Shin no Gyo (Ro)

Special Characteristics for Ro

Ro is actually rather different from furo, as opposed to most temae where ro is just, “Furo, but with ro things.”

Midare

Furo is considered “perfect” and has no midare, but ro does have midare.

• After moving bon to R and placing tenmokudai to L, ji-ita is moved into midare.
  • First, mizusashi goes laterally to the center. It will be tight!
  • Then, shakutate goes laterally to the right to form a diagonal line from kensui → mizusashi → shakutate.
    • Shakutate has hibashi, so you move as you would to take hibashi. 2h down, then move shakutate just with R, then 2h back down again to complete the movement.
  • Then, shittai 3x and exit, reversing backwards.
• Midare is repaired on return of the kensui.
  • First, return futaoki to kensui, then kensui to ji-ita.
  • Next, move shakutate (as described above) back to its position above the kensui.
  • Then, move mizusashi back.
  • Finally, midare is fixed, so you may stand and turn around on the temae-datami as usual for hira-demae.

Taking hibashi from this position, there is no need to go all the way around the kensui. Coming out the front center of the ji-ita is sufficient.

Pulling the shakutate forward

Rather than scoot back and forth to take the hishaku like in hira-daisu, the hishaku is always taken from imai.

• Before taking the hishaku for the first time:
  • From imai, bring 2h down (no hibashi, so no 2h on the return side), then bring the shakutate forward.
  • From here, you can take hishaku (pull-pull) directly from imai.
• After putting away the hishaku for the last time:
  • Same but in reverse. Place 1h down while returning hishaku (push-push) into the shakutate.
  • While still there (1h down), R pushes the shakutate back to its original (midare) position on the ji-ita.
  • From here, sit up directly. (No hibashi, so no 2h on the return side).

Other notes

• Chasen always stays at senzara migi-kata (not in a vertical line). It never goes near the futaoki as in shikaden.
• Mizusashi isn’t opened until just before you use mizu during the shimai.
• Hishaku
  • Toribishaku
  • Placing hishaku down is always Tome-oki.
• Every time you open the kama, you must Kobiki.

Temae

Setup

• Daisu set at 18 mei from the kinindatami heri.
• Shakutate, kensui on left half of ji-ita. Mizusashi on right half.
• Karamono on wakasa-bon on center of ten-ita.
• Tenmokujawan in shifuku tied in shin-musubi with chashaku naname on the hane.
  • Note: You need to make sure you can hold the hane with L, but there will necessarily be some part that is hard to hold, given that the chashaku kaisaki will be in the way.

Nakadachi

• Sit directly at knee line (no shikko) with tenmokudai.
• Move karamono + bon to R half of ten-ita.
• Place tenmokudai to L half of ten-ita.
• Move ji-ita into midare.
  • Shakutate to R
  • Mizusashi to center
• Shittai 3x, exit.

Entering and kiyome

• Place senzara geza toward the wall, then open the door in shin.
  • Note: your hand should be rather low on the door. (It gets lower depending on if you are opening the door regular, gyo, or shin).
• Sorei at the door.
• Take senzara 2h, place on L palm with R support, enter. Sit back to close the door in shin bow, placing senzara to geza corner while closing.
• Sit low at temaeza. Senzara to himado-mae, then betsu-betsu hibashi to floor.
  • Hibashi still coming from 12’. Stack order, so last-in, first-out.
  • Place both hibashi, then push back both together, then return 2h to floor before coming back up.
• Now that there is room, move senzara 2h to katte, upper side tangent to the knee line (ie in the corner).
• While still facing daisu shomen, chaire + bon to temae (center of space).
• Open shifuku as usual for karamono, holding lower than usual. Flip mizu-no-hou, place on daisu ten-ita in same position as gyo-no-gyo.
• Fukusa shin-sabaki. Wipe lid nibiki as usual for karamono, then open the fukusa for 3x doubuki.
  • Note: Usually, the fukusa is NOT open for this. This is shin only, afaik.
• After doubuki, move fukusa to zabuton and rehold. But, then move fukusa to L side and place giri-giri on ten-ita front center primarily with R.
• Without re-folding, fold the fukusa in half to recover the original shape, then kunibaki bon. Place bon giri-giri centered against the ji-ita. Fukusa koshi.
• Momide 3x, chaire to bon.
• Take down tenmokudai, then turn to imai while holding.
• Shin-sabaki, then 3x wipe chashaku. Refold 1x into sou-sabaki while chashaku is nigiriconde, then wipe one last time. 3h rehold and place pinching sides onto bon, L of chaire.
• Fukusa to karioki.

