On Sunday, September 1, 2024, we were requested again by the City of Belmont to conduct four 30-minute demonstrations of Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony (limited to 10 people each time) at the Ruth Faulkner Library.

The City of Belmont has a sister city relationship with Adachi Ward, Tokyo, and this event was planned as a Japanese-related event for its citizens.

We briefly introduced the history or equipment of the tea ceremony and gave a demonstration of hira-demae.

Then, after participants ate sweets, we handed out tea bowls with hot water and matcha (powdered green tea) for them to whisk and drink by themselves.

Before the end of the demonstration, a Q&A session was held to answer some questions and receive feedback.

<Questions>

・What is the difference between sencha and matcha, and why is hojicha a different color?

・Where can I buy Matcha in Perth?

・Why do you drink it off the front?

・In the past, could everyone drink this tea?

・What is the name of the tea?

・At what point do you stop making the tea?

・Is this style of tea ceremony today... Furo... Only?

・Why do you not drink with one hand?

・Is the speed of the tea ceremony, which seems slow, always the same?

・I am Japanese, but this is my first time to see it.

・What is the temperature of the tea?

・Do you add milk?

・Do you grind the tea immediately after picking it or do you let it dry?

<Feedbacks>

・Therapeutics.

・We drink it every morning.

・This serenity soothes me!

・It's delicious!

With 4 demonstrations, we were able to interact with 36 people, 10 more than last year.

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