Seeking to convert life itself into a work of art, Sen Rikyu taught the tea ceremony as a means of achieving the four principles of harmony, respect, purity and tranquility. High above Shinjuku, a small wooden tea house hides on the 10th floor of the Main Tower within the steel and glass structure of the Keio Plaza Inter-Continental Tokyo. ...

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