We had a culture day yesterday! It was just like every other culture event we've been to before, you have a tea ceremony, put on a kimono, saunter around a garden, make some origami and do some calligraphy. It was still really neat though. It was at a garden/cultural center in Mejiro, which is a station on the Yamanote Line.
Traditional Tea Ceremony lady. Sitting in that position for longer than 2 minutes really kills your legs. We had to sit properly for almost the entire ceremony and afterwards everyone struggled to stand up.
Traditional Tea Ceremony lady. Sitting in that position for longer than 2 minutes really kills your legs. We had to sit properly for almost the entire ceremony and afterwards everyone struggled to stand up.
Traditional Japanese Okashi (Snacks) The change depending on the season, for example in Summer the okashi might be blue or aqua (represents the sea). This one had fall colors on it. It's made of Anco (red bean paste) and Mochi (rice cake) everyone in Japan loves anco. It's definitely an acquired taste, that I have yet to acquire..
This lady had beautiful calligraphy. The kanji that is pictured was drawn by the students though, so it's not as pretty. She made it look so easy!
We all had a go at making traditional Matcha (green tea). It's all in the wrist.
The biggest patch of grass in all of Tokyo!
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