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I was sitting in the tearoom the other day listening to the rain on the roof. The tea room is like a sensory deprivation chamber in that it...

A long time ago there lived a Tea Master. He was an elderly, small and frail man. He was known throughout the countryside where he lived for...

Kansha is a part of the etiquette for receiving tea and sweets. Before taking sweets, the tray or bowl is lifted slightly from the floor as...

Throughout the ceremony, the hosts and guests both aspire towards a sense of tranquility. The priest Takuan wrote of preparing for a tea cer...

The Portland Japanese Garden just concluded an exhibition of kimono from the collection of Susan Kastner. As part of the program,...