The Way of Tea » Urasenke http://www.wayoftea.com Japanese Tea Ceremony News Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:56:37 +0000 en hourly 1 Tea Gathering at San Francisco’s Urasenke Society http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/07/san-francisco-urasenke-society-video/ http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/07/san-francisco-urasenke-society-video/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:51:43 +0000 Blake Harvey http://www.wayoftea.com/?p=218 tea gathering at San Francisco's Uransenke Foundation

Christie Bartlett, Founding Director of Ursaenke Society, San Francisco talks about the history of Urasenke, why tea gatherings matter today, and the ripple effect of “peace through a bowl of tea.”

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]]> http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/07/san-francisco-urasenke-society-video/feed/ 0 Urasenke Holds its 2010 Hatsugama-shiki (New Year’s Tea Celebration) http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/01/2010_hatsugama_shiki/ http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/01/2010_hatsugama_shiki/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:43:13 +0000 Blake Harvey http://www.wayoftea.com/?p=104 Urasenke 2010 New Years Tea Ceremony (Hatsugama)

Beginning on January 16 and lasting 5 days, Urasenke held its annual New Year’s Tea Celebration at Urasenke’s Tokyo Branch headquarters.

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Read about the 2008 Hatsugama in English (Similar utensils, scrolls, and flowers are used from year to year. This should give English readers a better understanding of Urasenke’s Hatsugama-shiki.)

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