The tea room style was changed to the season of the sunken hearth.

There are two seasons in the tea ceremony [Chanoyu]. The first one is called Brazier season [Furo no kisetsu] which begins in May when the leaves are freshly green and the second one is called Sunken hearth season [Ro no kisetsu] which begins in November when the leaves turn red. In our tearoom [Yushin], we held sunken hearth opening ceremony on November 7th. during the cold season, we keep the fire close to the guests. That is the heart of tea, which represents hospitality [Omotenashi].