The Unique Tradition of Drinking Tea in
Japan
(The Assignment of Writing V)
Lecturer : Nina Fitriana, S.pd
By
Tri
Purwati
141110776P
S1
ENGLISH LITERATURE
The
Higher School Of Foreign Language Of Teknokrat
Bandar
Lampung
2015
The Unique Tradition
of Drinking Tea in Japan
ABSTRACT
For some countries, tea is not just a regular activity. It is unlike us if we want to make a cup of tea. Some countries such as
Japan, China, Russia, and England have some tradition to drinking tea itself. Tea is not just the type of healthy beverage. But, drinking tea is
something that including social aspects, ethics, and aesthetics was then passed
on from generation to generation. So, we can know someone has good attitude we
can see by the way of someone when she or he drinking the tea itself.
This tradition is more commonly known as the tea ceremony. In a tea ceremony, it is contained traditions that reflect the symbolism
and formalism someone. Tea ceremony in each country is
different. All have the uniqueness of each. Skills serve tea to drink it is a sustainable way to hereditary. Although, it is different traditions, ritual drinking of tea in different
countries can make kinship in family.
Key word: the tradition drinking tea in Japan society. Tradition
Chanoyu in
Japan.
INTRODUCTION
Do
you ever see a Japanese tea ceremony?
Japan is one country that has an
assortment culture. Although
the majority of ancient Japanese civilization built on cultures which were
introduced from mainland Asia, over the last 1000 years the Japanese have
absorbed elements of this culture and recreate it into Japanese culture itself. Throughout
its history, Japan has absorbed many ideas from other countries, including
technology, customs, and forms of expression of other cultures. Japan
has developed a unique that culture while integrating inputs from outside it. We
can see that the Japanese lifestyle today is a blend of traditional culture
under the influence of Asian and western modern culture.
The
habit of drinking tea has become a sort of "rite" among the people of
Japan and China.
Even now in the middle of a tea
ceremony
Japanese
society is a sacred thing.
In China, tea culture has been known
since 3000 years before Christ, in the time of Emperor Shen Nung in power. Tea
ceremony has a history and a long tradition in Japan. Often
the history of this ceremony is associated with people who are considered
influential as clergy.
With the relationship between tea
ceremony with these people then make the tea ceremony is regarded as a high
culture of the Japanese people.
The
tea ceremony is a cultural tradition ceremony hereditary doing Japan since
before the days of Edo.
Tea ceremony is up to now still
preserved. Ceremony of tea in Japan has a very
deep meaning of life and a teaching of good manners in addition to the many
benefits of this ceremony in the health field. The
ceremony of tea in Japan is known to be so complicated, so typical, and full of
meaning. But
that does not mean only Japanese people who can follow this ritual. It
is proved from the many countries that have been "visited" by the
nation of Japan's culture, including Indonesia.
I
choose this topic as my paper because I think this is a unique topic to be
discussed so that the reader is able to understand the meaning of ceremony tea
in Japan as life and the role learning good manners. And
also in
this paper I want to discuss about fourth things there are the procession of
the tea ceremony in Japan, meaning tea ceremony in Japan, types of tea served
in the tea ceremony in Japan, and types of tea ceremony in Japan.
DISCUSSION
The Procession Tea Ceremony in Japan
Japanese
tea ceremony consists of some procession. Following
the procession of the tea ceremony urasenka flow:
a. Incoming guest and host invited
guests
b. Guest reception and say hello to
each other
c. Giving sweet pastry called Okashi
d. Members greeting each other shortly
after administration koe Okashi as a form of respect
e. Okashi edible cake using bamboo
puncture should be spent to honor the host (hence the cake is usually a little
and small)
f. Manufacture of tea by Tea Master
g. Once the tea is made and served to guests with tea bowl
which overlooks a bowl motif as a sign of respect
h. Take a bowl of tea and also rotate
the bowl for tea bowl motif facing host 3 times as a sign of gratitude and
respect.
i. Then the guests started to drink the
Meaning of the tea ceremony in Japan
Tea ceremony in Japan contains a lot
of the meaning of life.
