Lesson Blog May 25th, 2024
It's the beautiful season of green cherry trees after the blossoms has fallen. Today's practice is in a Japanese-style room at the Civic Cultural Center.
Lesson Blog May 11th, 2024
At the end of April, closing of the Ro, the sunken hearth, at the end of cold season. From May, season for Furo, a wind furnace, starts. Today is the first lesson of Furo. On the alcove, hanging 薫風自南来 -kunpu minami yori kitaru- scroll. The couplet is 殿閣生微涼 -denkaku biryou wo shouzu-. It is a […]
Tea Ceremony Experience Session on Sun, July 14th, 2024
Venue: Chigasaki Shoraian at Takasuna Ryokuchi
Course：Mizu-temae and Thick Tea
2024 Oct Lesson
Oct 12th Sat 9:30-12:00 Chigasaki ShouraianOct 26th Sat 9:30-12:00 Chigasaki Shouraian
Lesson Blog Apr 27th, 2024
The morning rain gave moistures to the new green leaves of the trees in the garden, and the stones in the Roji have a moist atmosphere.
Lesson Blog Apr 6th, 2024
The cherry blossoms in the garden have begun to fall at Shorai-an.
2024 Sep Lesson
Sep 14th Sat 9:30-12:00 Chigasaki ShouraianSep 28th Sat 9:30-12:00 Chigasaki Shouraian
Year 2024 Enshu Memorial Tea Ceremony at Gokokuji Temple, March 24th, 2024
The Kobori Enshu-ryu's Enshu Memorial Tea Ceremony was held at Gokokuji Temple in this year as well.
Lesson Blog Mar 23rd, 2024
The rain falls quietly, which is too cold to call as spring rain. Sometimes can hear the sound of rain hits the roof. The yellow flowers of golden bells feel bringing in the spring breeze in the dimly dark tea room, . For sweets, prepared Sakura Mochi (Taneya at Shiga).
34th Ryuuei Tea Ceremony at Gokokuji Temple on March 16th, 2024
Ryuuei Tea Ceremony held by the Ryuueikai for the first time in four years after the coronavirus pandemic. Ryuueikai was established in 1980 as an association for the descendants of the feudal lords, hatamoto, gokenin, and other vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate. At the tea ceremony, four samurai tea ceremony schools were presented: the Oie […]