Yesterday, my Japanese class had the opportunity to experience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, called “Sadou” (written 茶道) – and they allowed me to take pictures as they performed it for us! I took over 50 photos, and they are uploaded to this gallery on my Flickr for those who are interested, along with some cultural notes. The entire ceremony is extremely orchestrated and highly symbolic; every move is calculated and practiced. Here are some of my favorite shots. The woman in the lavender kimono is the “principle guest”, and the woman in the blue kimono is the host.
If you ever get the chance to experience a Japanese tea ceremony, it is absolutely intriguing and I highly recommend it! I don’t even like green tea, but the Ocha that we had was amazing. Again, you can see the rest of the photos here
March 26, 2010 at 9:49 am
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it’s amazing class!! i love drink tea and 茶道 that is important culture and u have really fantastic experience!! did u wor KIMONO in this class!?
March 26, 2010 at 10:49 am
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Oww, I’m so jealous of you right now!
March 26, 2010 at 3:22 pm
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This is awesome! I’ve always wanted to go to one of those, I believe the Morikami has this, I need to check into it so I can go one day!
March 27, 2010 at 6:16 pm
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Oh my gosh, this is such an amazing experience! I loved this post!
March 28, 2010 at 8:54 am
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this is completely fascinating. japanese culture is ALWAYS so intriguing!! i love learning whatever i can. thanks for sharing :)
March 29, 2010 at 1:09 pm
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I am actually heading to Japan at the end of the week! Am so excited!!
P.S. Loved you comment in my last post.
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