Discover more about Japan - CHADO - Understand in both Japanese and English!

Discover more about Japan - CHADO - Understand in both Japanese and English! This book explains the Japanese tea ceremony, chado (茶道), in simple terms. From the series Understand in both Japanese and English! Discover more about Japan (日本語と英語でわかる！ もっと知りたくなる日本). Recommended for JLPT N4 level.

This book introduces the tea ceremony, known as one of Japan's traditional cultures. It delicately shows the charm and profound richness of the tea ceremony, in both Japanese and English. It conveys all the charm of the tea ceremony, which goes beyond simply learning the ritual of preparing tea and encompasses mutual respect, maintaining a calm state of mind, and appreciation for the utensils.

Contents

第1章 茶道ってどんなもの？／What is Chado?

1 茶道とは／Chado

2 お茶の稽古／Chado lesson

3 点前とは／Temae

4 お茶を点てる／Making a bowl of tea

5 お茶をのむ／How to drink the tea

6 どんなお茶をのむの？／What is Matcha?

7 料理が出るお茶／Full-course tea gathering

8 お道具／Tools

9 ふくさ／Fukusa

10 水屋／Mizuya

コラム さどう or ちゃどう／Column Sado or Chado

第2章 茶道の作法／Chado manners

1 きれいな立ち方／How to rise elegantly

2 すわり方／How to sit beautifully in seiza

3 ふすまの開け方・閉め方／How to open fusuma

4 畳の歩き方／How to walk on Tatami

5 いろいろなお辞儀／Various types of bowing

6 扇子はなぜ大切？／Roles of sensu (folding fan)

7 懐紙の使い方／How to use Kaishi

8 お菓子をいただく／How to enjoy sweets

9 お茶のいただき方／How to drink a bowl of tea

10 茶道のコミュニケーション／Communication in Chado

コラム 正座はなぜ広まった？／Column Why did seiza spread?

第3章 茶室と道具／Place and utensils for chanoyu

1 茶室とは／Chashitsu

2 露地とつくばい／Roji and Tsukubai

3 にじり口って？／Nijiriguchi

4 茶室の中／The interior of a tearoom

5 掛け軸って？／Kakejiku

6 茶花／Flowers for Chanoyu

7 畳の名前／Name of Tatami

8 棚のいろいろ／Various shelves

9 香と香合／Ko and kogo

10 お道具の取り合わせ／Enjoyment of bringing together utensils

コラム 円の一筆書き／Column One stroke of the circle

第4章 季節を楽しむ茶道／Chado for each season

1 4月のお点前／Chado for April

2 5月のお点前／Chado for May

3 6・7月のお点前／Chado for June and July

4 8・9月のお点前／Chado for August and September

5 10月のお点前／Chado for October

6 11月のお点前／Chado for November

7 12月のお点前／Chado for December

8 1月のお点前／Chado for January

9 2月のお点前／Chado for February

10 3月のお点前／Chado for March

コラム 花の別名／Column Flower alias

第5章 茶会に行ってみよう！／Let's go to a tea gathering!

1 茶会の流れ／The flow of a tea gathering

2 持ち物リスト／Items list

3 何を着ていく？／What should you wear?

4 茶会が始まるまで／Until the tea gathering begins

5 客にも役割がある／The roles of the guests

6 茶碗を拝見する／How to take a respectful look at tea bowls

7 「銘」って何？／Poetic names for utensils

8 茶器（棗）を拝見する／How to examine natsume with gratitude

9 問答って何？／Dialogue between the host and the guest

10 椅子にすわる茶会／Tea gatherig with stools

コラム 茶道と見立て／Column Chado and Mitate

第6章 知れば茶道はもっと楽しい／Discoveries that enhance your enjoyment of chado

1 もともとは薬だった／Matcha was originary a medicine

2 イノベーター千利休／Innovator Sen no Rikyu

3 戦国大名と茶の湯／Samurai Warlords (Daimyo) and Chanoyu

4 茶の湯から茶道へ／The Development from Chanoyu to Chado

5 和敬清寂／Wa-Kei-Sei-Jaku

6 おもてなし／Omotenashi

7 一期一会／Ichi-go ichi-e

8 一座建立／chi-za konryu-

9 マインドフルネス／Mindfulness

10 海外に広がる茶道／The Global Spread of Chado

コラム 岡倉天心『茶の本』／Column Impact of Book of Tea

英語と日本語で引ける茶道の用語索引／Index of Chado Terms in English and Japanese.

Japanese/English version. Includes furigana.