We Are Tomodachi Spring／Summer 2014

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Additional Information TopicsandPlaces TheWayofTea （伽ad∂ノ Oneofthe mostrespected culturalartsofJapan，the Wayofteaisatradition thathasbeen passed downfor Centuries．Though referred toasthe“teaceremony’ devotees prefertocalltoitthe’Wayoftea’orbythe Japanese terms chad60r CIlaI70yu．TheWay oftea inYOIves manyaspectsofJapanese cultureincluding Calligraphy，POttery，food，andf10WerS，butthe most importantpa「tismakingteaandservingittotheguest． An anecdotefrom thelifeofSen no Rikyu，the most influentialhistoricalfigurein chad∂，Showstheessence Ofcl7ad6．Rikyuwasasked byastudenttoelaborateon theWayoftea．Rikyu replied‘‘Maketheteawell，laythe Charcoalsothat boilsthewater，in summersuggest COOlness，in winterwarmth；arrangethef10WerSaS theyareinthefields；be earlyfortheappointedtime； PrePareforrainregardless；and beconsiderateoftheother gues旭．”Perhaps hopi咽for some underlyi咽SeCrettrOm Rikyu；thestudentwasdisappointedwiththeanswerand replied“lcandothat！”towhichRikyurcplied“lfyoutruly Can，thenlwi”becomeyourstudent！” β∂ ThewordD∂means“Way”inJapanese， SOkendomeanstheWayofthesword， C舶d∂，theWayoftea，and如肌略 the Way of ca”lgraPhy．There are many“Ways’inJapanese culture，and traditionallytheyrequirealife－10【g COmmitment to self－improvement throughdedicationtotheWay．D6is OneOfthe mostinporlantconceptsin Japanesetraditionalculture． Hanging scrolls Kendo 肋仰血ね The wordた8爪血〟8is used tor old WOOden structures of the type that peoplelived a【d work別＝【 （nottemplesorshrines），including tarmhouses，Shops，and even barns and storehouses．The tiled and thatch－rOOfed komklkathatyou see asyou traYelaround the country makeuponeofthericheststocksof Oldwoodenbuildingsintheworld． 舶血姉血 The ha叩ing scroll，Or〟a〟所妬is anintegralparl：Ofanyteagathering． Written by people of virtue，they Oftensetorbringtogetherthetrleme Df the gathering．At aninformal gatherin9，the scro”is often hung Witha仙We「display． ltisa modernJapanese martial art，Which descended from SWOrdsmanship（山叩ル両川）．1t employ＄bambooswords（如血面） and protective armor（加融け anditiswidely practiced both WithinJapan and overseas．The goals of kendoareto deve10Pa StrOng SPirit，Cultivate the self， a【d promote peace and harmony amo叩nation＄． 48

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