kabiki74 (June 12, 2008 at 6:39 am)

hey!I like you your video,but like other people mentioned,some of your information is not right...You messed up the names of the materials. I have been practicing tea ceremony since I was young, and my granma and parents are master of the teas ceremony.Tea ceremony is even hard to understand most of Japanese people, though. That's nice at least you enjoyed and liked it! There the so many sites explain tea ceremony in English, so check them out!

tedirving (May 15, 2008 at 12:32 am)

there will not be a revision. the japan fulbright organization has accepted the full blown dvd as is. if i get another fulbright or take another trip to japan to produce a dvd, we will make sure all is correct. this was done just for the jfmf. sorry

claudetaiwan (April 30, 2008 at 12:47 pm)

I wonder why there is not a revised version for those misleading screen subtitles? It has been a long time.

tedirving (April 25, 2008 at 12:29 am)

It was not my intent to be offensive by describing the ceremony. It was beautiful and I still drink green tea and prepare it the way I learned in Japan. I am still looking for the wooden Chasen and unfortunately, until I find one I will use the metal. "Hype and fast pace," is my view of Americans and our lack of respect for calmness, serenity and relaxation. Although that is not every American, we tend to be moving very fast in our lives and not slowing down enough as a collective.

harliart (April 20, 2008 at 3:38 pm)

What your doing there is drinking tea.What youve said in this comment has nothing to do with Tea ceremonies at allAnd if you claim it to be so would be dangerously offensive to someone who practices tea ceremonies and especially to a Zen Buddhist.Traditionally you cannot substitute wooden/bamboo chasens, especially for metal ones..And most importantly.. tea ceremonies are about respect, harmony, appreciation and an almost meditative state.. never ever thinking about "hype and fast pace"

harliart (April 20, 2008 at 3:36 pm)

What your doing there is drinking tea.What youve said in this comment has nothing to do with Tea ceremonies at allAnd if you claim it to be so would be dangerously offensive to someone who practices tea ceremonies and especially to a Zen Buddhist.Traditionally you cannot substitute wooden/bamboo chasens, especially for metal ones..And most importantly.. tea ceremonies are about respect, harmony, appreciation and an almost meditative state.. never ever thinking about "hype and fast pace"

1ToNJaB (January 5, 2008 at 10:07 pm)

Nice, I've heard about this from my first Sensei. So much respect taken into consideration with every aspect of each movement. It's an appreciation for everything involved. It's like slowing everything down in your life and and really appreciate everything, not just going thru motions haphazardly, missing all the wonderful things in between. haha! It's like 4-play. :) I can see why this is a Samurai ritual. Thanks for sharing this video. Cheers!

CryingRaindrop (October 31, 2007 at 8:37 am)

I also noticed the mistake with 'natsume'. The arrow was pointing at the 'kama' (the pot with hot water).There cloth used for washing the bowl is 'chakin'. 'Fukusa' is the big cloth used for cleaning the top of 'natsume' and the 'chashaku' (the stick used to add the tea-powder, 'macha')The japanese usually tend to call the bowl 'o-chawan', because the 'o' gives respect.

detroitdb (October 12, 2007 at 2:38 am)

Great video. By the way, where did you get the music?

psvwoodshoven (July 26, 2007 at 8:39 pm)

This is a good video. Very interesting. Two things. One, for natsume, the arrow is pointing at the kettle, although the voice correctly states that it's a container for dried tea. Two, it's very easy to find chasen (whisks) online. I make matcha almost every day.