{"id":178246,"date":"2023-05-26T14:28:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T00:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=178246"},"modified":"2023-05-30T10:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T20:30:09","slug":"way-of-tea-kyoto-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/26\/way-of-tea-kyoto-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Way of Tea’ students deepen ties through Japan exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students at Daitoku-ji, a Buddhist temple.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

For students of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa Way of Tea club<\/a>, the journey to Japan was more than just an opportunity to explore and experience a new place\u2014it was a long awaited reunion with their sister tea club from Doshisha University, located in Kyoto, Japan, the center of tea schools.<\/p>\n

The UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Way of Tea club visited during spring break, spending three days of their seven-day trip with their sister tea club. The Doshisha students welcomed the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> students with a tea ceremony at their tea house, Kanbaiken, with original sweets they designed to express friendship between the two clubs.<\/p>\n

“This was the first tea ceremony that I participated as a guest in. Having our sister school\u2019s tea club be the hosts of my first tea ceremony was truly amazing,” said Kara Shaw, the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa club\u2019s treasurer. “It was so surreal yet serene in the tea house\u2014it was truly a beautiful moment that every one of my senses remembers to this day.”<\/p>\n

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Top photo: Doshisha sweet; the shape represents their school logo, while the green color represents UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa.
Bottom photo: UH<\/abbr> tea club sweets; the manju, right, has a rainbow and kanji that means celebration.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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Students grinding matcha tea powder.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

The following day, the students of the two universities toured Daitoku-ji, a Buddhist temple, and Konnichian, the historic headquarters of Urasenke Tea Tradition, where they received an unexpected appearance of the15th generation Grand Tea Master Genshitsu Sen. Sen, who donated UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s tea house, Jaku\u2019an, is a highly respected individual in the world of Chado<\/em> (way of tea) in Japan and internationally.<\/p>\n