Tea Ceremony - Awa Saginaw An

The word Chanoyu literally means “hot water.” Although in English we call it Tea Ceremony, it is less a ceremony but rather a way of life for the Japanese. It is also called *Chado*, meaning “the way of tea.” As the goal of chado is to cultivate one’s body and soul all together through everyday training of tea, practicing and perfecting *chado *takes many years, and certain aspects of this cultural etiquette can be seen in Japanese practitioners in the way they walk, talk, or serve tea. Traditional Urasenke-style Tea Ceremony performed by Professor Soyu Nabeta and Urasenke Tankokai Michigan Association at the Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House, and Gardens of Saginaw. japaneseculturalcenter.org