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NII Builds the World's First Round-the-Globe Ultra-High-Speed 100 Gbps Academic Communications Network
by upgrading direct international connections of SINET to the United States, Europe and Asia subsequently to upgrading domestic connections towards Society 5.0 (*1)
National Institute of Informatics (NII; Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Dr. Masaru KITSUREGAWA, Director General) has expanded the international line of SINET(*2) academic information network and began operating a 100 Gbps ultra-high-speed international links in a configuration that circles the globe from Japan to the United States, Europe and back. This is the first time in the world to build an international links that goes around the globe owned by a single NREN(*3). At the same time, NII also upgraded the SINET Asia link between Japan and Singapore to the same 100 Gbps speed. These upgrades will alleviate the pressure on SINET overseas connections which had been experiencing increased transmission data volume, improve stability by making ultra-high-speed connections from two directions, Europe and the United States, and also improve relation with interconnected overseas research networks.
Background: Increase of transmission data volume over SINET international links due to the advancement of cutting-edge large-scale academic research projects and other undertakings
SINET is a communications network utilized as academic information infrastructure by universities and research organizations across Japan, and is built and operated by NII. At the launch of SINET5 in 2016, 100 Gbps ultra-high-speed lines were laid through every prefecture of Japan. Today, more than 900 universities and research organizations are connected to the network, and total volume of data transmission has increased far beyond the initial predictions made at the beginning of SINET5 operation. These increases are from higher volumes of transferred data due to the advancement of cutting-edge large-scale academic research.
SINET supports a variety of international joint research projects through interconnection with research networks in other countries/regions, and the jump in communications volume has been seen not only across domestic connections but through overseas connections as well. In particular, the direct connection between Japan and Europe established with two 10 Gbps lines three years ago is now strained due to a sharp rise in communications volume, raising concerns over the impact on research being conducted through international collaboration. Additionally, the research networks in other countries/regions have made progress with the development of 100 Gbps international connections, and NII realized the need to develop a network with an equivalent or higher speed to maintain parity between the Japanese research environment and the rest of the world. Lastly, to achieve stable operation of international connections, backup routing functions were also needed.
Upgrading SINET International Connections to Ultra-high-speed 100 Gbps and Forming a Globe-spanning Ring Topology
To address these circumstances, NII built a 100 Gbps ring connection that goes around the globe from Japan (Tokyo) to the U.S. West Coast (Los Angeles), U.S. East Coast (New York), Europe (Amsterdam) and back to Japan (Tokyo). At the same time, the Japan-Asia (Singapore) connection was also upgraded to 100 Gbps (see figure1 and table below). By adopting a ring topology that extends around the globe, the European line can be accessed via the United States and vice versa, providing a mutual backup and boosting the stability of communications. This configuration also makes it possible to distribute load and absorb fluctuations in network demand for U.S. and Europe-bound traffic. The interconnection upgrade with the pan-European GÉANT(*4) network to 100 Gbps now provides SINET's users with high capacity connectivity across Europe.
Figure1: SINET International Connection Topology Before and After Upgrades
Table: SINET International Connectivity Before and After Upgrades(*5)
Future Outlook: Contribution to International Cooperative Research and Society 5.0
This latest upgrade to SINET's international connection lines will better facilitate the international distribution of research and educational information cooperating with overseas research networks such as Internet2(*6) in the U.S., GÉANT in Europe, SURFnet in Netherlands, NORDUnet(*7) in Nordic counties and so on (see figure2). Collaborative research between Japan and the United States such as the Belle II(*8) project through the 100 Gbps connection with the U.S., between Japan and Europe such as the LHC(*9) project through the 100 Gbps connection with Europe, and between Japan and Asia through the 100 Gbps Asia connection will all be undertaken in greater depth, offering the promise of greater international cooperation and competitiveness of Japan. In addition, building mutual backup system that cooperates between international lines has been advanced, and it is expected that as global academic community, future cooperation of 100 Gbps lines will make further growth of academic network environment, which is referred to as the GREN (Global Research & Education Network). Upgrading both the domestic and international segments of the network to ultra-high-speed 100 Gbps is also expected to help accelerate the advanced fusion of cyber-space (virtual space) and physical space (real space), bringing Japan a step closer to its vision for a future society in the form of Society 5.0.
Figure2: Interconnection with overseas research networks
News from GÉANT -100Gbps ring connection around the globe supercharges EU-Japanese science collaborations
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by upgrading direct international connections of SINET to the United States, Europe and Asia subsequently to upgrading domestic connections towards Society 5.0
(*1) Society 5.0: A human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space. Society 5.0 was proposed in the 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan as a future society that Japan should aspire to. It follows the hunting society (Society 1.0), agricultural society (Society 2.0), industrial society (Society 3.0), and information society (Society 4.0).
(*2) SINET: Science Information NETwork. Visit https://www.sinet.ad.jp/en/ to learn more.
(*3) NREN: Abbreviation of National Research and Education Network. This is a type of network established separately from the regular Internet to support research and educational institutions within a country.
(*4) GÉANT: Europe's leading collaboration on network and related infrastructure and services for the benefit of research and education, contributing to Europe's economic growth and competitiveness. The organization develops, delivers and promotes advanced network and associated e-infrastructure services, and supports innovation and knowledge-sharing amongst its members, partners and the wider research and education networking community. Visit https://www.geant.org/
(*5) KDDI Corporation supports the U.S. and the Asia connections, and NTT Communications Corporation supports the Europe connection.
(*6) Internet2: An advanced networking consortium led by the United States research and education community. It consists of a high-performance hybrid optical and packet network operated by Internet2 that is used primarily to support the research and education community with next-generation network services, as well as a platform for the development of new networking ideas and protocols. Visit https://www.internet2.edu/
(*7) NORDUnet: the Nordic Infrastructure for Research & Education, a joint collaboration by the 5 Nordic NRENs in Denmark (DeIC), Finland (Funet), Iceland (RHnet), Norway (Uninett) and Sweden (SUNET).
(*8) Belle II: A joint international experiment using the SuperKEKB accelerator and the Belle II detector, which analyze reactions of elementary particles by collecting large volume data of e+ - e− collisions. SINET has been used to transfer the large amount of analysis data produced in the former Belle Experiment using the KEKB accelerator and the Belle Detector (which proved the Kobayashi-Maskawa theory and led to a 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics).
(*9) LHC: Large Hadron Collider. The LHC is the world's largest proton-proton collision-type accelerator constructed by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). During the ATLAS experiment designed to discover the Higgs particle (2013 Nobel Prize in Physics), SINET was used to transfer the large amount of analysis data produced over a virtual private network called LHCONE for safe communication environment.
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{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedLists #-}
module Tinc.Hpack (
  readConfig
, doesConfigExist
, render
, mkPackage
) where