Preparing the chawan

• Open chawan shifuku. Tie knot katatombo (ie the reversible one). Fold R over L so opening is to L. With R, place to R front of ten-ita.
• Turn to daisu shomen, and bring kensui giri-giri to front.
• Take futaoki on palm, turn to imai, and place in its usual position (corner next to ro).
• Open lid (kobiki) and place on futaoki. Fukusa to karioki.
• Bring shakutate forward, then pull-pull hishaku out. Half-scoop of oyu, then leave in the kama tome-oki.
• Kosusugi, dump 2h (L primary) into kensui. Catch drip with ring finger, return to dai.
  • Note: I always feel like this is too far away for me. Pulling my L knee back usually helps.
• Toribishaku, then draw another half-scoop of oyu. While holding the hishaku (shin ni sou ari), close the lid with fukusa, then return the hishaku to shakutate push-push.
• Chasen to chawan (chasen-sento), then open kobukusa to himado-mae and move chawan to kobukusa.
• While chawan is warming, yoho-sabaki and fold fukusa into fukumi-bukusa. Wipe dai.
  • Like a pair of tongs, pinch around the hozuki and wipe (temae, mukou), then pinch around the hane and wipe (temae, mukou).
  • Note: both hozuki wipes and the front hane wipe should be overhand. Rear hane wipe is underhand.
  • On last wipe, come around as far as is reasonable, then wipe underneath the hane and hold fukusa in nigiriconde as usual for tenmokudai.
• Refold fukusa sou-sabaki, then return to karioki.
• Take entire kobukusa + chawan + chasen combo and place directly onto dai.
• Take just chawan + chasen in L palm, and chasentoshi.
• Return chasen to senzara no migi-kata on completion, then take chakin while your hand is there. Pinch chakin to R side of chawan, and empty in kensui.
• Catch drip, wipe, place down, tatami-kae.
• Chakin back to senzara.

Making tea

• Add tea to bowl.
  • Momide, take chaire in 2h like usual for bondate and place lid on center of bon.
  • Take chashaku, sukuidashi. Leave chashaku in bowl otoshi-komi.
  • Close chaire, return to bon.
  • Rehold chashaku 3h to zig-zag, then 2x tap on L index finger.
• Wipe chashaku before returning chaire to bon.
  • Sou-sabaki, taking from bottom and wiping 3x.
  • Push-pull-pull, take from bottom, wipe 1x.
  • Rehold 3h nigiriconde and place on bon.
  • (No pom-pom! That’s why we took from the bottom!).
• Without putting down fukusa, kobiki lid and open, placing fukusa to R of senzara.
• Take hishaku, suishaku 2x.
• Make tea.
  • Place chasen into chawan (leaning toward R side).
  • Move dai mukou, then in the new space, bring the entire kobukusa + chawan + chasen combo to temae.
  • Knead tea with hand on top as usual for tea on table, kobukusa, tray, etc.
  • When done kneading, do not nonoji! Instead, lean chasen to R, move the entire kobukusa + chawan + chasen to dai, bring dai back to center, then nonoji.
• Turn with dai to kyakutsuki, then turn dai hidari-mawari in the air and place to kantsuki.
  • (Holding dai symmetrically from hane like usual for daitenmoku)
• Shittai 2x, hikae.

Nakajimai (is that what this is called?)

• Kyaku takes first sip, ofukukagen wa ikaga desuka. Shikko 2x, then turn back to imai.
  • Note: There doesn’t seem to be an explicit rule on whether you need to shikko here or not. I prefer to “undo the hikae” then turn, but you should be free to just turn as-is.
• Close shop.
  • Shin ni sou ari! Take hishaku, close lid (bare hand, no fukusa as usual for ro), then return hishaku to shakutate.
  • Take futaoki from imai, turn to daisu shomen, place to R of kensui.
  • Turn back to kyakutsuki (again, still bisected by ro) for conversation
• Talk :)
• On last guest suikiri, re-open shop.
  • Turn to daisu shomen, take futaoki, turn back to imai and place out.
  • Take fukusa from R of senzara, kobiki and open lid. Fukusa back to R of senzara.
  • Take hishaku, place into kama.
  • Koshi fukusa. (No mizu! Usucha is done in another room. Mizusashi lid isn’t opened until you absolutely need it, and you never add water back to the kama.)
• Guest returns dai to kantsuki. Turn out to kantsuki, take dai, turn back to imai and place dai center.

Shimai

• Sorei, guest asks questions (ochawan no godenrai wa? odai wa?).
  • No doing things while talking.
  • iirc Amagasaki was a famous port city where many Chinese things were imported. So, Amagasaki no may be a reasonable answer here.
  • [?] TODO Can dai be wamono? ➕ 2023-04-17
• Do first chawan rinse.
  • Add oyu, half scoop.
    • See How much water to scoop for why half scoop.
    • But a quick note: kosusui is really hard to do with a full scoop in a tenmokujawan.
  • Kosusui, empty into kensui with R predominantly (to hide the green!).
  • L catches the drip etc.
• Ichiyo oshimai ni itashimasu.
• Do second chawan clean and chasentoshi.
  • Open mizusashi 1h.
  • Add full scoop of mizu.
  • Take just chawan, chasen in L palm. While you’re there, fold kobukusa over and kaichuu.
  • Chasentoshi in hand (sara sara → 3x up). Chasen back to senzara no migi-kata on completion.
  • While your hand is there, take the chakin. Pinch R side of chawan to empty into kensui (predominantly with L). Catch drip, wipe, tatamikae.
  • Chakin back to senzara, then while your hand is there, chasen to chakin.
    • you always forget this.
• Return chawan to shifuku.
  • Yubikiri 3x
  • Take shifuki with R, open and place chawan inside.
  • Place down on dai 2h, cord nigiriconde in R.
  • Tie into nagao
• Return chashaku 3h naname onto hane.
• Dai back to himado mae.
• Shin ni sou ari! Take hishaku, close lid, then return hishaku. While you’re there, return shakutate to rear of ji-ita.
• Close mizusashi lid 1h.

