JICA Alumni Association of India (JAAI) organized a Workshop on Japanese Tea Ceremony on November 29, 2009 at the Conference Hall of Japan Foundation New Delhi.

A Japanese Cup of Tea is more than implied by the name for the ceremony- “Cha No Yu”. The Japanese Tea Ceremony infact captures all the elements of Japanese philosophy and artistic beauty and interweaves four principles - harmony (with people and nature), respect (for others), purity (of heart and mind) and tranquility. Chado or Sado, the way of Tea (popularly known as Tea ceremony), was developed by Sen no Rikyu as a method of inner peace through simple act of preparing tea.

During the event “Japanese Association Delhi’s Ladies Tea Ceremony Group” demonstrated this beautiful Japanese art. One member from every family had a chance to participate in ceremony and learn about this Japanese cultural form.

JAAI is deeply grateful to the members of “Japanese Ladies Tea Ceremony Group” for the demonstration of this centuries old Japanese Art especially Ms. Yumiko Matsumoto, Ms. Noriko Ikeda, Ms. Yuko Tamaru, Ms. Makiko Ikazaki, Ms. Hiromi Kobayashi, Ms. Reiko Miyamoto, Ms. Leilani Herman, Ms. Chiho Izumi, Ms. Akemi Kato.

About 150 persons including the JAAI members and their family participated in the event. The Japanese guests present at the event included Mrs.  & Mr. Uchiyama, Embassy of Japan, Mr. Yamanaka, Chief Representative, JICA India Office and Ms. Asakuma, Senior Representative JICA India Office. The programme was well appreciated by participants as this was the first time that JAAI organized workshop on Japanese Tea Ceremony.