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Murin-an: A delicate balance
If you need convincing as to the benefits of the colour green, even the briefest study of the Japanese garden will reveal its importance in landscape design. Holly Kerr Forsyth from the Australian explains key elements of Japanese garden design using Murin-an garden in Kyoto as an example.
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Cub Scouts participate in Japanese tea ceremony
WARWICK, NY – When Warwick resident Alicia Tate, a Den Mother with Cub Scout Pack 177, met Michael McKenna, an expert on Japanese culture, it occurred to her that her scouts might benefit from his experience.
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Urasenke Holds its 2010 Hatsugama-shiki (New Year’s Tea Celebration)
Beginning on January 16 and lasting 5 days, Urasenke held its annual New Year’s Tea Celebration at Urasenke’s Tokyo Branch headquarters.
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Read about the 2008 Hatsugama in English (Similar utensils, scrolls, and flowers are used from year to year. This should give English readers [...]
Intricate Japanese tea ceremony meditative, calming
PITTSBURGH – Tea has slowed Sally Schurko down.Mrs. Schurko used to work 80-hour weeks in her job in corporate finance. Now, she spends hours performing a leisurely — almost meditative — traditional Japanese tea ceremony.”I was like a spinning top. This has calmed me down,” she said.
Mrs. Schurko and Yoko Motoyama spread that calm to [...]
Float Matcha Tea Bowl
MOLO Design in Vancouver has created a modern glass version of the Japanese chawan. The bowl was designed with dimensions and proportions fitting to matcha. While you wouldn’t find someone using this in an actual tea ceremony, the bowl’s amazing presentation of the whisked green tea is quite beautiful.
The bowl can be purchased online here
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Prague Tea Revolution
A wonderful article from the Czech Republic—a country with very little tea tradition—that tells the story of a group of friends that started a tea room called Dobrá čajovna in Prague. Since opening their first tea room in 1989 the business has expanded to 22 different tea rooms—including 2 in the United States. Even though [...]
Tea ceremony making comeback among men
KYODO NEWS – The tea ceremony, long a key component in premarriage training for women, is gradually drawing interest among men in search of healing after a hard day’s work, bringing yet another weapon into the Japanese war on stress.
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Green Tea helps improve Rosacea
Antioxidant drinks are widely advertised for their healing qualities and their value to our skin. But the message often stops there. Where are the antioxidant-based foods that we can eat to improve our skin? Read the full article here.
Freer Gallery of Art Acquires Renowned Object of Japanese Tea Culture
WASHINGTON, DC.- A humble jar widely revered as an icon of Japanese tea culture has been acquired by the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art. The jar was purchased at an auction held by Christie’s in New York City Sept. 17. The jar, made in China during the late Southern Song or Yuan dynasty (13th or [...]
Principles of Tea Ceremony
Alex Fraser of the Epoch Times recently wrote a 4 part series on the 4 principles of Japanese Tea Ceremony. Here are links to each of the articles.
Introduction
WA – Harmony
KEI – Respect
SEI – Purity
JAKU – Tranquility