From 2012 to 2018, as the head of the Shoraikai Association’s youth club, I planned and implemented a number of projects to deepen our understanding of the various cultures, industries, and crafts related to chanoyu, such as the experience of making kneaded incense with Kagado, a visit to a tea garden with the help of…

From 2012 to 2018, as the head of the Shoraikai Association’s youth club, I planned and implemented a number of projects to deepen our understanding of the various cultures, industries, and crafts related to chanoyu, such as the experience of making kneaded incense with Kagado, a visit to a tea garden with the help of…

We were invited by Mr. Masuko, the tea setter, to have a tea ceremony. This was the first tea ceremony held by the Kobori Enshu School at this ancient temple, founded in 740 and used as a resting place for successive shoguns when they visited Nikko Shrine. Despite the weather’s drizzle of sleet and snowflakes,…

The first tea ceremony under the name of “Kobori Souhou” was held at the Seisen-tei tea room at Yasukuni Shrine. Since the other guests were from the Senke school, I arranged the tea ceremony to show the characteristics of the school by using the tools of the previous generations of the school and those preferred…