Haiken

• Guest asks Douzo o-karamono, o-bon, o-chashaku, o-shifuku no haiken wo.
• Take futaoki, turn to daisu shomen, and place futaoki L of kensui (opposite from earlier!).
• Take bon + karamono and turn out to outside of the ro.
  • Glenn’s recent way of doing this (not kimari by any means): scoot back 2x, then turn. Kind of like a 3-point turn.
• Bon down, heriuchi.
• Open kobukusa to R of bon.
• Kiyome chaire.
  • Gyo sabaki, then nibiki and 3x doubuki like usual for gyo sabaki on karamono.
  • When done, rehold like zabuton, then place immediately down on the kobukusa (no turning).
• Keeping fukusa in gyo, kiyome bon.
  • Fukusa nigiriconde, pick up bon, then kunibaki.
• Fukusa back to koshi.
• Place karamono + bon out.
  • Momite 3x, then move karamono to center of bon.
  • Close kobukusa, then move kobukusa to L of bon.
  • Turn bon migi-mawari in the air, then place kantsuki.
• Place chashaku out.
  • Place kobukusa on L, turn all the way back to daisu shomen.
  • Chashaku 1h onto kobukusa, then turn all the way back and place out kantsuki, te wo suite.
• Place shifuku out.
  • Turn all the way back to daisu shomen.
    • It’s unusual to need to turn all the way in ro, but you must always take the shifuku from where you placed it and with the same hand. (Confirmed Okeiko-Glenn-2023-05-07)
  • Take with L, rehold onto L palm, then turn all the way back out and place out kantsuki, te wo suite.
• Turn back to daisu shomen, close up shop, exit with kensui.
  • Dai to ten-ita
  • Senzara to himado-mae
  • Betsu-betsu (from the outside) hibashi back into shakutate
  • Kensui to below knee line.
    • 2h to take from ji-ita, 1h to place down on tatami.
  • Return futaoki 1h back to its original position on the ji-ita.
  • 2h take senzara, place in R palm.
  • L cover R knee, shittai 3x.
  • Take kensui in L, stand, and back out.
    • In mawari-sado, backing out is always the same direction (turning toward the door).
    • In shomen-guchi, you have the choice to turn toward the guest or away from the guest.
    • This is not kimari, but our (me + Glenn’s) feeling is to do what you usually do and turn away from the guest with kensui, toward the guest with everything else.
  • Sitting at the door to open, place kensui in front of L knee and senzara in front of R knee.
    • Leave enough room!
  • Shin hands to open door. Take the things, exit.
• Come back for dai.
  • Sit low, 3x shikko, take dai by the hane.
    • Note: Don’t be lazy, don’t rest arms on ten-ita.
  • Holding hane, 3x shittai. Rehold with R on hozuki, pinky tucked as usual for daitenmoku, then stand and back out.
• Bring back mizutsugi.
  • Sit low, place mizutsugi in center of space.
  • 3x shikko.
  • Move mizutsugi to L. Open mizusashi lid 1h in shin position. Add water as usual for katakuchi.
    • Mizutsugi needs to move to side, because mizusashi is in center of ji-ita.
  • Close mizusashi lid 1h. Return mizutsugi to center.
  • 3x shittai, take mizutsugi, exit backing out.
• Bring back kensui, and fix midare.
  • Enter with kensui in L, and sit low. Kensui to center front with 2h.
  • 3x shikko. Place futaoki in kensui, L supporting side of kensui.
    • NOTE: This changed recently. Two years ago (pre 2021), it used to be like this. Then, for about a year, Oiemoto changed it to be no support. Then, he changed it back.
  • Return kensui to original position on the ji-ita with 2h.
  • Move shakutate laterally back to its original position.
    • Same as earlier: 2h down, move 1h, 2h down again.
  • Move mizusashi back to R center.
• No more midare! Stand as-is and exit like usual for hakobi.

Re-entering after guests view:

• (Dougu is in the same position as before, kamiza rather than L/R. Same as Gyo no Gyo).
• Answer questions etc.
• Move everything onto the bon.
  • Bon to heriuchi.
  • Chashaku 3h to bon L, overhanging (te wo suite). Kobukusa back to kaichuu.
  • Shifuku (te wo suite), take with R, then with 2h on edges, think like you are “sliding” the shifuku underneath the chaire.
• Take bon, exit. Bowing at the door, leave all dougu on bon.
  • How to hold the bon:
    • Glenn’s original notes were to hold the bon 2h from the sides, rather than holding the tray deeply with L then holding the chaire with R.
    • However, since doing juuden, the members of that class are adamant that even in this temae, you need one hand on the chaire.
    • We don’t know who to believe, but the juuden ladies seem smart, so we’re going with them.