Japanese Tea Ceremony – Chakai Chanoyu Chado Sadou
I filmed this video at a demonstration put on by tea ceremony teachers in Shizuoka, Japan. All of the people on stage and nearly everyone seated (with the exception of Emily, Yumiko and I) are either tea ceremony teachers or students. We were fortunate to be invited to sit closest to the stage from which vantage I attempted to discreetly shoot video (bad manners I fear). I apologize for the jumpy, poorly edited nature of this video which was shot while I attempted to take part in the ceremony. The video is also incomplete as I ran out of film near the end. Tea gatherings such as this are called “chakai” in Japanese while the ceremony itself has several names including, “chanoyu”, “chado” and “sadou” (the last name is often used for ceremonies performed by Zen Buddhists). The name of this ceremony is often translated as “the way of tea”. Some important points to note in the ceremony include the very careful and refined movements of the woman making the tea as well as her tools and methods of use. Another important aspect of the ceremony was the way the hostess and guests took time to admire the seasonal display of art and flower arrangements in the little alcove at back and how the guests were careful to admire the beauty of their tea bowls after they had enjoyed their tea. Watch how each of the women is careful to turn her bowl twice while handling it in order to ensure that the front (most beautiful) part of the bowl is facing away from herself and towards her host/guest …
One of my Lowryders I followed from seed to bud. Grew her in a PC, (microgrow) 1,5L basket, Green Tea, NO extra Nutrients! 1x 20w Energy efficient lamp (CFL) (12/12). Height 20 cms Wet 12gr Dry 3 gram 
Comments, disabled. These kinda videos get watched by A lot of idiots I noticed. If you have a serious comment (in English) it will be posted.
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@softypapa It is true that originally men and particularly those of the Samurai and ruling class were the primary participants in the tea ceremony. The leading tea masters and the oiemoto (ancestral heads) of the schools of tea ceremony are still men, but social changes in modern Japan have pushed men out of cultural pursuits and into the office and work place, where they have little time for culture unless they do it professionally
What is the ceremony meant to represent? =)
@Cesariono yea but he has to do with Japan
@Cesariono yea but he has to do with Japan
@Cesariono yea but he has to do with Japan
@uksurd I agree that he was a great musician but… he has nothing to do with Tea!
So how do you present tea to multiple people like that? Is the ritual repeated from the very beginning for each cup of tea? Or do they clean multiple tea cups at the same time then get poured/whisked around the same time? Just curious.
Japan = Nujabes
@Nunkasips Clicking the little speech bubble button at the lower right side of the video player will turn off the green notes. ~Kurt
Aaaarhg stop green notes xD
this cemermony SUCKS….the older ones took over an hour.
Thank You; I Can Taste That Tea Hafway Round the World.
@softypapa & marginallymental,
Yes, men do participate in tea ceremonies, but I am sure there are many factors as to why there are more women than men practicing today. An increase of leisure time for women and the decrease of that for men might be one reason…
My teacher who practices in the Ueda school is male.
@softypapa & marginallymental,
Yes, men do participate in tea ceremonies, but I am sure there are many factors as to why there are more women than men practicing today. An increase of leisure time for women and the decrease of that for men might be one reason…
My teacher who practices in the Ueda school is male.
thank you for posting this. I am writing an essay on japanese tea ceremonies and this has helped me more than just words could. but i unfortunately can’t cite you as one of my sources.
Really interesting. I’m surprised how chatty the ladies are during the ceremony, always thought it was conducted very quietly with silent admiration of the utensils used. Thanks for posting.
I’ve been to Shizuoka Prefecture. I went on Tozan to the head Temple Taisekiji.
Men can and do practice the tea ceremony but the vast majority of students and practicioners are women. In the late 19th and early 20th century, tea was promoted as a method of cultural training and eudcation and becaome particularly associated with women’s education. For men outside the “tea business” , tea is often something taken up as a personal practice or to add a certain cultural cache to their business and social relationships.
Actually the grandmasters of this art in Japan mostly are men. There are many branches of chanoyu, and the grandmasters till this day are mostly men.
Just top let you know you should still stick to 18/6 on autos 12/12 makes the yield go down i read somewhere
@ksegserman They smell enuff to use a filter…
@TheAmericanDane Could easily be…Those IKEA scales are jumping and moving when just on..
@matamoros666 yes it’s small auto
how strong was the smell on those?
that was more than an eighth …surely, even dried out well more than 3.5 g’s.
this is auto??? is very small plant ..
I would reccomend a 150 watt hps for ur next grow my friend! great job for what u were doing though.
@hookahchazz Sure like puttin 8 CFLs in a PC would fit ..dude read…then post..
next to that you isn’t me so i’m done with this one…
things you need to do next time
1 get like 8 2700k cfl 45watters
change lights to a 24 hour no off
your running a auto flower strain
Nutrients would be a good thing to look into
but just these are a good place to start
@KevinDunbarf green tea has the right pH
whats the green tea for?
@babehuntard first time in a PC with CFL. Just upped a clip of my Diesel chopped last weekend. Also CFL and no food but more light.
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nice one man…. conditions seemd abit fuckd up as far i can see, but ended up really nicely even without extra phood!!!! that was not worth doing for me tho,,, 80 days for an eigth aint that efficient, but in terms of money that costed you NOTHING and thats what really matters… was it ur first grow????
i tried lowryder 2 for ma first grow as well (with hps light tho!) but dem ended up Lowryder NOT! hehehe… its still a mystery!! ze trees @harvest day was 65, 70 and 70/72cm with 300gr+ each..
sweet vid… healthy plant
@codyeh91 color 2700 for flowering
2700k cfl or 6500k cfl