Demonstration and Workshop of Omotesenke Style for the Chanoyu Club at Penn State

Event Date: 2/7/2023

Thirteen participants learned how to be guests, and warigeiko was taught more in-depth than last time. While one group learned the manners of drinking tea (such as how and what to say in Japanese before you drink tea), the other group learned how to use fukusa, purify chashaku, and make tea. Everyone had a chance to have tea made by the president of the Chanoyu Club, Matthew Koch, and the teacher, Keiko Kitazawa. Everyone wanted to learn how to drink tea properly, what to say in Japanese, and how to fold fukusa properly. While everyone's main interests differed, we all enjoyed and shared a memorable experience.

前回に続き2つのグループに分け、一つのグループがお客の所作の基礎を学んでもらう時に、べつのグループは割り稽古のお稽古。参加者はきちんと日本語での挨拶、お茶の飲み方などのお客の所作を学び、割り稽古では袱紗捌きや茶巾の扱い方などより細かいことを学んでもらう。全員お茶が好き、というだけでなくきちんとした所作を学びたいという意志が強く、とても楽しい一時であった。