Chadō
The ‘way of tea’ is a ritual experience that embodies the natural world with all its imperfections.
![A mizusashi jar created during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in the Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, 16-17th century.](/sites/default/files/inline-images/chado.jpg)
Few things are more quintessentially Japanese than the traditional tea ceremony or chadō, meaning ‘the way of tea’. It is a cultural experience that has been considered representative of the essential spirit of Japan, kami.