sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea
A Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea (sencha) rather than powdered matcha, associated with the Ōbaku school of Zen. Often contrasted with 茶道 (sadō/chadō), the matcha-based ceremony.
See also: 煎茶 (せんちゃ) · 黄檗宗 (おうばくしゅう)
It is said that the Way of Sencha Tea was introduced to Japan by monks of the Ōbaku school.
She attends sencha tea ceremony practice on weekends.
Compound of 煎茶 (sencha, 'leaf tea') and 道 (dō, 'way, path'), following the pattern of other traditional arts such as 茶道 (sadō) and 華道 (kadō). The practice was influenced by Chinese tea culture and promoted by Ōbaku Zen monks in Japan.