import           System.Directory hiding (getDirectoryContents)
import qualified Hpack.Config as Hpack
import qualified Hpack.Render as Hpack

import           Tinc.Fail

doesConfigExist :: IO Bool
doesConfigExist = doesFileExist Hpack.packageConfig

readConfig :: Hpack.Dependencies -> IO (String, Hpack.Package)
readConfig additionalDeps = do
  r <- Hpack.readPackageConfig Hpack.defaultDecodeOptions >>= either die return
  return $ (Hpack.decodeResultCabalVersion r, addDependencies (Hpack.decodeResultPackage r))
  where
    addDependencies :: Hpack.Package -> Hpack.Package
    addDependencies p
      | additionalDeps == mempty = p
      | otherwise = p {Hpack.packageExecutables = [mkExecutable additionalDeps] <> Hpack.packageExecutables p}

render :: (String, Hpack.Package) -> (FilePath, String)
render (cabalVersion, pkg) = (name, cabalVersion ++ contents)
  where
    name :: String
    name = Hpack.packageName pkg ++ ".cabal"

    contents :: String
    contents = Hpack.renderPackageWith Hpack.defaultRenderSettings 2 [] [] pkg

mkPackage :: Hpack.Dependencies -> (String, Hpack.Package)
mkPackage deps = ("cabal-version: >= 1.10\n", (Hpack.package "tinc-generated" "0.0.0"){Hpack.packageExecutables = [mkExecutable deps]})

mkExecutable :: Hpack.Dependencies -> (String, Hpack.Section Hpack.Executable)
mkExecutable deps =
  ("tinc-generated", (Hpack.section $ Hpack.Executable (Just "Generated.hs") [] []){Hpack.sectionDependencies = deps})

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Q: Custom membership and role provider in MVC 3 application I have custom membership and role provider (C#) in my .net 4 (webform based) web application.
I am moving my web app to MVC 3.
How do I migrate or implement my custom providers in MVC 3?
Any tutorial or pointers will be appreciated.
Thanks

A: You can migrate them quite easily. A default MVC application makes the same Membership provider calls. Just load the project they are compiled in (or import that class files if you dont want the whole project) and point your web.config at them.

