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Japanese tea ceremony — chanoyu or chado in Japanese — is a centuries-old tradition that encompasses many facets of Japanese culture.
While Japanese people often practice it as part of their heritage, in the past
decades chanoyu has spread around the world.
This site is maintained by a group of teachers and students affiliated with the
Urasenke school of tea ceremony headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Our goal is to
help others experience the world of chanoyu, whether they come as visitors to our demonstrations or students at our classes.
We hope you enjoy our site, and please feel free to contact us with any
questions you have.
““Konnichi buji means ‘today I accept this is what it is.’ This is a dilemma. We want to make progress, and therefore we think, the more
we practice the better we get. We cannot deny that. In one thousand years of
practicing Zen, ten thousand years of practicing tea, there’s never a day when you’re ready. It’s always, not yet, not yet, not yet. But today, this is it. When those two come
together – not yet / this is it – there’s no word for that, so we have to say radical acceptance.”
July 12 -- Tea ceremony demonstration at Shofuso. Tea instructor Morgan Beard does a traditional tea ceremony, with
tea and sweets served to those in attendance. Two demonstrations: 1 p.m. and
2:30 p.m. Fee: $25 Shofuso members / $28 non-members. Space is limited; call
(215) 878-5097 for reservations.