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Tea Ceremony
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Cha-no-yu
Information and detailed (sometimes literally step-by-step) instructions for guests and hosts.
http://www.kato3.org/chanoyu/
Chado, The Way of Tea
Introduction, history, principles, and links to chado sites. Illustrated.
http://www.art.uiuc.edu/galleries/japanhouse/tea/
Etiquette
Rules of Etiquette for Guests at a Japanese Tea Ceremony.
http://www.holymtn.com/tea/teaetiquette.htm
Japanese Tetsubin
Care instructions and brief history of Japanese cast-iron tea kettles (tetsubin).
http://www.holymtn.com/teapots/tetsubin.htm
Ocha Sado Chanoyu
Explanation of the tea ceremony, with illustrations of typical utensils used to perform it.
http://home2.highway.ne.jp/hinachan/sadoo_e.html
Ogasawara Sencha Service School
Essay on the history and appreciation of tea by this school's headmaster.
http://www.jin.ne.jp/ogasawara/english/index.html
Omotesenke Foundation of Florida
Intro to chanoyu covering history and philosophy, objects used in the ceremony, and a glossary of tea ceremony terminology.
http://omote-usa.org/
Tea Ceremony - TeaHyakka Magazine
A monthly online magazine covering all aspects of the Japanese Tea Ceremony.
http://www.teahyakka.com/
Teapot Salon
Types, preparation and serving instructions.
http://www.big.or.jp/~teapot/member/hamadaen/index-e.html
The Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chaji)
Detailed information.
http://www.holymtn.com/tea/Japanesetea.htm
The Urasenke Konnichian Web Site
Short biographies of the successive masters of the tea school established by the great 16th century tea master, Rikyu.
http://www.urasenke.or.jp/eframe.html
Urasenke Tradition of Tea
Gives introduction and history of tea ceremony, and lineage of the Urasenke family and organization.
http://www.urasenke.or.jp/texte/