A: You shouldn't have to make any changes to your providers

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Steve Bryant broke the news yesterday that Google has just hired AOL's top instant messaging developer, Justin Uberti. (Hat tip to Barry Schwartz).
Steve tells us that Justin was involved in AOL's Open AIM Initiative. He also notes that this hiring is interesting in light of a December agreement between AOL and Google to have their instant messaging programs able to communicate with each other.
Curious about some of the efforts that Justin Uberti worked upon while at America Online, I searched for some of the patents that he was involved in filing on behalf of the company. The patent applications he co-invented include integration of email with instant messaging, sharing folders and files across an IM system, providing secure messaging, and implementing a number of personalization features for IM systems. There may be others pending publication.
The following have been assigned to America Online unless otherwise noted.
A system for instant communication in real time is described wherein it is determined if a user with a given e-mail address is available for on-line messaging.
The system takes in a group of e-mail addresses and automatically looks for screen names that are available for instant messaging. Once a screen name is available for online communication, an ion appears nest to the screen name. Instant messaging is achieved by pressing the icon.
The screen names, the icons and the e-mail addresses all appear in the same window, thereby, integrating traditional e-mail addresses with instant messaging services making real time communication an effective tool.
A share window is provided to enable a first user of a first communication program executing on a first client system to share files or folders across a network with a second user of a second communication program executing on a second client system.
The first user can use a share window to designate files or folders for sharing without changing locations of the files or folders. When a file or folder is designated for sharing using the share window, the file or folder is added to a list of shared files or folders.
The shared files or folders are accessible using the second communication program regardless of whether the users of the first and second communication programs are actively communicating using the communications programs.
A secure instant messaging system integrates secure text instant messaging and secure file transfers into existing instant messaging systems.
At least one certificate authority (CA) is provided that issues a security certificate to a user that binds the user's instant messaging screen name to a public key which is used by other users to encrypt messages and files sent to the user and by the user to decrypt the received messages and files.
A subscriber database is used by the CA to keep track of valid users and their associated information, such as: user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to the invention's instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users by creating a hash value of the user's certificate and sending it to the other users which allows the recipients to decide if they need to update their caches with a new copy of the user's certificate.
Instant messages and files are encrypted by a sending user using an encryption algorithm and the recipient's certificate. The sending user can sign instant messages using his private signing key. The security status of each received instant message is displayed to the user.
communicating the personalization items from the host system to the instant messaging participant system for rendering in an instant messaging application running on the instant messaging participant system.
rendering the wallpaper at the instant message recipient system when rendering another portion of the message.
making perceivable the personalization items corresponding to the received identifier to the instant messaging sender system for rendering in an instant messaging application running on the instant messaging sender system, where the personalization items are made perceivable prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient.
Perception of a personalization item is enabled in an instant messaging communications session by rendering, on an instant message recipient system, an instant messaging application user interface for an instant messaging communications session involving at least an instant message recipient and an instant message sender.
An identifier that enables identification of a personalization item of an individual instant message user is obtained, and the identifier is associated with the personalization item.
The personalization item is obtained independently of the message used to obtain the identifier, and the personalization item is rendered at the instant message recipient system.
I'm not sure. Google seems to have a good relationship with AOL, and even owns a small part of the company.
It's clear that AOL is still their own company – an area that this Pandia post explores – AOL Search 7.0 beta – a new take on Google.
Unlike Google's hiring of one of the lead firefox developers in January, 2005, the companies aren't that close. But, if Google and AOL are going to continue to work together to make their instant messaging programs communicate, this may not be a bad move for either company.
I don't see negative blog posts over at Justin Uberti's "Tales of a Running Man" (no longer available – AOL Journals closed down).
Do you think that this will change the tone of the Google/AOL relationship with AIM?
This seems a bit under-handed on the part of Google.
It would be interesting if AOL did develop their own search engine. I'd imagine that they could attract some attention if they did. In the meantime, working with Google on AIM doesn't harm them.
Thanks for the Pandia post, it is very insightful as to AOL's intentions as they move form the monthly user base to try to become (again) a true player in today's user market.


