New head of Ura-Senke tea school serves New Year's tea

KYOTO, Japan - The 16th Sen Soshitsu (L), new head of the Ura-Senke school of Japanese tea ceremony, serves tea for guests at a New Year's tea ceremony in Kyoto on Jan. 7. He succeeded the previous head in December 2002.

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