The tea ceremony is a 400-year-old ritual for serving green tea. But in Japan's techno-centric society (increasingly fueled by coffee) can the tea ceremony survive? Studio 360’s Jenny Lawton talked with tea masters, old and young.
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Artist: Performed by: Ishikawa Ko and Kanda Yoshiko, Composed by: Kobayashi ArataAlbum: The Japanese Composers 2005Label: The Japan Federation of ComposersPurchase: AmazonProduced by:
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