Cha no yu or sado or tea cult is the traditional Japanese way of drinking tea in accordance with set rules of etiquette (Aoto, 1984: 239). Both the host and guests share a sense of togetherness during the ceremony. The "etiquette" of the tea ceremony concerns the manner in which the host serves the guests fine aromatic tea in a traditional tea cup in exquisite beauty and the manner in which guest show their appreciation to the host in the way they accept the tea. Kakuzo Okakura perceived cha no yu as "the way of tea".
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