New The Bilingual Encyclopedia of Chanoyu Book Japanese Tea Ceremony JAPAN ZEN

Description: DescriptionAbout This Items The Bilingual Encyclopedia of Chanoyu, The Japanese Tea CeremonyThis book is a comprehensive dictionary of chanoyu (the Japanese tea ceremony) in English and Japanese. It contains 3,300 entries covering the entire field of chanoyu (tea ceremony terms, tea utensils, tea rooms, tea masters, tea schools, kaiseki cuisine, history of tea ceremony, etc.), as well as related topics, such as senchado (schools of decocted tea), kodo (incense appreciation), rikka (formal flower arrangement), and Zen Buddhism. More than 900 beautiful photographs and to-the-point illustration are provided. The kao (stylized signatures) of tea masters, essential to authentication, are also listed. In addition to Japanese and English entry indexes, the dictionary includes a unique category-based index, which has made the book truly useful.The English text captures subtle nuances, making this reference work a pleasure to read for English readers. The author, Koichi Eugene Okamoto, Ph.D., a former Fulbright scholar as well as a leading tea ceremony practitioner, planned and wrote all the entries in both languages in parallel. Viviane Lowe, M.A., an editor specializing in art and culture, worked closely with the author to finalize the first draft. Jennifer L. Anderson, Ph.D., a cultural anthropologist at San Jose State University and an Urasenke tea ceremony practitioner, advised the author on various parts of the final revision process. About the Author and Editor: Koichi Okamoto Born in 1955, Graduated from The University of Tokyo with B.A (1980)., M.A.(1982), and Ph.D. (1990)in social psychology. Taught and researched in social psychology, risk perception, and applied social psychology at Toyo Eiwa University from 1989 to 2024. He was a Fulbright Scholar at University of Oregon, and has served many committee positions for the Government of Japan, including Adviser to MITI, Expert Committee Member for Nuclear Safety Committee, and Expert Advisory Board Member for MEXT.He is an active practitioner and author of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, contributing a monthly article to "Tanko," an Urasenke Journal and the school's formal lecturer. He also serves as a governing council of Urasenke Gakuen Professional College of Tea Ceremony. He is the Vice-President of Japanese Society for Studies of Chanoyu.He is a master-trainer of NLP, and is a member of Japanese Psychological Association and The Japan Society of Hypnosis. ConditionNew Please Noteshipping from Japan. It is also sold on other sites. If it sells first, it may run out of stock. Please understand. Thank you for your understanding. Additional shipping charges will be required for Australia, Canada, and other remote areas. PolicyPaymentYou can use various payment methods based on eBay Managed Payments. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.Cancellations & ReturnsCancellation or returns will be accepted only if the item has an obvious problem that was not mentioned in the listing description. If that, please let us know within 3 days you got the item. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs and any charge incurred shipping products back.International BuyersImport duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up - do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.If your address is in the remote areas defined by the freight (shipping) company, please pay the additional shipping fees with PayPal.

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