Japanese Tea Ceremony

Japanese Tea Ceremony Preparing for the Ceremony Chaji is a full tea presentation with a meal. As in virtually every tea ceremony, the host may spend days going over last minute details to insure that this ceremony will be perfect. Through tea, recognition is given that every human encounter is a singular occasion that can, and will, never recur again exactly. Thus every aspect of tea must be savored for what it gives the participants. …

…rim of the bowl, and passes the bowl to the next guest who does the same as the main guest. When the guests have all tasted the tea the bowl is returned to the host who rinses it. The whisk is rinsed and the tea scoop and the tea container cleaned. The scoop and tea container are offered to the guests for examination. A discussion of the objects, presentation and other appropriate topics takes place.