What is Japanese tea ceremony?
[[Image:Tea ceremony performing 2.jpg|thumb|200px|A woman wearing a kimono performs a ''tea ceremony''.]] The '''Japanese tea ceremony''' (called '''cha-no-yu''', '''chado''', or '''sado''') is a special way of making [[green tea]] ([[matcha]] 抹茶). <ref>{{Cite web|title=tea ceremony {{!}} Description, History, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/tea-ceremony|access-date=2021-04-14|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> It is called the Way of Tea. It is a Japanese cultural activity involving the [[Tea ceremony|ceremonial]] preparation and presentation of matcha, powdered tea. People who study the tea ceremony have to learn about different kinds of tea. They also have to learn about [[kimono]] ([[Japan]]ese clothes), [[Ikebana|flowers]], and many other things. It takes much practice to learn the tea ceremony. ==History== Tea came to Japan from [[China]] in about 900 CE. Tea became very popular in Japan, and Japanese people started to grow tea in Japan. In the [[12th century]], ''matcha'' ([[green tea]] powder), became popular. This tea comes from the same plant as black tea. By the [[16th century]], all people in Japan, rich people and poor people, liked drinking tea. A man called [[Sen no Rikyu]] started teaching the ceremony. Many years have passed, but people still make tea the same way that [[Sen no Rikyu]] taught. Many schools of Japanese tea ceremony exist now ('''omote-senke''', ''' ura-senke''', etc.), and each school teaches in a slightly different way. ==Materials needed== People need many different things for a tea ceremony: *'''Tea bowl''' (called '''chawan''' ). In a tea ceremony, people drink tea out of bowls instead of cups. Some bowls that people use are over 400 years old. *'''Tea scoop''' (called '''chashaku''' ). A scoop is a kind of spoon. Tea scoops are made from [[bamboo]]. They are used to put tea into the tea bowl. Large scoops are used to put tea into the tea caddy (see below). *'''Whisk''' (called '''chasen''' ). A whisk is like a brush made fr