- Cha-no-yu - http://www.kato3.org/chanoyu/
Information and detailed (sometimes literally step-by-step) instructions for guests and hosts.
- The Urasenke Konnichian Web Site - http://www.urasenke.or.jp/eframe.html
Short biographies of the successive masters of the tea school established by the great 16th century tea master, Rikyu.
- Ocha Sado Chanoyu - http://home2.highway.ne.jp/hinachan/sadoo_e.html
Explanation of the tea ceremony, with illustrations of typical utensils used to perform it.
- Tea Ceremony Introduction - http://www.seaple.icc.ne.jp/~hamakko/e-tea1.html
Shows how the decorations of the tea house and utensils used in the tea ceremony are changed according to the seasons.
- Ogasawara Sencha Service School - http://www.jin.ne.jp/ogasawara/english/index.html
Essay on the history and appreciation of tea by this school's headmaster.
- Teapot Salon - http://www.big.or.jp/~teapot/member/hamadaen/index-e.html
Types, preparation and serving instructions.
- Urasenke Tradition of Tea - http://www.urasenke.or.jp/texte/
Gives introduction and history of tea ceremony, and lineage of the Urasenke family and organization.
- Chado, The Way of Tea - http://www.art.uiuc.edu/galleries/japanhouse/tea/
Introduction, history, principles, and links to chado sites. Illustrated.
- Omotesenke Foundation of Florida - http://omote-usa.org/
Intro to chanoyu covering history and philosophy, objects used in the ceremony, and a glossary of tea ceremony terminology.
- Discover Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chado) - http://www.unioasis.com/docs/dis/teaceremony/dis_teaceremony.html
The Chado (Sado), or Japanese Tea Ceremony is a study or discipine of preparing, serving and drinking green tea.
- Nambu Ironware - http://web-japan.org/atlas/crafts/cra01.html
Short history of metalwork in Nambu, where iron kettles for the tea ceremony are still made in the traditional way.
- The Tea Ceremony - http://web-japan.org/factsheet/tea/
Short history of the ceremony, and of its effects on other art forms and on the Japanese culture of today.
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