ABSTRACT
During her keiko with Konishi-sensei, when I asked what about the tea ceremony enchanted her, a woman in her 50s in kimono, with her hair combed straight back and done up in a bun, held her breath a moment and made a contemplative face. The next moment she replied: ‘Encounters with people. People I meet in keiko are more important than my family members.’ ‘How about your husband?’ I asked. ‘Once you and your husband get used to each other, you two will stop improving each other. But my tea ceremony friends and I can keep doing so forever.’
