Surf these sites: Bamboo Masterworks: Bamboo Baskets and the Tea Ceremony -- History, styles and examples from an Asia Society exhibition. Illustrated. Cha-no-yu -- Information and detailed (sometimes literally step-by-step) instructions for guests and hosts. Chado, The Way of Tea -- Introduction, history, principles, and links to chado sites. Enshu Sado - The World Of "Kirei Sabi" -- A tea school founded in the 17th century by Enshu Kobori, a feudal lord and the tea master of the Tokugawa Shogunate, who also left a legacy of paintings,calligraphic works, poetry, architecture and gardens. Site includes illustrated instructions on how to drink tea at a tea ceremony. (Eng/Jpn) Exhibition of Hanging Calligraphy Scrolls Used in the Tea Ceremony -- Short general background and several illustrated examples, with commentary. History of the Zen Tea Ceremony -- Relgious look at the Japanese tea ceremoney after 815 AD. Japanese Tea -- Types, preparation and serving instructions. Japanese Tetsubin -- Care instructions and brief history of Japanese cast-iron tea kettles (tetsubin). Kanematsu Tea Co. - Japan Tea -- Online tea shop offering gourmet-quality Japanese green teas, plus a virtual tour of the tea gardens, descriptions of how tea is produced, health and Japanese green tea, a history of tea in Japan, as well as the latest tea news. from Japan. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens - The Tea Ceremony -- The Morikami of Delray Beach, FL, brings to life the culture of Japan through exhibits, programs, festivals, and gardens. Tea ceremonies may be attended for $3.00, plus the museum admission. Mr. Dancing Cupboard''s Tea Encyclopedia -- Green tea, the Shizuoka World Tea Forum, October 15-17, 1999. Nambu Ironware -- Short history of metalwork in Nambu, where iron kettles for the tea ceremony are still made in the traditional way. Ocha Sado Chanoyu -- Explanation of the tea ceremony, with illustrations of typical utensils used to perform it. Ogasawara Sencha Service School -- Essay on the history and appreciation of tea by this school''s headmaster. Tea Ceremony -- Explanation, an appreciation of the utensils, places to participate in Kanazawa. Tea Ceremony - TeaHyakka Magazine -- A monthly online magazine covering all aspects of the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Tea Ceremony Room -- Sketches, photos and descriptions of efects of variously styled rooms for the performance of the tea ceremony. Tea Picture Gallery -- Photos of various stages in the tea ceremony. Twelve pictures on one page, so may take some time to load. The Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chaji) -- Detailed information. The Origin of Japanese Tea -- Short discussion based on historical texts. The Urasenke Konnichian Web Site -- Short bios of the successive masters of the tea school established by the great 16th century tea master, Rikyu. Traditional Arts - Tea Ceremony -- Short history of the ceremony, and of its effects on other art forms and on the Japanese culture of today.
Help build the largest human-edited
directory on the web.