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Kyoto Day 7: Tea Ceremony with Dairiku Amae
We set off this morning at 9:30 to meet Dairiku Amae, the tea master, at a shrine at Teramachi Marutamachi, in the heart of the city, to gather water for tea ceremony, and went through many steps (and buses) before … Continue reading
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Dairiku Amae and the Tea Ceremony
We left the hostel by 9:25am this morning to meet Dairiku Amae by the shrine he gathers his water from. It was great meeting Dairiku in person as I had read so much about him for the past couple of … Continue reading
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Tea Ceremony with Amae Dairiku
We set out to Teramachi at 9:25 AM today to watch Amae Dairiku, a tea master, gather water from a shrine. I was surprised by his excellent English pronunciation and by his Hawaiian pidgin accent as well. I did not … Continue reading
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Experiencing the way of tea
At 9:25am, we lined up at the hostel lobby in order to walk to a shrine near Teramachi. There, we met Amae Derek-sensei, who would be talking to us about the way of tea, otherwise known as te mae, a … Continue reading
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Tea is Nice
Today we met with Amae Dairiku, a young Tea Master who creates unique twists nestled within the traditional practice of tea. To start out the day we met Dairiku at a modest and homely shinto shrine to fetch water for … Continue reading
Day 6 – Dairik Amae
Today we were given the opportunity to follow the tea master Dairik Amae through his process of tea ceremony. We began with collection of the pure water from a spring, then purchase of the tea and sweets, and finally our … Continue reading
Day Six: Sippin’ Tea
A sense of peaceful melancholy came with the rain and gray skies, which blended in with Kyoto’s concrete skyline beautifully. Each droplet of rain against colored walls or windows felt like drops of sky falling toward the ground. I don’t … Continue reading
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Tea Ceremony
Hello all! We began our morning at 9:25 when we headed out to meet Mr. Amae Dairiku, the tea master who would perform a tea ceremony for us later in the day. Although the ceremony itself wouldn’t take place until the … Continue reading
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Day Five: Ludvik and Buddha
Kyoto is continually surpassing my expectations — with every day that passes, I seem to have a new favorite day, though I’m unsure if this is because of the city itself or my tendency to be easily swayed. Even with … Continue reading
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Zen, Daitoku-ji, and Gakyu-san
Hello all! Today started earlier than usual. Frankie, Kagaya-sensei and I left the hostel at around 7:30 to go to a really famous bakery before Professor Ludvik’s Zen lecture. Unfortunately, we arrived at the bakery to discover that it was … Continue reading
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