Newsletter from MORI Room: Shiogama Shrine / 杜ルームのニュースレター：塩竈のお茶会

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On May 3, seven international students and members of the Group MORI participated in a tea ceremony at Shiogama Shrine.　It was the first experience for most of the international students to participate in a tea ceremony (chanoyu), and they were a little nervous. They enjoyed the experience and I think it was a valuable experience for them. After strolling through the shrine grounds and descending a long flight of stone steps, the sound of a flute could be heard coming from somewhere, so we looked for the source of the sound, which turned out to be a box on a high place,

After a few moments, the box opened, and a karakuri doll began to spin, followed by another one, which was a sight I had never seen before. After a gelato at a soy sauce shop near Honshiogama Station, the owner kindly allowed us to observe the fermentation process that produces soy sauce. It was another valuable experience for us.

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5月3日留学生7人とグループ杜のメンバーで塩竃神社のお茶会に参加しました。ほとんどの留学生は茶道(茶の湯)は初めての経験で、少し緊張気味でしたが楽しかったとの事 貴重な体験ができたのではないかと思います。境内を散策し長い石段を降りると、どこからか笛の音色が聞こえて来たので、音の元を探したところ高所の箱のところから、暫くすると、その箱が開いてからくり人形が回り出し、

又別のからくり人形が回り出す見たことのない光景に少し驚きました。本塩釜駅近くのお醬油屋さんでジェラートを味わい、その後お店のご主人のご厚意で醤油ができる発酵の工程を見学させて頂きました。これも又貴重な体験ができた一日になりました。