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5 Great Interviews with Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony) Practitioners
I recently found a very nice blog “Tea and Travel” written by Deborah Huff. Over the past couple of months, she has interviewed 5 practitioners of Japanese tea ceremony. I always appreciate reading how people first became interested in chanoyu and the unique perspectives they have on the different facets of studying Tea. Below are [...]
Beautiful Tea Ceremony Photos
I came across a gorgeous set of tea ceremony photos on Ajpscs’s photostream the other day. The majority of the photos are close up images of various chawans (tea bowls) and wagashi (tea sweets) held by graceful hands with rich, vibrant kimonos patterns filling in the backgrounds. Click here to view a slideshow of all [...]
Akira Takemoto on surfing, tea, and teaching
Voices from the Walla Walla Valley – Akira Takemoto from Walla Walla Union-Bulletin on Vimeo.
Chair Design inspired by Tea Ceremony Chasen
Hiroki Takada’s unique tea ceremony inspired chair design was a featured product of Tokyo’s Design Week. Made of bamboo the chair is styled after the chasen (or whisk) used in the tea ceremony to whisk the tea. Read the full article View more images on Takada’s website
Teaching Tea in Japan
Arriving in Japan three decades ago wasn’t easy for Søren M. Chr. Bisgaard, a Danish-born master of the Urasenke school of the tea ceremony. Even though he had already travelled to 30 countries – including many parts of Asia – he found Japan to be a different type of brew. View full article