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Tea Ceremony-ing, Ohori Park and the Disaster Prevention Centre

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November 24th 2014
One of the classes I am taking as part of my course here in Japan is Japanese Tea Ceremony. I took it at first as it seemed like an easy but interesting class since most of it was practical. Some classes are genuinely spent sitting drinking tea and eating traditional Japanese sweets! However, since learning how not only to drink the tea, but also how to be a host at a tea ceremony, my interest in ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more