Category: Tea Ceremony

This old Japanology video on NHK made me almost cry… It’s a rather long video, but I hope at least you watch the part starting at 19:00 and 26:26.  Please let me know what you

People are angry. They are occupying streets everywhere in the world, demonstrating, protesting, and marching.  People have every right to demand social justice, end of police brutality, end of racial discrimination. To whom am I

The eighth Senses from Japan is now over.   During the four days, 138 people, to be exact, came to see our tea ceremony demonstrations and DIY Make Your Matcha time.  For many of them it

When asked to teach a group of airline crews Japanese hospitality by demonstrating tea ceremony, I was not sure what to do.  The venue is a conference room at their office…. Not much space to

Today is a special day, even after 74 years. I usually don’t repost somebody else’s post.  Today is an exception.  As a student of the Way of Tea, I think it most appropriate to simply

Finally the summer has come in Seattle this year.  No doubt it’s the best season here.  To be honest, I don’t think I can ever go back to Japan in the summer and spend any