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Revealed: New report shows MoD whitewashed number of major nuclear incidents
STRATHKELVIN and Bearsden's MSP has condemned the MoD after a recent report suggested it is downplaying the number of nuclear incidents.
Findings by the Nuclear Information Service (NIS) listed 110 major incidents in the last 65 years, compared to the MoD's 27.
MSPs Rona Mackay has insisted human error could lead to "untold misery" in the central belt of Scotland.
She slammed the British establishment for constant cover-ups and propaganda around the Trident programme.
The report includes eight explosions, 21 security-related incidents and 45 accidents relating to nuclear submarines, ships and aircraft.
The NIS dossier comes not long after it was revealed the UK government failed to disclose a serious malfunction in a Trident test launch just before Westminster voted on its renewal last year.
Ms Mackay has spoken out at every opportunity in the Scottish Parliament, calling for nuclear disarmament.
Rona Mackay, the MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, said: "Lie after lie is exposed relating to the British State's nuclear weapons programme – and now we have the MoD trying to sugar coat major incident numbers. Earlier in the month, the Jimmy Reid foundation destroyed claims by the pro-Trident politicians who claim thousands of jobs rely on Trident in Scotland. Turns out just 600 civil jobs do. However, this report by NIS just shows what we are up against, a propaganda machine hell bent on covering up the dangerous truth behind nuclear weapons of mass destruction."
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Q: Pass a function pointer with an implicit argument C++ I have some code that interfaces with two external libraries (i.e. things I cant modify). The first library has a function foo with the following declaration
template <typename T, typename Tfrom>
foo(Tfrom (T::*function)())

e.g. a function pointer that expects a function that returns some type and has no arguments. In my program at run time, I need to access the second external library to enumerate all the possible functions that I will be passing over to the first library. Psuedo code looks something like
//grab pointer to class and get all the shared pointers
std::map<int, ::class2:sptr> my_map = _class2_ptr->get_sptrs()
//for every key in the map we have a function that can be called like
for(auto const& k : my_map)
{
   int returnval = k.second->get_data(k.first);
}

in other words the function declaration looks something like (and the sptr must be known to access it).
int get_data(int)

One solution for this is creating template wrappers like so
template<int k>
int get_data_template()
{
    return my_map.at(k)->get_data(k);
}

However, this won't work because my_map is sized at runtime, and if you attempt to call this template, like:
get_data_template<k>();

it will only work if k is a const (e.g. see https://ideone.com/EerO9N ) A work around is assuming a max upper limit for the # of entries we enumerate, and then use template recursion to make the for loop compiletime - but this is horrible...
So - how can I pass the wrapper function over as a function pointer - at runtime/dynamically?


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The Medical Education IT office facilities the technology needs of medical students and teaching faculty. All first and second year medical students are charged a mandatory technology fee; this fee covers the cost of a laptop, pager, and other resources that are necessary during medical school. The school-supplied laptop is encrypted to comply with patient information confidentiality regulations (HIPAA etc) and includes licenses for a number of programs that are used throughout the first year. More information about the technology fee and laptop is provided to incoming students over the summer, and students receive their laptops during Orientation.


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Q: White gaps appear in bokeh heatmap I'm reading in some json data and plotting a heatmap in bokeh:
from math import pi
import pandas as pd
import json

from bokeh.io import show
from bokeh.models import LinearColorMapper, BasicTicker, LogTicker, LogColorMapper, PrintfTickFormatter, ColorBar
from bokeh.plotting import figure

# initialise data of lists.
#data1 = {'epoch':[63745131000000, 63745131000000, 63745131100000,63745131100000,63745131100000,63745131200000,63745131200000], 'energy':[1.06811, 1.22078, 1.59495, 1.82245,4810.75,1.06811,1.22078],'value':[3981.9308143034305, 2868.5202872178324, 1330.887696894385, 745.6847248644897,0.0,2753.6746333566575,1625.3895394735046]}

