Way of Tea » japanese garden http://www.wayoftea.com Japanese Tea Ceremony News & Articles Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:45:35 +0000 en hourly 1 Tea House in Pasadena to be renovated http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/09/tea-house-in-pasadena-to-be-renovated/ http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/09/tea-house-in-pasadena-to-be-renovated/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:21:20 +0000 Blake Harvey http://www.wayoftea.com/?p=275

PASADENA – For 45 years, the little Japanese teahouse hidden away behind the Pasadena Buddhist Temple’s utilitarian building complex has been the classic setting for centuries-old Japanese “Urasenke” tea ceremonies.

The next time the “way of tea” is celebrated there, the teahouse will be the new addition to the Japanese Garden at the Huntington Library. But not until it’s been dismantled, shipped back to Kyoto, rebuilt, taken down, sent back, and put up again in time for the garden’s 100th anniversary in 2012.

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]]> http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/09/tea-house-in-pasadena-to-be-renovated/feed/ 0 Murin-an: A delicate balance http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/01/murin-an-a-delicate-balance/ http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/01/murin-an-a-delicate-balance/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:07:24 +0000 Blake Harvey http://www.wayoftea.com/?p=131 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. Read full Article]]> http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/01/murin-an-a-delicate-balance/feed/ 0