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Traditional Tea HousesThat I Have Visited

Tower of Cosmic Reflections

"I spent a delightful afternoon in this Classical Chinese Garden and Tea House.

"You will be transported to another land in this exquisite tea room, furnished with Ming and Tang Dynasty-style tables and chairs, within Portland's Classical Chinese Garden..."

Built in 2000, The Tower of Cosmic Reflections teahouse is a national landmark located inside the Portland Classical Chinese Garden (a collaborative project between the City of Portland and its sister city in China - Suzhou.), the teahouse is a two storied structure with magnificent views. It includes a patio on the second floor, often regarded as 'the best view in Portland'. The Tower of Cosmic Reflections was named for the view one obtains of the 'cosmos' reflected in 'Zither' lake in front of the teahouse.

The teahouse was built by a team of over 80 artisans, many of them coming from China over the year-long construction project. Immerse yourself in the art of Chinese tea culture."

Historic Tea Houses That I Have Visited

Panama Hotel and Tea House

I spent several nights in this lovely 100 year old Hotel in Seattle's Chinatown. Watch for photos to be posted soon.

The Historic Panama Hotel built in 1910 by Sabro Ozasa, a Japanese Architect, houses the only remaining Japanese Bathhouse (Sento) left in tact in the United States. These Facilities served generations of Seattle's Japanese community until closing its doors in 1950, and has remained preserved as it was to this day.

Contact me if you have visited this Tea House or have any information.

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Fujiyama Japanese Garden

Fujiyama Japanese Garden A TOUCH OF JAPAN
Situate in the hills of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, this garden has been a labour of love since 1995 when the first sod for the pond was dug. Encompassing about 3/4 of an acre it consists of a Dry Garden, Tea Garden, Stroll Garden, and ...

Bradley House B & B of Cathlamet, Washington

Welcome to the Bradley House B & B of Cathlamet, Washington, the only lodging in Cathlamet, in walking distance to everything! Escape to yesteryear. Built in 1907 as a gracious home of a lumber baron, this elegant mansion sits on a knoll overlooking the historic town of Cathlamet, Puget Island and the mighty Columbia...

Imperial Tea Court: A Tradition of Quality

Imperial Tea Court: A Tradition of Quality
By M.E.H., a San Francisco Bay Area resident, a favorite tea spot is the Imperial Tea Court in the city of San Francisco. It is a place for many things: tea tasting, meeting friends, and self-contemplation. The owners, Roy and Grace Fong,...

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W I L D L I L Y T E A R O O M

At Wild Lily Tea Room -- a serene, multi-level space -- the sound of the gurgling water in a small fishpond is designed to recalibrate your yin and yang.

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Janam Indian Tea Company

From the owner of Janam Indian Tea Shop in Jersey City, New Jersey: ... would very much like to be listed on your page! If you're ever in the New York City Metropolitan area, please do stop by! We are the first, if not only, tea shop in the country dedicated exclusively to Indian teas.

Seattle Japanese Garden

Transmitting the living art of Chado,the Way of Tea,to affirm our common humanity through harmony, respect, purity and tranquility. Chado, the Way of Tea, provides a gateway to the artistic and spiritual traditions of Japan first introduced to America in the classic "Book of Tea," b

Queen Mary in Seattle

Queen Mary Tea is Seattle's premier destination for the fine tea enthusiast.

Tea house by David Ma%u0161tálka

David Ma%u0161tálka of A1 Architects has collaborated with sculptor Vojtech Bilisic to build a tea house in Prague, Czech Republic.
Open to the surrounding gardens on one side, the small structure has a translucent, domed roof covered with paper.

A world hidden inside, where time flows at its own pace, an vacant space leaving an impression just by its spaciousness. When first reasoning about such a place I thought of the places that had made an impression upon me and came to the decision of building it on a circular platform enclosed by a translucent dome breathing the inner peace of small sacred buildings. Diffused rays of light illuminate the quarters within; the translucent dome resembles the sky and the hearth - the home. The spherical shape directs your attention to the hearth, on which the tea is prepared and creates a close bondage with all who are present.

A house and dewed ground
Guest and host
Drinking together a cup of tea
In quiet contemplation
In spiritual symphony

From Dezeen -- the world's most influential online architecture and design magazine.

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High tea

A TRUE tea connoisseur will never wash a teapot with detergent as that will spoil the aroma of the tea. And if you want to fully appreciate the fine flavour of top-grade tea leaves, you should always brew the same type of tea in the same pot so as to infuse it with just one distinctive aroma.

Honoring the `way of tea' - The Boston Globe

Honoring the `way of tea' Aiko Somi Rodgers says the tea ceremony as long practiced by the Japanese builds inner strength. Rodgers, has been conducting public tea ceremonies at the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury for 30 years "So much is discipline. It makes you strong inside."

The museum will offer free tea ceremonies this season, on July 16, July 30, and Aug. 27. The ceremonies are performed outdoors, weather permitting, in the museum's Wind-in-the-Pines tea house, designed and built in Japan for the Art Complex.

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BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Tea-lover's 92-county challenge

A man on a mission to drink a cup of tea in each of the UK's historic counties is embarking on the Welsh leg of his tour. He has to buy the tea from a teashop/tea room. Where possible, he must avoid tea-shop chains.

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Charleston Tea Gardens

Charleston, South Carolina has a new attraction with the re-opening of Charleston Tea Plantation for tours on Friday, January 6th, 2006 following nearly three years of dedicated efforts by Bill Hall and the CTP Team to preserve and restore the farm and construct a state of the art tea processing facility.

Presidential Tea - A spot in history

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Presidential tea - A spot in history

Many first families received tea sets as gifts. "A tea set was the proper gift from a foreign diplomat," Sommer said.

After a tea and picnic with Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt in 1939, Prince Olav and Princess Martha of Norway sent an art deco tea set made by David Andersen as a gift, Sommer said.

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Please, join us for tea and conversation. Attune your hearts to the other guests.
This final secret, teaching the desirability
of harmonious behavior,
applies both to host and guests.
~~Rikyu in Seven Secrets of Tea

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