#13 | The Japanese Art of Ikebana and Tea Ceremony

Today the guys are joined by Runa, fellow Japanese JT member and expert on Ikebana - the art of flower arrangement - and Tea Ceremony, two of the most respected arts of Japan. Runa takes us on a journey to explore these very old traditions, explaining their meaning and giving actual demonstrations. You're in for a treat!!

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Tea ceremony (Urasenke): http://www.urasenke.or.jp/texte/index.html

Ikebana (Ohara school of Ikebana): https://ikebanahq.org/ikebana-schools/ohara https://www.ohararyu.or.jp/

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Here’s the timestamps below :

0:00 Teaser

0:19 Intro

0:46 Topic and Guest Intro - Ikebana and Tea Ceremony from expert Runa

4:30 Meaning behind Ikebana and Tea Ceremony

6:15 Ikebana Styles and Schools

7:42 Ikebana Flower Arrangement Demonstration

13:02 Ikebana representing your mental state

14:34 What you can learn from Ikebana (Nature)

16:00 Ikebana forms depending on the occasion

16:50 Duration of an Ikebana arrangement

18:46 Tea ceremony demo

19:53 Tea ceremony instruments

22:44 Matcha tea making

23:42 Japanese etiquette - how to drink tea

26:02 Social importance of Ikebana and Tea ceremony

27:44 Ikebana Overseas Schools

28:24 Ikebana lessons for foreign visitors in Japan

29:29 Matcha tart made by Anna!

30:12 Tea ceremony gratitude phrase

31:53 Outro

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