闘とう茶ちゃ

noun

tea-tasting contest

Historical Japanese game where participants taste different teas and try to identify them; popular in the Muromachi period.

• 闘とう茶ちゃは室むろ町まち時じ代だいに流りゅう行こうした遊あそびです。

  Tōcha was a popular pastime in the Muromachi period.