Tomoko Sensei's Blog: Beauty that blends into everyday life

受け継ぐ、その先へ
Beyond Inheritance
春になると、なぜ五徳を外すの？
春になると、なぜ五徳を外すの？
節分は「新年の前夜」だった
Setsubun was "the eve of the new year."
初釜の一服がひらく、新しい年の静かな幕開け
The first tea of Hatsugama ushers in a quiet start to the new year.
炉開きと瓢炭斗｜お茶の正月に寄せて
Opening of the Hearth and Hyotan Tanto | In honor of the New Year of Tea
栗の恵みをいただく ― 茶席に添える秋の滋味
Enjoying the bounty of chestnuts: a delicious autumn addition to your tea ceremony
夏を惜しみ、秋を迎える小さな工夫
Small ways to cherish summer and welcome autumn
涼を聴く：一筆の滝と夏の和歌
Listening to the coolness: A stroke of waterfall and summer waka poetry
茶室に、涼を運ぶ——南部風鈴の音と歴史
Bringing coolness to the tea room: The sound and history of Nambu wind chimes
涼しさは、目に、手に、茶の中に
Coolness for the eyes, hands, and tea
夏の茶の湯に学ぶ、涼しさの整え方
Learning how to stay cool from the summer tea ceremony
静けさを編む— 花籠のかたちに見る、美とこころ —
Weaving tranquility - Beauty and spirit seen in the shape of flower baskets -
名残の紫陽花と、夏越の祓
The last hydrangeas and summer purification rituals
梅雨のしつらえと涼を呼ぶ茶の湯
Rainy season decorations and the cool tea ceremony
薫風自南来のこころ — 掛け物と季節の風
The Spirit of the Fragrant Winds of the South—Kakemono and the Seasonal Winds
初風炉のよろこびと、面取り風炉のあたたかさ
The joy of a first-burner stove and the warmth of a beveled stove
風炉の支度、初夏の一服へ ― 茶室にめぐる季節のはじまり
Preparing the brazier and taking a break in early summer - the start of the season in the tea room
牡丹は炉の花、芍薬は風炉の花
The peony is the flower of the hearth, the peony is the flower of the furo
吊釜と旅箪笥 〜 室内でひとときの野点気分
Hanging kettle and travel chest of drawers - Enjoy the feeling of an outdoor tea ceremony indoors
春本番、茶室で楽しむ野点の趣—吊り釜と旅箪笥で味わう季節の風情
Enjoying outdoor tea in the spring in a teahouse: Experience the seasonal atmosphere with a hanging kettle and a travel chest
春の訪れと透木釜（裏鏊釜）
The arrival of spring and the Ura-Kagaya pot