Four Japanese principles to lead a good life
We are entering Cherry Blossoms season in Japan, and in many US cities, like Washington DC. In New York, I have been invited to a tea ceremony by Yoshitsugu Nagano, the youngest high ranking tea master from the Ueda Soko School of Samurai Tea Ceremony, which was practiced in Hiroshima for 400 years. I asked him if there is any relation between the tradition of cherry blossoms, Sakura in Japanese, and Chanoyu, the Samurai Tea Ceremony. Surprisingly, there is. And it encapsulates the recipe for a happy life.
Video written and edited by Anna Bressanin
Images of the tea ceremony in NYC by Natalia Guerrero
