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Which 16th-century tea master shaped the Japanese tea ceremony with the concept of wabi-sabi?

The culture of matcha

Chapter 1

The ancient roots of powdered tea

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Chapter 2

The sacred ritual of Chado

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Chapter 3

From shade to stone

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Chapter 4

The global green wave

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Master of The culture of matcha

Ch 2 · The sacred ritual of Chado
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yuki Sen no Rikyu and rustic simplicity

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yuki Chado

Leave it outside, leave it outside! Slide your sword on the rack, we are equal inside.

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yuki The architecture of the tearoom

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The architecture of the tearoom

yuki Traditional tearooms feature a tiny, low entrance that forced powerful samurai to crawl inside as equals and leave their swords outside.

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The four pillars of the tea path

yuki The philosophy of the Japanese tea ceremony is built on four core pillars: harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility.

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Chado* (Like My Little Pony, very toy-like)
    *   *Matcha
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yuki Chado* (Like My Little Pony, very toy-like) * *Matcha

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Fun Fact

Whisk carving: A traditional bamboo matcha whisk, or chasen, is carved from a single piece of bamboo, split into up to 120 delicate, curled tines.

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Glossary
chado (noun)
The traditional Japanese cultural practice of preparing and serving powdered green tea in a ceremonial setting. In sixteenth-century Japan, tea master Sen no Rikyu codified this practice around the philosophy of wabi-sabi.

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Gossip

Which tea ceremony value is most important?

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Quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the four guiding principles of the Japanese tea ceremony?

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yuki The four pillars of the tea path

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Quiz

What is the name of the slender bamboo scoop used to measure matcha powder?

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yuki The sacred tools of the ceremony

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Quiz

What does the tiny, low entrance called a 'nijiriguchi' force guests to do in a traditional Japanese tearoom?

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Why were samurai warriors required to leave their swords outside the Japanese tearoom?

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What is the artistic ceramic bowl used to prepare and drink matcha called?

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What is the Japanese term for the formal Way of Tea?

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Quiz

How many delicate tines can a single hand-carved bamboo matcha whisk (chasen) have?

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Quiz

Which 16th-century tea master shaped the Japanese tea ceremony with the concept of wabi-sabi?

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