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What happens in a Japanese tea ceremony?
With a history spanning over a thousand years, the Japanese tea ceremony is a perfectly choreographed ritual with an important place in Japanese culture. The ceremony, known in Japanese as 'chanoyu' or 'chado', developed primarily from the influence of Zen Buddhism. It revolves around the preparation and drinking of matcha, which is a form of powdered green tea. Different kinds of tea ceremonies range from informal gatherings which may include the serving of light food, to formal occasions lasting several hours which include a full meal as well as thick and thin tea.
Styles of preparation for the Japanese tea ceremony differ depending on the time of year, with a Kama (iron kettle) heated on a brazier in the summer months, or in a sunken hearth (Ro) in the winter. The positioning of the various utensils used to prepare the green tea is altered accordingly, along with other elements such as the equipment used.
The tea itself can be served thin or thick, with only the best quality leaves being used for the latter. Thin matcha uses three times less tea to the same volume of water than thick tea. To prepare thin tea, the matcha is whisked together with hot water using a chasen (a tea whisk), while thick tea is blended gently by kneading the matcha into the water using the chasen.
In a formal ceremony, guests wash their hands and rinse their mouths with water while they await the host, and then remove their shoes and enter the tea rooms to look at the tea equipment. They are seated in order of importance on the tatami mats, and the host then prepares the charcoal fire in front of them. Food is eaten in several courses during this more formal version of the ceremony, and it is followed by the very precise preparation of the thick and thin tea. Utensils are cleansed and arranged in an exact layout, and the guest and host bow to each other as the tea is handed around from a communal bowl. The fire is then rekindled and the thin tea prepared, to be handed out individually along with small sweets. Finally, the utensils are cleaned and the guests ritually examine them before leaving.
The tea ceremony can take place in numerous settings, provided that the necessary utensils used in the ceremony can be appropriately laid out and that the host is able to prepare the tea in front of the guests. This means that it may take place outdoors or inside, but a full traditional tea ceremony requires a room covered with tatami mats with ample room for the preparation of the tea and accompanying elements.
Guests drink thin tea from individual bowls, while thick tea is served from a single bowl and shared by those present. Other equipment used in the ceremony varies depending on the style and season of the occasion. Essential equipment includes the chakin (a white linen cloth used for wiping the tea bowls clean), the natsume (the tea caddy), the chashaku (tea scoop, usually bamboo) and the chasen.
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