Shiseikai Tea Ceremony for Chasen Memorial Service under Cherry Blossoms at Sado Kaikan, April 6th, 2025

A tea ceremony for Chasen memorial service was held at Sado Kaikan, Takadanobaba, Tokyo under weeping cherry trees. There were six tea ceremonies and lunch.

The Kobori Enshu Ryu tea ceremony was performed by teacher Soukou Kaneko sensei. The tea ceremony was elegant, as if going out to the spring hills with a Yuzanbako (lunch box) and a Chabako (portable tea tool box) to enjoy Nodate (outdoor tea making) while viewing the cherry blossoms.

The Oyose tea ceremony gathers several tea ceremony school, and able to enjoy each school's own beautiful setting. The time passed so fast as we enjoyed the cherry blossom-related utensils and stories about the utensils.

We headed home amidst the falling cherry blossoms, regretting the last remnants of the event.