Japanese Tea Ceremony at LongHouse (Sept 14)

Sunday, September 14 | 11:00am and 2:00pm

Japanese Tea Ceremony & Workshop

Limited to 20 guests per session

Please come and enjoy a tranquil afternoon with a bowl of authentic matcha tea and sweets from Kyoto with the beautiful fall garden of Longhouse as a backdrop.

Chado, the Japanese Tea Ceremony, is a spiritual and aesthetic discipline for refinement of the self. Since the 12^thcentury, matcha has been offered to the Buddhist monks, aristocracy and samurai lords in Japan. The Grand Tea Master, Sen Rikyu, established the foundation for Chado with Zen inspired Wabi-Sabi in the 16^th century.

Ayako Souryo Takamoto, the great granddaughter of the 14^th Grand Tea Master, and Yoko Sanada, a long-time LongHouse friend, will present an authentic Urasenke Chado, followed by the matcha making workshop.