What you will need

for an online cha-link therapy

  • TEA CUP

    Make sure it contains at least 150 ml

    How different tea cups look like with 150 ml/cc water/ tea:

  • TEAPOT

    Any style is ok

    If its strainer is attachable, make sure that one cup of water ( about 150 ml ) is enough to fill it to steep tea. If the teapot is too big, one cup will not be enough to soak the tea leaves. Tea leaves should be submerged

     

    Any teapot with holes or a net inside will be great

    if it contains 150ml at least

    How to choose a teapot with a strainer

    Check the height of 150ml water in the teapot

     

    A Good Example

    A Bad Example

    If you don’t have a good-sized one

    Take out the strainer and brew tea. Use it when you put the tea in a tea cup.

  • TEA SPOON

    Any tea spoon you have in your kitchen.

    If you have one specially made for Japanese tea, that will be great!

  • SMALL (HAND) TOWEL

    Any hand towel will work just fine.

  • THERMOS, FLASK, or TUMBLER

    Something that keeps boiling water hot

     

    If you want to use a kettle, make sure it’s able to keep the water hot like the one in the right of the picture below

     

    Something that you can put next to the teapot and the cup on the table

     

    Something that doesn’t have any remaining odors. Previous odors can be transferred into your water, which isn’t ideal

     

  • ANY DEVICE FOR ZOOM

    Be ready for a smartphone, computer, or any device for Zoom.

    Also, make sure you have a fine Wi-Fi/internet-connected area to be online.

  • TABLE AND CHAIR

    You may have one at home, but if not seat quilt or blanket on a floor to make comfortable tea room area anywhere you want

  • DRESS COMFORTABLY

    Please dress up comfortably. Just be yourself.

  • COMFORTABLE and SILENT SPACE

    If it’s noisy around you, please use earphones

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