Japanese tea ceremony

Today I studied how to explain following Japanese tea ceremony equipment.

• Chasaji is a tea scoop made of bamboo. They are used to scoop tea from the tea caddy into the tea bowl. 

• Chasen is a tea whisk carved from a single piece of bamboo. It is used to mix the powdered tea with the hot water. 

• Chawan is a tea bowl. It is turned 2 times before drinking to appreciate the beauty of tea bowl from every perspective and also as a sign of modesty not drink from the side of most beautiful front of bowl.

• Dango is a Japanese dumpling and sweets made from mochiko (rice flour).

• Natsume is a tea caddy. The small lidded container in which the powdered tea is placed for use in the tea-making procedure.

• Nodategasa is a umbrella made of paper and bamboo for out-door tea ceremony.　They are distinguished from western umbrellas by their large number of ribs and their straight rather than rounded shape.

• Wagashi is a traditional Japanese confectionery which is often served with tea.  Influenced by the introduction of tea and China's confectionery and dim sum, the creation of wagashi took off during the Edo period in Japan.