Japanese master performs tea ceremony in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba - Japanese tea master Sen Genshitsu (R) teaches young people in Cuba how to serve Japanese tea during an event in Havana on Nov. 22, 2009. Over 400 people in the audience also saw Sen, a former head of the Urasenke school, perform the tea ceremony at the event to mark the 80th anniversary of bilateral relations.

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