Tea ceremony

Last Sunday, I went to Kyoto with my friends.
One of my friends took us a tea salon.

There we could experience Japanese tea ceremony.
I'd never tried it.

In the tea ceremony, tea is made by putting powdered tea leaves(Maccha) into a cup and then adding hot water.
It is then stirred till foamy with a tea whisk and drunk.
That was all I know about tea ceremony before this class.

However, tea ceremony has long history and unique philosophy.
And we could lean part of them.

It was very impressive experience!

Surprisingly, the teacher of the tea was from Canada.
He is more familiar with Japanese culture than average Japanese.

The shop is "Ran-Hotei".
(http://www.15-1a.com/eng/index.htm)
You'll can enjoy Japanese style tea time.


In the class, I won a game and got a gift!
Nice cup!

This is tea bowl used in the tea ceremony.
But I don't have any chance to try tea ceremony at home.
So I'll use it as soup bowl or for other uses :D