Japan, Pt. III - Tea
We had tea ceremony at Obachan's house. Obachan is like saying 'Auntie.' She is the leader of the tea ceremony study group, which has been meeting for many years. The tea ceremony is an art and a way of being, and I was very excited to experience it. Obachan looking at the chopsticks. There were hydrangea mochis in the lacquer boxes. That is my knee at the bottom of the picture. A sand pit about a foot deep was recessed into the tatami mats and a charcoal fire burned inside, heating water for tea. Mixing the first tea. Drinking the tea. The first cup of tea is thick like porridge and since I was the guest of honor I went...