Finding Peace and Life Lessons in the Japanese Tea Ceremony

Finding Peace and Life Lessons in the Japanese Tea Ceremony
Ryosuke Ueda lays out the utensils needed for a Japanese tea demonstration at Hakone Gardens on July 7, 2022. Ilene Eng/NTD Television
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SARATOGA, Calif.—Neat and clean tatami mats line the floor of a small room. A scroll with calligraphy hangs on a wall, and below it are a carefully arranged flower basket and a 700-year-old wooden incense container.

The setting, though simple, creates a pleasant environment to have tea.

Ilene Eng
Ilene Eng
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Ilene is a reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area covering Northern California news.
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