How to drink tea

Take the bowl from outside your tatami into your tatami.

Put the bowl between you and your next guest.

Osakini: Apologize for starting before the next guest.

Put the bowl in front of you.

Chodai-itashimasu; Thank the host for the tea.

Take the bowl on your left palm using your right hand.

Lift a little bit to appreciate the tea.

Turn the bowl twice clockwise to avoid drinking from the front.

Drink tea in your own way. (Do not drink all at once)

Wipe the edge of the bowl with your thumb and forefinger twice anticlockwise.

Turn the bowl twice anticlockwise to return the front toward yourself.

Put the bowl outside your tatami in front of you.

Observe and praise the bowl.

Turn the bowl twice clockwise so that the front is facing the host.