Chanoyu Lecture Series, No.3

For the third installment of our Chanoyu lecture series held on November 24 (Sun.) on the second floor of Murin-an’s main house, we discussed the “tea garden” (chaniwa) as one element in the enjoyment of tea.

The way of tea is intimately connected to its spatial compositions, the comprehensive art of which has been passed down over many years. In discussing the tea garden, our lecturer broke down the details of the most important parts making up the garden’s framework, such as its crouching basin arrangement (tsukubai), stone wall and stepping stones.