[HIGHLIGHTS] Tea ceremony ``Juko Tea Ceremony'' begins at Nara temples and shrines

Large-scale tea ceremony held at temples and shrines in Nara City. Ceremony is held every year in honor of Murata Juko, a tea master from Nara.

Juko is said to have laid the foundations for tea ceremony during the Muromachi period. The first day, the 6th, was held at two venues inNara City, of which a tea ceremony was set up at Daianji Temple, where 20 men and women dressed in kimono enjoyed two types of tea.