#print(type(data1['epoch'][0]))
#print(type(data1['energy'][0]))
#print(type(data1['value'][0]))

with open('timeseries.json', 'r') as f:
    json_file = json.load(f)

data = json_file['data']

epochs = list(map(int, [item[0] for item in data]))
energies = list(map(float, [item[3] for item in data]))
electrons = list(map(float, [item[4] for item in data]))

data = {'epoch':epochs, 'energy':energies,'value':electrons}

# Creates pandas DataFrame.
df = pd.DataFrame(data)
zeros = df[ df['value'] == 0.0 ].index
df.drop(zeros , inplace=True)

# print the data
print(df)

# this is the colormap from the original NYTimes plot
colors = ['#00007F', '#0000ff', '#007FFF', '#00ffff', '#7FFF7F', '#ffff00', '#FF7F00', '#ff0000', '#7F0000']
#mapper = LinearColorMapper(palette=colors, low=df.value.min()-1, high=df.value.max()+1)
mapper = LogColorMapper(palette=colors, low=df.value.min(), high=df.value.max())

TOOLS = "hover,save,pan,box_zoom,reset,wheel_zoom"

epochs = list(df.epoch.drop_duplicates())
energies = list(df.energy.drop_duplicates())

p = figure(title="Solo_LL02_swa-eas-NM3D-psd",
           plot_width=800,
           plot_height=500,
           x_axis_location="below", y_axis_type="log",
           tools=TOOLS, toolbar_location='below',
           tooltips=[('epoch', '@epoch'), ('energy', '@energy'), ('value', '@value')])

#p.xaxis.ticker = epochs
#p.yaxis.ticker = energies

p.grid.grid_line_color = None
p.axis.axis_line_color = None
p.axis.major_tick_line_color = None
p.axis.major_label_text_font_size = "5pt"
p.axis.major_label_standoff = 0
p.xaxis.major_label_orientation = pi / 3

p.y_range.range_padding = 0
p.x_range.range_padding = 0

p.yaxis.axis_label = "Energy (eV)"
p.yaxis.axis_label_standoff = 30

p.xaxis.axis_label = "Spacecraft Elapsed Time (Ticks)"
p.xaxis.axis_label_standoff = 30

p.rect(x="epoch", y="energy", width=100000, height=1, dilate=True,
       source=df,
       fill_color={'field': 'value', 'transform': mapper},
       line_color=None)

color_bar = ColorBar(color_mapper=mapper, major_label_text_font_size="5pt",
                     ticker=LogTicker(desired_num_ticks=len(colors)),
                     label_standoff=6, border_line_color=None, location=(0, 0), orientation="vertical")

p.add_layout(color_bar, 'right')

show(p)

The y axis is log scale, so I'm using the y_axis_type as log and also trying to use a LogTicker with a LogColorMapper. However I end up with white spaces in parts of the heat map. I tried using the dilate=True property to solve this.
If I play with the height parameter of the rect I get different results.
The test I have looks a like so:
                epoch     energy        value
0      63745131000000    1.06811  3981.930814
1      63745131000000    1.22078  2868.520287
2      63745131000000    1.39537  1330.887697
3      63745131000000    1.59495   745.684725
4      63745131000000    1.82245   212.460348
5      63745131000000    2.08283    91.086408
6      63745131000000    2.38070    67.345788
7      63745131000000    2.72045    27.737441
8      63745131000000    3.10905    16.591390
9      63745131000000    3.55357    10.814430
10     63745131000000    4.06097     4.151903
11     63745131000000    4.64113     0.965110
12     63745131000000    5.30420     0.593733
13     63745131000000    6.06148     0.115238
14     63745131000000    6.92755     0.007410
15     63745131000000    7.91735     0.004325
16     63745131000000    9.04833     0.000983
18     63745131000000   11.81860     0.000952
19     63745131000000   13.50740     0.001077
20     63745131000000   15.43710     0.000139
32     63745131000000   76.64060  2698.687499
33     63745131000000   87.58920  2325.844355
34     63745131000000  100.10200   963.683512
35     63745131000000  114.40200   344.753312
36     63745131000000  130.74500   182.813743
37     63745131000000  149.42300   187.305783
38     63745131000000  170.76900    30.335985
39     63745131000000  195.16500    24.849140
40     63745131000000  223.04600     9.050020
41     63745131000000  254.90900     9.239129
...               ...        ...          ...
62540  63745142300000    5.30420     0.745292
62541  63745142300000    6.06148     0.203581
62542  63745142300000    6.92755     0.035394
62543  63745142300000    7.91735     0.011896
62544  63745142300000    9.04833     0.001618
62545  63745142300000   10.34090     0.000754
62546  63745142300000   11.81860     0.000414
62547  63745142300000   13.50740     0.000049
62548  63745142300000   15.43710     0.000098
62549  63745142300000   17.64220     0.000237
62560  63745142300000   76.64060  2120.544075
62561  63745142300000   87.58920  2403.434099
62562  63745142300000  100.10200  1094.967206
62563  63745142300000  114.40200   328.758205
62564  63745142300000  130.74500   336.424911
62565  63745142300000  149.42300   137.938972
62566  63745142300000  170.76900    58.427662
62567  63745142300000  195.16500    30.303207
62568  63745142300000  223.04600    11.482880
62569  63745142300000  254.90900     4.709684
62570  63745142300000  291.32400     3.075825
62571  63745142300000  332.94300     0.983649
62572  63745142300000  380.50600     0.841412
62573  63745142300000  434.86400     0.111885
62574  63745142300000  496.98700     0.002973
62575  63745142300000  567.98600     0.005794
62576  63745142300000  649.12600     0.000225
62577  63745142300000  741.85800     0.000929
62578  63745142300000  847.83900     0.000639
62579  63745142300000  968.95900     0.000235

