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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Sen Soshitsu XVI, grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, prepares tea for guests at a New Year ceremony at a teahouse in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2024.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Sen Soshitsu XVI, grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, prepares tea for guests at a New Year ceremony at a teahouse in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2024.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Sen Soshitsu XVI, grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, prepares tea for guests at a New Year ceremony at a teahouse in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2023.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Sen Soshitsu XVI, grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, prepares tea for guests at a New Year tea ceremony at a teahouse in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2023.

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Kan attends New Year tea ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) attends a New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2011. After having tea prepared by Sen Soshitsu XVI (L), head of the Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony, Kan said, ''The color (of the tea) was beautiful and it was tasty.'' (Pool photo taken by Kyodo News)

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Sen Soshitsu XVI (4th from L), grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, serves green tea to guests at a New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2022.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Sen Soshitsu XVI (back), grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, serves green tea to guests at a New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2022.

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Kan attends New Year tea ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) attends a New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2011. After having tea prepared by Sen Soshitsu XVI (L), head of the Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony, Kan said, ''The color (of the tea) was beautiful and it was tasty.'' (Pool photo taken by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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New Year Tea ceremony in Kyoto

Sen Soshitsu XVI (far L), grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, serves green tea to guests at a New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Grand tea master Sen Soshitsu XVI (far L) hosts a New Year tea ceremony at the Urasenke school's Konnichian tearoom in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Grand tea master Sen Soshitsu XVI (far L) hosts a New Year tea ceremony at the Urasenke school's Konnichian tearoom in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo