西雅图10月25日日本庭园茶道体验：里千家主持三场“茶道入门”
10月25日，西雅图日本庭园举行茶道体验活动“茶道入门”，由里千家主持，场次为下午1时、2时与3时，每场约40分钟，需提前预约。活动在庭园内的松声庵茶室举行，参与者坐在榻榻米上，在传统的露地庭园氛围中品茶、了解茶道中和谐、敬意、清净与安宁的理念。主办方介绍，茶道在日本已有数百年历史，里千家是西雅图本地的茶道团体，其在日本庭园的演示被形容为“主人与客人通过共饮一碗茶而心意相通”。参与者需避免穿牛仔裤、赤脚、佩戴戒指与使用香水，庭园方面也为不便席地而坐的客人准备了茶室外的座位。西雅图日本庭园位于华盛顿湖大道东段，是本地颇受欢迎的日式园林，周日的三场茶道体验为市民提供了一个安静接触东亚茶文化的午后选择。
Tea Ceremony Experience at Seattle Japanese Garden on October 25: Urasenke Hosts Three 'Introduction to Tea Ceremony' Sessions
On October 25, the Seattle Japanese Garden held a tea ceremony experience, "Introduction to Tea Ceremony," presented by Urasenke in three sessions at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., each about 40 minutes, with advance reservations required. Held in the Shoseian teahouse inside the garden, the event had participants sit on tatami and, in the atmosphere of a traditional roji garden, taste tea and learn about the tea ceremony's ideals of harmony, respect, purity and tranquility. According to the organizer, the tea ceremony has a history of several hundred years in Japan, and Urasenke's Seattle chapter is a local tea group whose demonstrations at the Japanese Garden have been described as "the host and guests connecting heart to heart over a shared bowl of tea." Participants were asked to avoid jeans, bare feet, rings and perfume, and the garden also prepared seating outside the teahouse for guests unable to sit on the floor. The Seattle Japanese Garden, located on East Lake Washington Boulevard, is a popular Japanese-style garden in the city, and Sunday's three tea ceremony sessions offered residents a quiet afternoon encounter with East Asian tea culture.
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