Japanese tea ceremony performed in UAE

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Japanese women (L side, standing) serve tea to local female students in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 20 during a traditional Japanese tea ceremony held under Sen Genshitsu, former head of the Urasenke school. Events to introduce the Japanese tea ceremony by the school, which began Oct. 18, are the first to be held in the Middle East region.

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