by Shawn, David, Barbara, and Matus
A Japanese Tea House, or chashitsu, is a building or a room in which the Japanese perform tea ceremonies. The tea ceremony, known as chanoyu, is a ritual during which hosts entertain their guests by serving tea. The point of the chanoyu is to provide a tranquil and spiritual setting in which one can express hospitality to his or her guests.
Tea ceremony is practiced with great respect and devotion. The whole experience from arriving at the entrance of the garden, to the purification of hands and mouth in the wash basin, to the communal drinking out of the same bowl... every aspect of the tea ritual takes on the path to enlightenment. Although seemingly simple on the outside, the path to enlightenment it is powerful on the inside. The same holds true for the tea house itself. Materiality and construction are straightforward with little detail and simple layouts. The materials may be simple, but the subjective quality is powerful through the connection of the posts and beams.
Modern tea houses have been built to suit modern ways of life, however, the fundamental elements are still preserved.
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