This is with the line height at 1

This is with the line height at 100

I'm not sure if I should calculate the height based on the ranges in the data. For the x axis (time) the resolution is fixed.
Any help appreciated
Thanks

A: HTML canvas fill operations are for inside shapes, and the line/stroke operation is around the border, which overlaps half-inside and half-outside the shape. By setting line_color=None you are explicitly telling the underlying canvas to leave that space in between. You probably want to set instead:
color={'field': 'value', 'transform': mapper}

By using color that will set both fill_color and line_color to be the same thing.
Note also that there are convenience APIs for setting up various transforms on columns without constructing those dicts, e.g.
https://docs.bokeh.org/en/latest/docs/reference/transform.html#bokeh.transform.linear_cmap


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Japanese Matcha Tea Ceremony – All You Need To Know About This Old Japanese Tradition
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In a land where history is steeped in everyday life, you won't find a better place to experience cultural traditions. The art of the Japanese tea ceremony, called 'chado', 'sado', or even 'chanoyu', all of which loosely translates to 'the way of tea', is an intricate one.
It is one that you won't find anywhere else in the world. It's both a spiritual process and a healing experience for the host and the guest.
You may have come across images of tea being served in ryokans to guests before; this is a popular way of experiencing it when visiting Japan. These days, there are varying degrees of complexity in the different ways the Japanese tea ceremony can be conducted.
Many Japanese people still host tea ceremonies as hobbies. You can also seek out to experience the full-on traditional ceremony which will go over the course of a few hours and involve a kaiseki meal and various types of tea.
Otherwise, as mentioned above, the most popular way would be staying at a traditional Japanese inn which also offers a lighter tea ceremony experience during your stay.
There are actually many intricacies involved in the tea ceremony. Its history also has roots which extend all the way to China. Read on for more fun and interesting information on this old Japanese tradition!
1. The History Of The Japanese Tea Ceremony
2. A Step By Step Guide To Enjoy A Japanese Tea Ceremony
3. The Equipments Used in a Japanese Tea Ceremony
3.1. Chasen
3.2. Natsume
3.3. Chashaku
3.4. Chawan
3.5. Wagashi
3.6. Kettle
3.7. Furo
3.8. Fukusa
4. Japanese Tea Ceremony Etiquette (The Dos and Don'ts)
5. Where To Experience A Japanese Tea Ceremony In Japan
The History Of The Japanese Tea Ceremony
The beginnings of the Japanese tea ceremony can be traced back to the 7th or 8th century. This is when it was believed that tea was first introduced to Japan by China. Initially, it was only prepared and consumed amongst religious figures and the higher ups.
It wasn't until much later on, between the 13th and 16th century, that tea began to be enjoyed by people of all social classes. In particular, the upper class often chose to drink tea to show off their exquisite tea equipment.
Around the same time, tea masters such as Murato Juko and Sen no Rikyu steeped aesthetic and philosophical concepts into the art of the tea ceremony.
Thus, the beautiful, intricate Japanese tea ceremony that we know of today was born.
A Step By Step Guide To Enjoy A Japanese Tea Ceremony
Firstly, when guests arrive, they are taken through a simple yet beautiful Japanese garden. The garden is deliberately kept basic because it is meant to invoke peace within.
A wash basin is kept outside the tearoom for guests to wash their hands before entering.
Before entering the tearoom, guests must bow to show a sign of respect. Traditionally, the head guest will enter the room first, followed by other guests.
Once seated, the host will begin the preparations for the tea.
Firstly, the tools are lightly cleansed. Purified water is boiled in an iron kettle on a stove which is built into the floor.
Once the water has boiled, a silk cloth called a 'fukasa' is taken from the hosts' kimono sash and used to handle the hot iron pot. Matcha powder and hot water is then added to the tea bowls and whisked thoroughly.
The host will then hand out all the tea bowls. They will always place the tea bowl with the front, most decorated element facing you.
