Class

The history class that was offered to us here in Tokiwa is taught in Japanese. At first it was intimidating because of the fact that it was taught in Japanese, but it changed later on when we met Itoga-sensei, the professor of the history class. He welcomed us the “traditional Japanese way” where we did an お茶会 (tea ceremony) in class. He served us お菓子(sweets) from different parts of Japan like the お菓子 called 8 bridges, a flat mochi-like treats that is cinnamon flavored. Igota-sensei also gave us a くちなおし, which literally means to fix one’s mouth. It is a salty treat that Japanese people usually eat after eating the お菓子 to diminish the sugary flavor that was left on your mouth from the お菓子.

What was interesting was that while we were having tea, Itoga-sensei explained the different types of tea and other things like the tea boxes and the gold and silver ones that the daimyos (lords) owned before.

くちなおし