi of the kama. Ro temae feels very natural and even more simplified than furo. Congratulations
Ekakuin 8 months ago
Why is the ladle turned upside down when it rests on the iron pot? I've never seen this in any Japanese Tea Ceremony before. It is unique to this school?
krgrimm 9 months ago
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so much not needed stuff added onto the real tea ceremony that come from China, make it sapretethis is so fake, not cultural at all. Oh well, i forgot to say the picture on the wall are Chinese. thats the real part — the real Tea is from China!
TianyanGang 1 year ago
@TianyanGang Eh...yeah the tea came from China. But Japan has their own way of making tea, so does China. What's the problem? Can't people just appreciate both ways?
BloodyDarkLife 10 months ago
@BloodyDarkLife I disagree with TianyanGang's assertion that "real" tea is Chinese tea, but interestingly enough, the Japanese custom of whisking powdered tea in a bowl is actually imported from China. The method fell out of practice in its native land along with powdered tea hundreds of years ago (whisking dates back to the Sung dynasty, if memory serves), but lives on in the Japanese tea ceremony to this day.
EugeniusSmith 7 months ago
Striker8024: The front of the bowl (can be ambiguous) should face the person partaking of the drink when he/she is drinking and should also face the tea-maker when he/she is making the tea. As for why, i can't say i know.
IBM85 1 year ago
@IBM85 thanks ;)
STRIKER8024 1 year ago
This is the best , most complete video I've found on youtube for the Tea Ceremony ! Though I thought they serve sweets with it sometimes?
Onexpresso 1 year ago
@Onexpresso There were sweets served on a tiny black tray. "Okashi wo douzo."
xmeimi 4 months ago
very nice video...is there anyone who knows why they are turning their bowls before drinking??
STRIKER8024 1 year ago
She does such a beautiful Ro temae... she is so graceful and serene, I would LOVE to be served tea by her!
TurquoiseGeisha 1 year ago
The o-temae-san is beautiful! Blonde girls are so cute in kimono :)
TurquoiseGeisha 1 year ago
thanks so much for sharing :)
That's the first really full japanese tea ceremonyon youtube!
IllyPaladin 1 year ago 7
This is one of the BEST tea ceremony videos on youtube! I can watch this everyday, its so relaxing.
kakattack83 1 year ago 12