Photo Gallery: Japanese tea ceremony lessons at Descanso Gardens

Jessica Min, 17, a student at Campbell Hall, is dressed in a kimono and she prepares matcha green tea during a filming of a Japanese tea ceremony at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, September 26, 2011. Min was taught how to properly prepare the tea a little bit earlier, before the filming. The goal is to educate the younger generation about the culture and customs of serving tea.

Jessica Min, 17, a student at Campbell Hall, is dressed in a kimono and she prepares matcha green tea during a filming of a Japanese tea ceremony at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, September 26, 2011. Min was taught how to properly prepare the tea a little bit earlier, before the filming. The goal is to educate the younger generation about the culture and customs of serving tea.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Japanese tea ceremony lessons at Descanso Gardens

Campbell Hall student Frances Freedman, 17, properly serves tea to an audience member during a filming of a Japanese tea ceremony at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, September 26, 2011. The goal is to educate the younger generation about the culture and customs of serving tea.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Japanese tea ceremony lessons at Descanso Gardens

Campbell Hall students Kyle Vane, 17, and Sam Kamer, 17, put matcha green tea in serving cups in the back room during a filming of a Japanese tea ceremony at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, September 26, 2011. The goal is to educate the younger generation about the culture and customs of serving tea.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Japanese tea ceremony lessons at Descanso Gardens

Campbell Hall student Jessica Min, 17, is taught how to make matcha green tea by tea sensei Irene Shiina before a filming of a Japanese tea ceremony at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, September 26, 2011. The goal is to educate the younger generation about the culture and customs of serving tea.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Japanese tea ceremony lessons at Descanso Gardens

Campbell Hall student Frances Freedman, 17, bows to her instructor Icsuni Inui who is teaching her and other students proper tea serving etiquette before they participate in a filming of a Japanese tea ceremony at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, September 26, 2011. The goal is to educate the younger generation about the culture and customs of serving tea.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)