Japanese tea history is expansive and exciting. Tea originally was strictly a medication but then grew into a beverage over time. Teaism is not a fake ideology. It is a real way of thinking. Teaism is all about accepting the imperfect things in life and the beauty of life as a whole. Tea in Japanese culture was looked at as an art form that needed to be mastered through tea ceremonies and general knowledge of tea. Two essential items that were needed in Japanese tea ceremonies were Chaynou ( a type of flower) and the Tokonoma, a place where the flowers are placed. In Japanese history, there were different tea schools where the customs and tea ceremonies practiced were different depending on one’s schooling. There were tea rooms. These rooms served as a place to drink tea and conversate. There was even an all gold tea room, but unfortunately, the original was destroyed. The tea rooms were made out of wood and bamboo and had a hut feeling to them. The tea rooms pride themselves on being completely different architecturally from any western buildings. The tea rooms and ceremonies helped further push the increasing popularity of tea and made it into the global beverage it is today.
