Chaji

Chaji – Second Seki

Koicha Koicha – (濃茶) The main event of, reason for, and single most important place where the Teishu shows his hospitality / heart / feelings…

Chaji – First Seki

Guests pass the fuchidaka as usual but each guest begins to eat as soon as he/she has taken their sweet and kuromoji pick, purified and…

Chaji – Usucha

Teishu will bring in at least a Tabako bon and a tray of Higashi, but he might also bring in fans or Zabuton to make…

Chaji – Shozumi

This is the temae used for placing charcoal in to the Furo or Ro. In the summer season it is normally done after the Kaiseki…

Chaji – Shoiri

First entering of the tea room in a tea gathering. First Seki Iri SHOZA, SHOIRI, FIRST Sekiiri (席入) When everything (Jiku, Shiki Ko, Shimeshibai or…

Chaji – Roji and Koshikake

One by one the guests should follow the garden path to Koshikake, where the first guest put out Enza for all the guests. The guests…

Chaji – Okashi

Teishu brings fuchidaka with kuromoji on top, one for each guest. Teishu places it in front of Shokyaku and returning to door, says Please take…

Chaji – Nakadachi

Nakadachi is a break in the Chaji. Chaji can be divided in to two parts. First Seki: Shozumi, Kaiseki and Sweets. Second Seki: Koicha, Gozumi…

Chaji – Machiai

In Machiai the guests should Haiken the items put out. The first thing is always Tokonoma. The guests can see where the Shokyaku is meant…

Chaji – Leaving

As in the beginging of the Chaji, there is a Aisatsu in the end. Teishu reenters the room and have a individual Aisatsu with each…

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