Each procession is in the tea
ceremony in Japan contain any meaning. Procession
saluted each other between the guest and meaningful reception mutual respect
and everyone should honor the guest. Procession
giving sweet pastry or Okashi which must be spent by guests is a form of
appreciation from the host to welcome guests and guests who got cake Okashi
should spend it as gratitude for a gift as well as a form of respect. At
the time of making tea, Tea Master, every movement is done very carefully and
patience and should not be hastily rushed it means someone has to do something
carefully and patiently.
Drinking tea cannot be arbitrary. Tea
served bowls laid out with extreme caution because of serving must ensure that
the best motives of the tea bowl should be facing toward the guests. Because
it is the best, then it is not too polite for guests to drink directly from the
side. So
the tea drinkers also have to play a bowl of tea in order to position overlooking
host motif as a sign of gratitude and respect.
In
the process of making tea and serve it with the rule that the natural
gracefully make us remember the "self", recalling nature, recalling
the journey of life, remembering where we come and direction we go. Harmony,
balance is a "way of life" that every time should be cared for,
organized, and trained in the graceful process. Smooth. No
hurry ".
Types of tea served in the tea
ceremony in Japan
As
for the types of tea in Japan and is usually used for the ceremony, as follows:
- Green Tea, or often referred to as green tea. Green tea has many benefits and therefore green tea is often used in the tea ceremony.
- Gyokuro, tea is grown by not receiving direct sunlight it makes aroma of tea is very fragrant.
- Matcha, a powdered green tea which is very high quality. Hla makes this tea is often used in the tea ceremony in Japan.
- Sencha, tea is very common. In the tea ceremony in Japan often use this tea bias so because of the easiness of raw materials. This tea is grown by getting direct sunlight.
- Genmaicha, tea mixture maicha and brown rice that has been baked.
- Kabusecha, the tea leaves are protected from sunlight before harvest.
- Bancha, a sencha harvested in the second season.
- Houjicha, a roasted green tea.
- Kukicha, derived from each plant shoots of tea, with the picking of the flower and three leaves.
- Tamaryokucha, is tea which has a very pungent aroma
Types of tea ceremony
As
for the types of tea ceremony in Japan, among others:
a. Chabako Demae, tea ceremony This
puts the drinking equipment in a special box.
b. Ryu-Rei, tea served in this ceremony
is placed in a special table.
At the beginning and end of the
ceremony will be honored with a bow. Usually
the host needed an assistant.
c. Hakobi Demae, done by seiza position
and the equipment taken out of the room tea tea ceremony.
d. Urasenka. This
type of ceremony is a very popular type of ceremony. Usually
sit cross-legged atop a tatami then given a cake by the host to be eaten by the
guests. The
tea ceremony will not begin before the guests spend the cakes were served.
e. Obon Temae. In
a ceremony of this kind host will bring the equipment to serve tea. Then
the entire equipment covered with fukusa. Weak
tea will be served with seiza position.
CONCLUSION
Japan
has a lot of culture, such as religious ceremonies and
ceremonies. The tea ceremony is one of them,
which is a culture that originated in China. Tea
ceremony is a traditional Japanese ritual in serving tea to guests who do
specifically. Tea is not just poured with hot
water and then drink, but it has artistic value in the broad sense
Tea
culture is a tradition that has been carried out by the Japanese people from
the past that until now tetao
preserved. The tea ceremony is a ceremony welcoming
host to the guest by presenting the tea. Tea
ceremony held outdoors called Nodate. If
indoors called chato. Usually,
the host provides the flowers, paintings, and ceramics are beautiful to welcome
the guests in the tea ceremony this.
The
frescoes are usually installed in the room where the tea ceremony called
kakejiku. Flowers are usually installed in the
room where the tea ceremony called Chabana. Usually
the ceremony of tea is using matcha tea.
It is finely ground.
Using matcha tea ceremony called
matchado. But sometimes we can also using
green tea sencha types.
With tea tea ceremony is called
senchado. In this ceremony also served sweet
cakes that Okashi
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