Japanese Tea Party

"Instruction on how to take the Japanese Green tea"

" Tea set and the sensei who taught us how to make the tea"

Last Sunday, I went to Japanese tea ceremony (Ocha) with my sister and Guat Ching. The ceremony was held at my sister's Japanese teacher's house. The event last for about two hours. In the ceremony, the Sensei taught us how to make green tea, how to hold the tea cup and how to take the tea in the correct way.

The photo above depicts the necessary decorations needed for the Japanese Tea party. The decorations are important to welcome the guess and to show your respect to the guess. Basically, the decorations include a calligraphy hanging on the wall, a green fresh plant and a small Pipa (Chinese Lute). Inside the Pipa, sometimes you will find the aroma incense stick. The incense stick was used by the Japanese if they are using the charcoal to boil the water instead of the stove. When they use the charcoal, they would throw the incense stick in the fire to let the aroma smell to fill the room.

Overall, it's a good experience for us to understand the Japanese tea drinking style and the proper way to drink Japanese tea :)