Tea at Myokakuji

 

Last year I was able to have tea at Myokakuji in Kyoto. It was a historical experience since history was made here in 1575 when Nobunaga held a tea ceremony here with tea master Sen no Rikyu. At the same time I was able to see documents related to Nobunaga with my own eyes. 

The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (p. 243)

"On the 28th of the Tenth Month, Nobunaga invited seventeen connoisseurs from Kyoto and Sakai and gave them tea at the Myokakuji.

Item: below was placed a copper waste jar with a tapered bottom; the tea kettle Otogoze. Tea from the tea jar Matsushima.

Item: the master of the tea ceremony was Soeki; it was an occasion that all would remember gratefully for the rest of their lives."

As for myself, I felt the presence of Nobunaga and Sen no Rikyu when I drank the tea at Myokakuji. It was a rare experience."

Nobunaga no tame!