The "Way of Tea"
- kirklmiler
- Sep 1, 2019
- 1 min read
One of the cultural aspects of Japan that I was very interested in exploring while here was "chado" or the Japanese tea ceremony or the Way of Tea. I became interested in tea after my travels to China and then my visits to "Guan Yin Tea House" in Austin where I took a workshop in the way of Chinese tea pouring. I had been exposed to Chinese loose leaf tea and green loose leaf tea from Japan, but had honestly never truly experienced Macha tea until coming here. I had been on the lookout for an authentic tea teacher since my arrival but had not had much luck.
As most things have happened this way, I had mentioned my interest in learning to a Japanese woman who referred me to a Master Teacher here in Kyoto who fortunately spoke fluent in English. What was interesting to discover was that all of the students who go to him are Japanese, so I figured he must know something about the art of Tea. His extensive background as a martial arts master also further drew me to visit his class.
I have now attended for two weeks and will continue on a weekly basis to learn more about the Way of Tea firsthand here in Japan.
You can read an interesting article on my teacher "sensei" here:
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