Morning Japanese Tea Ceremony
The Japanese tea ceremony (known as sadō/chadō (茶道, ‘The Way of Tea’) or chanoyu (茶の湯)) is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha (抹茶), powdered green tea, the procedure of which is called temae (点前).
Zen Buddhism was a primary influence in the development of the culture of Japanese tea. Much less commonly, Japanese tea practice uses leaf tea, primarily sencha, a practice known as senchadō (煎茶道, ‘the way of sencha’).
Video Source: “Camellia: Music for a Tea Ceremony” (Japanese Instrumental Music) from The Kyoto Connection on Youtube ⁄ CC BY
