早有耳闻,作为日本文化精髓的茶道,就是礼仪之道,是接待宾客、交友恳亲的特殊礼节;表演沏茶、品茗的技艺,是一种很典雅高尚的艺术。在将要离开京都的前一天夜晚,文学博士福田晃教授特意安排我们参加了一次茶道表演。那天的茶道表演是在一个名字叫“西阵织会馆”的三层楼上举行的。我们冒雨乘车赶到这里时,仪式尚未开始,只见高高的平台上已经布置好一个“茶室”式房间,作为墙壁的天幕上还镶嵌着一个巨大的黄色扇面。地下铺着两块猩红色地毯,靠右边的地毯上跪坐一大二小主仆三人,面前摆放着茶釜等各种茶具。中间那位美女年约三十,人称“太 It has long been heard that the tea ceremony, the essence of Japanese culture, is the ceremonial way. It is a special courtesy to receive guests and make friends. The performance of tea and tea is an elegant and noble art. The night before leaving Kyoto, Professor Fukatsu made a special arrangement for us to participate in a tea ceremony. The tea ceremony on that day was held on the third floor of a building called Nishijin Textile Center. When we came to the area by rain, the ritual had not started yet. I saw a ”teahouse“ room on the high platform, with a giant yellow fan on the wall as a wall. Underground covered with two scarlet rugs, kneeling on the right by a small master two maids and three, in front of the tea kettle and other tea sets. The middle of the beautiful woman about thirty, called ”too