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Final Reflections

Before I left for this trip, I was thinking mostly about the political position of traditional practitioners, practices, and arts in Japan. As my focus was on tea ceremony, I read most of Kristin Surak’s Making Tea, Making Japan: Cultural … Continue reading

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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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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

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Starting Out

This week I have delved into materials on tea ceremony (chanoyu). I am continually interested in thinking about the ways in which Japanese people think about Japaneseness, so I was very excited to find the book Making Tea, Making Japan, by … Continue reading

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