In japanese tea ceremonies the main aspects of the ceremony is the drinking of the tea. the tea is put into a special bowl called a raku which is a lightweight glazed bowl molded by hand instead of a potters wheel. To make a Raku it requires a high level of skill to make without the aid of a potters wheel. The ruku needs to be made by hand so that it keeps traditions of ancient tea ceremonies going. At first green tea was not the tea drunk it was various herbal teas that were thought to cure all disease. It was thought that tea was medicinal because most emperors preached about how tea helps and strengthens your body. In ancient Japan most doctors prescribed tea as medicine and green tea was thought of the most important of the teas because it was said to cure people faster then most teas. Occasionally tea was drunk at social gatherings like how alcohol is consumed at parties. Another type of tea bowl is chawan which is the more classic of the tea bowls because it is simpler and more often used it is made on a pottery wheel. properly put in the tea into the bowls or Rukus the host should use a bamboo ladle it is tradition. A thin mixture of tea is drunk in the winter where a thicker mixture of tea is drunk in the summer. The early drinking of tea became known and infused with the culture of japan was because it came from the chinese through other things that japan copied from the chinese. The drinking of tea is from the zen buddhists and green tea trade. When it comes time for the actual drinking of the tea the host will mix hot water with green tea powder in a bowl then give it to his first guest then the first guest takes a drink then wipes the bowl where his mouth drank from then passes it on to the next guest where the process is repeated until every guest had had a sip of green tea then the bowl is washed and then the host repeats the process then the guests examine the utensils the guest had laid out well he cleans the bowl