When picking it up as a guest, you should always pick it up using your right hand, before turning it clockwise 90 degrees and placing it on your left hand. Sometimes you will come across people saying 180 degrees; the whole point of this is so that you do not sip on the front decorative part of the tea bowl.
Often a Japanese sweet, called wagashi, is placed in front of each guest alongside the tea bowl. This is meant to be eaten before drinking the tea.
Once the tea is finished, you bow your head to express gratitude. The host will then clean and clear the utensils of preparation before closing the ceremony and exiting the room.
The Equipments Used in a Japanese Tea Ceremony
We will detail below all the tools that may be used during a Japanese tea ceremony. But before that, here's a link where you order the actual Matcha tea:
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This is a small bamboo whisk used to efficiently whisk the matcha green tea and hot water together.
This is a small, intricate tea container which holds the powdered matcha tea.
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Chashaku
This is a small bamboo tea ladle that is used to scoop out the matcha tea into the tea bowls. To clean it, simply wipe it.
Chawan
This is the decorated tea bowl in which the matcha tea is prepared and given to the guests.
Wagashi
A small Japanese sweet that often accompanies the served tea.
This is used to heat up the purified water to make the tea.
If the tearoom does not consist of a stove built into the floor, a furo, or portable brazier, will be used. It is brought into the room to heat up the kettle to make the tea.
This is a silk cloth used to handle the hot kettle. Hosts may also use this to cleanse the tea scoop. It is usually tucked into the obi (sash).
Japanese Tea Ceremony Etiquette (The Dos and Don'ts)
As will all cultural ceremonies, there is definitely some etiquette to try and follow as a sign of respect.
If you can, wear a kimono. This is not only the most traditional way to enjoy a tea ceremony, but it will also heighten your experience. If you cannot source a kimono, dress conservatively at the least. Try not to wear strong perfume as it detracts from the simplicity of the ceremony.
As guests, you are expected to arrive at the ceremony early.
When entering the tea house or ceremony room, you must remove your shoes at the entrance.
If you can, avoid stepping into the middle sections of the tatami mat, and close your fists when touching the mats.
Show appreciation to the host by complimenting their decorative efforts. From the choice of flowers, the placement of the scroll, the tea bowls – everything was chosen and placed with care. However, try not to make small talk with other guests. Conversation should focus solely on the ceremony itself.
If wagashi sweet is offered, finish it entirely before moving onto the tea bowl.
Lastly, before enjoying the pinnacle product of the tea ceremony, remember to turn the tea bowl 90 degrees to avoid sipping on the front, decorative part.
By the way, if you are interested to know the general rules you should try to follow when in Japan, make sure you read this: Japan Etiquette.
Where To Experience A Japanese Tea Ceremony In Japan
Nowadays, you can experience a Japanese tea ceremony all over the country. There are tour guides and booking experiences that allow you to select a time and place to experience the intricate Japanese activity easily and efficiently online.
One of the most popular areas these days to experience a Japanese tea ceremony would definitely be Kyoto. It's Japan's capital and it also hosts one of the densest areas of temples, ryokans, and tea houses across Japan. It is also home to the famous Gion district, which is a popular geisha district.
Here are 5 tea ceremony experiences in Japan that you can book online:
Authentic Tea Ceremony by a Master of Urasenke School in Kyoto
Experience a Tea Ceremony or Wearing Kimono at Bonsai Museum in Tokyo
Tea Ceremony, Dance Lesson and Game with Japanese Maiko in Kyoto
Tea Ceremony, Calligraphy, & Higashi Dessert Making Experience in Miyajima
Geisha Encounter Performance at Omori Chaya in Tokyo
We hope you had fun reading the above interesting and important information. It was written in a way for you to understand the intricacies of the Japanese tea ceremony easily. Hopefully by reading this, you will be able to appreciate the tea ceremony on a whole new level!
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