The Japanese tea ceremony, known as sado or chado, is a traditional Japanese ritual for preparing powdered green tea (matcha) with various prescribed steps and procedures. This program briefly provides a historical overview of the Japanese tea ceremony and demonstrates one of its simpler procedures, offering a glimpse into the tea ceremony experience. Cost is $25. Register here: https://app.arketa.co/lorenzenyogastudio/checkout/7lWGqaY60CxMLZDxl2Jy

A native of Japan, Dr. Nobuaki Takahashi is an Associate Professor of Japanese. He received his B.A. in English from Kanda University of International Studies, M.A. in Asian Civilization with a specialization in Japanese Language Pedagogy from the University of Iowa, and Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition from the University of Iowa. He currently teaches a various levels of Japanese language courses.