The Japan Tea Ceremony

One of the American Teacher experiences in Japan was viewing and participating in an authentic tea ceremony at the Enunkan, a home where the ceremony has been practiced for many generations.

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[tedirving]

there will not be a revision. the japan fulbright organization has accepted the full blown dvd as is. if i get another fulbright or take another trip to japan to produce a dvd, we will make sure all is correct. this was done just for the jfmf. sorry

[narutofangirl6234]

cool i never new they did this in japan im chinese and i dunt noe how to make proper tea because its too confusin and im afraid of burnin myself wit the water

[tedirving]

i bought some of the powdered green tea and i had been drinking it almost every day during the winter. it is really hot now in houston, so i have slowed down. to get the tea to foam you have to have a wooden wisk. i could only find a metal one and it doesn't do it. of course i don't go through the ceremony.most of us americans are hype and fast paced. the ceremony is slow and methodical and the pace would drive many of us crazy.

[forkies]

yeah, the red cloth in the video, fukusa, is used to clean the various tools before and after preparing tea. chakin is used to clean the bowls before scooping maccha in.

where did you see this tea ceremony?

[tedirving]

this tea ceremony was performed at the Enunkan home in Kesennuma (shark fin city) of the Miyagi prefecture. this home was very old and dated back to ancient times.

[kabiki74]

hey!I like you your video,but like other people mentioned,some of your information is not right...You messed up the names of the materials. I have been practicing tea ceremony since I was young, and my granma and parents are master of the teas ceremony.

Tea ceremony is even hard to understand most of Japanese people, though. That's nice at least you enjoyed and liked it! There the so many sites explain tea ceremony in English, so check them out!

[teelanovela]

Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the pharmacist. ~Chinese Proverb

[CarneBrilthor]

@tedirving: I thought I recognized this place! I'm currently living in Kesennuma, Miyagi and have taken tea classes from Ayukai-sensei. I knew that was her in the video!

[clearvision5]

This video was very well done. It was informative and ...I just really liked it..thanks!

[TurquoiseGeisha]

I noticed quite a few errors in the naming of utensils. Allow me to clarify:

Actually the orange "chakin" is a fukusa, the silken cloth used to purify and clean the objects. A chakin is the little white cloth inside of the chawan or tea bowl at the beginning of the ceremony. Chakin is used to dry the bowl.

You called the Furo kettle brazier a 'natsume'. A natsume is the little lacquered tea caddy that holds the matcha or green tea.

The ladle in Japanese is called hishaku.

-tea student

[Paljoey]

Thanks for the information. I am going to attend my first tea ceremony this afternoon and I'm looking forward to it.

[tattooedchick24]

I recently saw this performed at the Seattle Art Museum. It was a very interesting experience.

[MrSoyama]

Yes, "Tyakin" is a soft cotton gauze to dry the ceramic.

"Fukusa" is a silk hadekerchief.

And also, "Natsume" is an orenge small pod in the movie to put Macha powder.

The big iron pod is "Furo".

[Clearie552]

No... That's was a very good point to make to someone who might be skeptic. A lot of men are reluctant to try things that are traditionally or stereotypically seen as female jobs, his comment is meant to help broaden their perspective.

[10671030]

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[LaiPt]

Eat an apple a day kick the doctor away.

Therefore eat an apple and drink tea every day!