Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Tea Ceremony
Despite all the mystery surrounding it, the tea ceremony is, at heart, simply a way of welcoming a guest with a cup
of tea. In Japan, this ritual has been developed and practised for almost 500 years and is properly known as(liter-
ally 'the way of tea'). Of course, as with most('ways') in Japan, the practice has been ritualised and formalised to
an almost unimaginable degree. In a typical tea ceremony, both the host and the guests follow a strict set of rules
that vary according to the particular school of tea to which the host belongs.
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