The Sencha Offering Festival, which is the latter festival of the Aoi Festival, was held at Shimogamo Shrine in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City on May 18, 2025. In the midst of sweaty weather, in the grounds where the new greenery washed by the previous day's rain was even more vibrant, Ogawa Karaku, deputy head of the Ogawa school of sencha, offered a cup of tea.
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