Japanese tea ceremony | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-10

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Japanese tea ceremony


00:01:19 1 History
00:08:08 2 Venues
00:09:27 3 Seasons
00:10:10 4 Thick and thin tea
00:11:43 5 Equipment
00:14:11 6 Procedures
00:18:57 7 Types
00:19:39 7.1 iChabako temae/i
00:20:28 7.2 iHakobi temae/i
00:21:01 7.3 iObon temae/i
00:21:45 7.4 iRyūrei/i
00:22:32 8 Essentials elements
00:22:42 8.1 Tea room
00:25:22 8.2 Hanging scroll
00:26:56 8.3 Flower arrangement
00:28:41 8.4 Meal
00:29:51 8.5 Clothing
00:32:12 9 Schools
00:35:56 10 iSenchadō/i
00:36:47 11 In popular culture
00:37:29 12 See also



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The Japanese tea ceremony, also called the Way of Tea, is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha (抹茶), powdered green tea.
In Japanese, it is called chanoyu (茶の湯) or sadō, chadō (茶道), while the manner in which it is performed, or the art of its performance, is called (o)temae ([お]手前; [お]点前). Zen Buddhism was a primary influence in the development of the Japanese tea ceremony. Much less commonly, Japanese tea practice uses leaf tea, primarily sencha, in which case it is known in Japanese as senchadō (煎茶道, the way of sencha) as opposed to chanoyu or chadō.
Tea gatherings are classified as an informal tea gathering chakai (茶会, tea gathering) and a formal tea gathering chaji (茶事, tea event). A chakai is a relatively simple course of hospitality that includes confections, thin tea, and perhaps a light meal. A chaji is a much more formal gathering, usually including a full-course kaiseki meal followed by confections, thick tea, and thin tea. A chaji can last up to four hours.
Chadō is counted as one of the three classical Japanese arts of refinement, along with kōdō for incense appreciation, and kadō for flower arrangement.