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: Sukimonomusuhi: Reviving the Connoisseur's Path In Toranomon, tucked away from Tokyo’s relentless pace, there’s a teahouse where time moves differently. Ohashi Charyō is a Registered Tangible …
: Kōjitsukai in Autumn On September 25, 2025, a Kōjitsukai was held at the Urasenke Tokyo Dōjō. The thick-tea gathering was hosted by Yoichirō Ushioda, while the thin-tea …
: How Pottery Tells the History — Discovering the Origins of Chanoyu in Karatsu Tonoyama Kiln – Naoto Yano In order to see where our tea bowls come from, Joi-san visited Naoto Yano (Saga prefecture). Tonoyama Kiln is located near …
: First Cha-Kabuki Experience Under the Cherry Blossoms We were fortunate to enjoy a rare sunny day, nestled between a series of cherry blossom scattering rainy days—an ideal moment for our annual outdoor …
: Towards the New Year's Tea Ceremony: A Special Gathering Numazu Club Surrounded by Senbon Matsubara In Numazu, overlooking Suruga Bay, lies Senbon Matsubara, a pine forest that has been protected by the …
: New Year's Tea Ceremony with a View of Tokyo Tower -02 Preparing to Welcome Guests Joi carefully prepared to welcome guests, arranging flowers and tending to the charcoal. The hanging flower vase in the …
: New Year's Tea Ceremony with a View of Tokyo Tower -01 On a crisp January morning, I visited a high-rise apartment in the heart of Tokyo. Through the window, the towering Tokyo Tower stood tall, while …
: Morning Thick Tea and Yuen Time: 5:30 Scroll: "yuen" by Kitaro Nishida Bowl: 9th Ohi Chozaemon Tea: Hoshinoen "Hojyu" Had a nice bowl of thick tea this chilly morning. Nishida …
: Celebrating a New Tearoom: My First Sekibiraki Experience “I am thinking of having a tea ceremony for the first time in the tea room I built at home. Would you like to come, Joi?” One day, Joi received this …
: Cherry Blossom Outdoor Tea Gathering It was a sunny morning, and it was as if the rain forecast had been a lie. The cherry blossoms blossomed en masse against a sky cleared away by the …
: "Ren" Tea Ceremony Vol.2 On a day when the long-awaited cherry blossoms were in full bloom, Joi Ito and Oki Matsumoto held a tea ceremony at a tea room in Tokyo. I, Masako, …