16th Oiso Tea Ceremony at Oiso “Shogetsu” December 10, 2023
The Oiso Tea Ceremony was held at Shogetsu in Oiso in the warm winter sunshine. This is the first tea ceremony in three years after the coronavirus pandemic period. The thick tea ceremony was held at Sao-an.The host was Mr. Norio Sugiura, the owner of "Hasshoukan," a Japanese restaurant in Nagoya. We enjoied tea while […]
Lesson Blog Dec 9th, 2023
The view of Mt. Fuji from Chigasaki is gradually turning white, signaling the arrival of winter. In the tea room, the steam raising from the kettle is the best treat. At the alcove, decorated with flower called Snow White. This pretty white flowers look like falling snow. For sweets, prepared Yu Mochi (Confectionery Chimoto, Hakone).
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Lesson Blog Dec 2nd, 2023
This is the first lesson in the Japanese-style room at Chigasaki Civic Hall. Lessons are held in a small tea room at Shoraian, and a large tea room at the Chigasaki Civic Hall. The winter sunlight brightens the room. At the end of the year, we sometimes receive invitations for year-end tea party and HATSUGAMA […]
A bowl of thin tea ceremony at Shourai-an Chigasaki, November 23rd, 2023
As the autumn leaves were falling, I invited alumni from university, who came to Japan, to enjoy a bowl of thin tea. For people from overseas, the tea room and tea ceremony etiquette seem to be very surprising experience. The hanging scroll was "松無古今色 / matsu ni kokon no iro nashi." Even though the old […]
Lesson Blog Nov 18th, 2023
This is the first lesson in November, after opening up the Ro. Tsuwabuki flowers bloom at the Roji, seems celebrating the new season. When enter to tea room from Nijiriguchi, start hearing sounds of the warter boiling in the kettle. The sound of the host shaking tea whisk, the sound of Fukusa rustling, a quiet […]
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Japan Tea Ceremony Federation 118th Tea Ceremony at Gokokuji Temple, November 3rd, 2023
On a beautiful autumn sunny day, Japan Tea Ceremony Federation held a tea ceremony at Gokokuji Temple. The tea ceremony was held in seven tea rooms, each room was hosted by different schools. From Kobori Enshu school, Soukou Kaneko sensei was in charge at Fumaiken. The tea was served by "Kenbyo -inkstone screen-" temae which […]
Lesson Blog Oct 28th, 2023
When Furo (brazier) season is about to end, from middle of October to end of October, we call this period as Nagori. In the tea room, we can hear the echo of water falling from Kakei (bamboo water pipe) into Tsukubai (stone wash basin). On Toko (alcove), fruits of Gamazumi with two species of fall […]
"Daian" Autumn Tea Party at Karuizawa Minamigaoka Club, October 15th, 2023
An autumn tea party was held at the Minamigaoka Club of Karuizawa Chuo College of Technology. The large tea room (thin tea) is Soen Kobori, the head of the Kobori Enshu School, and standing bow style room (thin tea) is Soukou Sudo, a professor of Urasenke school. It was a rain day, the summit of […]