Chanoyu A visual poem Weaving the four seasons (with English subtitles)
An almanac of the four seasons focusing on the annual functions of Omotesenke.
Created by Omotesenke Fushin'an,and Telecom Staff
DVD 30 mins. Price including tax: 10,000 yen
Contents
Omotesenke tea rooms and tea garden
Spring
Obukucha (tea for good luck in the coming year)
Hatsugama (first tea gatherings of the year) Rikyuki (memorial gathering for RIkyu)
Nijojo Cherry blossom viewing tea gathering
Summer
Shoburo (first brazier gathering)
Yasaka Shrine kenchashiki (tea offering)
Jukoin Tsukigama (monthly tea gathering)
Hassaku(Exchange of greetings on August 1)
Autumn
Tennenki (memorial gathering for Joshinsai) Kuchikiri (breaking the seal on the new jar of tea)
Winter
Robiraki (opening the hearth)
Memorial service for the founder of Daitokuji Temple
Shimai keiko (last day of practice)
Music
Hajime Mizoguchi (composer/cellist)
Commentary
Soya Hisada
The heart of chanoyu speaks through the changing of the seasons
Explanatory pamphlet B6 size Standard book
32 pages colour