Topic
chaji
2 pieces.
01
Inside a Tea Gathering: The Temae & Kaiseki, Step by Step A full chaji runs about four hours. Walk the formal tea gathering in order — the meal, the charcoal, thick tea, thin tea — and what a newcomer actually attends. 02
Usucha vs. Koicha: Thin Tea and Thick Tea Usucha is the thin, whisked, frothy bowl. Koicha is thick tea, kneaded to a syrup and shared from one bowl, and the formal heart of the ceremony.