Kanjiru ichigo ichie for tea（お茶を漢字る一語一会）
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Overview
Name of the event
Agency for Cultural Affairs traditional culture parent-child class project (regional development type)
Kanjiru ichigo ichie for tea（お茶を漢字る一語一会）
Dates
29 July, 12 August, 24 August and 7 September 2024
Place
Kyoto Uji TEA SQUARE Morihan
Remarks
Participation free of charge; for elementary school students and junior high school students (high school students are also welcome).
Co-organised by
Kyoei Seicha Co Ltd.
Supported by
Kyoto Prefecture / Kyoto City / Kyoto Shimbun
Cooperation by
Japan Shodo Culture Association ‘Calligraphy Experience in the City’
Tea ceremony Urasenke Sokyu Takagi
All Japan Kimono Consultants Association
Naraya Honpo Co Ltd.
Piatcha Music Method
Parent-child experience event（29th July）
Japanese tea ceremony and calligraphy, 30 minutes each
Instructors
Japanese tea ceremony instructor: Yoko Morishita
Calligraphy Instructor: Ouka Magari
In Japanese tea ceremony, participants deepened their knowledge of the types and ingredients of Japanese tea. They learnt how to brew a tasty cup of tea by tasting how the taste changes depending on the temperature of the hot water and the leaching time.
In calligraphy, after tasting the tea, participants took part in a workshop where they expressed their feelings and thoughts in a single Chinese character, in line with the Zen concept of ichigo-ichi-e. Using actual calligraphy brushes, the participants wrote on miniature coloured papers. A concurrent event, the ‘Calligraphy Experience in the City’ (in cooperation with Japan Shodo Culture Association), was also held.
Three-session course Parent-child experience class
The history and culture of tea ceremony and calligraphy were learnt through a total of three lectures.
Instructors
Japanese tea ceremony Instructor: Sokyu Takagi
Calligraphy Instructor: Ouka Magari
In the tea ceremony, participants learnt how to handle tea utensils and practised making and serving tea by themselves. Depending on the age of the students, they learnt how to walk in a Japanese room, how to bow, and how to handle a fan and a woven silk cloth.
In calligraphy, the children learnt the history and the basics of beautiful writing and deepened their understanding of the origins of hiragana and other kanji characters such as their own names. They also traced and wrote ‘Iroha-uta’ in the ‘Calligraphy Experience in the City’ (in cooperation with Japan Shodo Culture Association), with the aim of promoting the registration of calligraphy as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
1st Parent-child experience class（12th August）
In tea ceremony, the children learnt basic manners, including how to bow, how to walk in a Japanese room and how to receive tea and sweets.
In calligraphy, they learnt basic posture, how to hold a brush and practised lines. They enjoyed a quiz on the origins of kanji characters and made fans by writing one kanji word on the theme of summer holidays.
2nd Parent-child experience class（24th August）
24 August 2nd Parent-child experience class In tea ceremony, participants learnt how to use tea utensils in addition to the content of the first day, such as how to handle a woven silk cloth and a tea scoop.
In calligraphy, participants learnt how to write basic calligraphy while looking at a model. They researched the origins and origin of the kanji characters in their own names and wrote one kanji character of their name on a piece of coloured paper.
3rd Parent-child experience class（7th September）
In tea ceremony, the children learnt how to worship in the tokonoma (alcove), as the culmination of a three-session course.
In calligraphy, they reviewed the basics of beautiful writing. They also took a psychological test on kanji characters and made miniature hanging scrolls by writing one of their favourite kanji characters on coloured paper.
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