[Machine Translation] The 10th-generation head of the main family, Kawakami Kansetsu, who carries on the venerable and authentic tradition of the Edo Senke school of tea ceremony a lineage that has been passed down unbroken since its founder, Kawakami Fuhaku (Tan gensai Fuhaku), the 10th-generation head of the main family, is the author of this second volume of the instructional series. It is a comprehensive textbook designed to systematically teach the Edo Senke style of tea ceremony, featuring step-by-step explanations of the names and handling of tea utensils, the procedures for preparing usucha (thin tea), koicha (thick tea), and sumi-chan (charcoal preparation), the role of the mizuya (tea preparation room), and basic movements all aimed at deepening the reader s understanding and practical application of the tea ceremony.