Sado/Tea ceremony

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As part of the exchange program all the students participate and learn about Japanese culture.
Tea ceremony or Sado as it is called in Japan.
Our teacher or sensei is a master in the arts of Japanese.
The Teahouse or chashitsu is a quiet place, surrounded by an wonderfully maintained garden, a little bridge and pond. Before entering the chaishitsu you have to rinse your hands and mouth, this is also typical before entering a shrine. The feeling is similiar to a temple or church. People come here to relax, the atmosphere is calming and to practice tea ceremony. It demands alot of patience as it takes time to complete all the necessary steps of making tea. Also typical Japanese sit on their legs for about 1hour, we were spared the pain and permitted to sit at the table ,although when it came time to the actually tea ceremony, we had to sit on our legs.

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Photos

cleansing
before entering the tearoom you must rinse your hands and mouth.

Sensei
teacher of Japanese culture and arts

Tearoom
the classroom is a genuine Japanese Tearoom

Sensei
In the middle of tea ceremony