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Tag Archives: Japan
Adventures with Japanese Tea Ceremony
In the fall of 1976, I attended a tea ceremony at a private teahouse in Tokyo that made the old teahouse I was living in at Koenji Temple look like a shack. Continue reading
Shinnenkai
Yoishou, everyone chanted in unison as the event began with ceremonial mochi pounding of a sake-filled keg instead of traditional sweet rice. Once the keg broke open, we hooted in glee, then scooped out little cups of sake with a … Continue reading
Japan Connection
Today I met Patty, a Japanese business consultant, who attended my alma mater, Sophia University in Tokyo, just after I returned to the U.S. I planned to meet and talk to Patty about opportunities to use my Japanese in Boston, … Continue reading
Johanna Knapschaefer 