国際観光ビジネス学科の授業「日本文化演習」では、日本文化を海外の人へ伝えるために、日本の様々な伝統文化について体験学修します。

　

　

1月20日は、広島市西区にある財団法人上田流和風堂にて、茶道演習を行いました。茶道流派の一つである上田宗箇流は、広島を本拠におよそ400年の歴史を持つ伝統ある武家茶道であり、今日まで受け継がれ、伝承されています。
最初に、事務局長より、今に伝えられる上田流の武家茶道、及び、広島から国内外へ日本文化を発信する取り組みについて、お話しいただきました。その後、広島城内上田家上屋敷の茶室を再現された和風堂をご案内いただき、最後に、茶道を体験させていただきました。

　

　

　

日本文化を代表する上田流のお茶に触れたことは、学生たちにとって、おもてなしの心を学べる良い機会になったようです。こうした体験や学びをもとに、ハワイ大学や異文化交流において、日本文化の良さを英語で発信していきます。

　

最後に、学生たちから届いた英語での感想をご紹介します。

　

【The tea ceremony study session at Wafu-do (和風堂)】

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I really appreciate their hospitality and kindness at Wafu-do and I was impressed by the tearoom, the path toward it in the garden.  I liked the garden scenery with seasonal trees, stones and walls.  I liked the atmosphere of rooms that make me feel relaxed and calm.  I wondered how they create them so natural, and I thought it's because Japanese mind can make them enjoy living with nature, not created by the human power.  I could realize many key elements from this visit and how important it is to live with nature while many disasters have happened recently.  It was my first experience of "Ueda Soko" style tea ceremony because I'm from Yamaguchi prefecture and I didn't know his name.  I want to study more about this kind of Japanese culture and the history of Hiroshima.  I really enjoyed this class.  

　

Ayano Tamura

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I experienced a tea ceremony for the first time.  Wafudo was used for the G7 summit in 2023, I could have a valuable experience.  One of them was to know that the G7 guests were welcomed in the samurai style hospitality by only men, not women. It surprised me a lot!  I was also glad about the explanation of the garden setting whose scenery has different features depending on each season.  In winter now, pine leaves are laid under trees to cover the moss and let the hosts know enemies' attack.  It was so beautiful that I would like to see the scenery in autumn.  I really want to learn more about Japanese cultures from now on, too.

　

Natsumi Watanabe

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I was able to learn many things at Wafu-do such as the inside story about being the destination of G7 summit partners.  I learned how to eat a Japanese sweet and drink matcha tea in the Samurai way: We cannot cut it because Samurai should not cut it in a tearoom but wrap it in a washi paper (Kaishi) to eat covering a mouth.  I really enjoyed the garden atmospheric and meanings.  I was so happy to have this kind of session and to learn a traditional and valuable place filled with the history.

　

Reina Wakita

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I learned the depth of the tea ceremony.  There are many etiquettes and manners with meanings such as how to take a bowl up, sip tea and return it to the host.  Now I understand the more and more I learn, the more I can see the depth of Japanese culture and tradition.  I was very happy to have had a valuable experience and was inspired to learn more about Japanese culture before I go to Hawaii.  I will take a responsible role to spread Japan culture at University of Hawaii at Manoa.  I cannot wait for HIBISCUS study abroad! 

　

Natsumi Iwasaki

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