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15th Anniversary Atomi Tea Ceremony – Esprit of Manhattan
S aturday, October 25 To commemorate the 15th Anniversary of Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region, USA , we will recreate one of the...
Sep 202 min read


Celestial Waterfall – Early Summer Tea Gathering
On June 21st, despite the heat, we hosted a tea gathering in midtown Manhattan, offering matcha and seasonal Japanese sweets to our...
Jun 272 min read


New Jersey School Tea Club
🍵 In 2024, about 40 participants joined our tea ceremony club! Students practiced temae at beginner and intermediate levels, focusing on...
May 61 min read


Tea Demonstration at St. Joseph's University
Event Date: 2/20/2025 Although a snowstorm had been forecasted since the previous week, the day of the event turned out to be clear. For...
Feb 262 min read


Public Tea Ceremony @ the Place 229
Event Date: 10/13/2024 High school students in Brooklyn and NJ, learning the Omotesenke tea ceremony, held their first autumn tea...
Oct 31, 20242 min read


Tea Ceremony Collaboration with John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden
Event Date: 10/5/2024 At the end of October, we held our final tea ceremony demonstration for 2024 before the garden closes for the...
Oct 16, 20242 min read


The Tea Demonstration at John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden
Event Date: 6/1/2024 A demonstration was held in this exquisite Japanese garden's beautifully maintained tea room. The demonstration...
Jun 5, 20242 min read


Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest
Event Date: 4/24/2024 The Japanese language class at this public high school belongs to the Japanese National Honor Society. At the end...
May 16, 20242 min read


The collaboration event with Japan Society’s Gallery“None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yellen Collection”
Event Date: 4/27/2024 Do you know the term "Chazen Ichimi"? It conveys the profound connection between Zen and the Japanese tea...
May 6, 20242 min read


Public Tea Ceremony @the Place 229
Event Date: 4/20/2024 Three sessions were held, consisting of 10 guests each. Eiko Tsuzuki made opening remarks, noting that in addition...
Apr 29, 20242 min read


Penn State University Annual Chanoyu Cub Event
Event Date: 4/5-6/2024 We participated in the Northeastern Tea Expo, https://sites.psu.edu/teaexpo/ at Penn State. The Omotesenke Chanoyu...
Apr 26, 20241 min read


Mindfulness and Japanese Tea Ceremony
Event Date: 4/15/2024 We introduced Hakobi Temae to 25 students and faculty members at St. Joseph's University in Long Island. We also...
Apr 18, 20242 min read


Hatsugama 2024
Event Date: 2/11/2024 The joint Hatsugama with the NY District and PH Special District was held the day after the Lunar New Year. On this...
Feb 20, 20241 min read


"Hatsugama" New Year Tea Ceremony at Globus Washitsu Tea Room
Event Date: 2/11/2024 Hatsugama is a setting and tea ceremony to celebrate the beginning of early spring and has a dignified and...
Dec 2, 20231 min read


Public Tea Ceremony the Place 229
Event Date: 10/14/2023 We hope the 2023 Fall tea ceremony at The Place 229 provided an "IchigoIchie" moment for everyone who attended....
Nov 10, 20231 min read


Tea Ceremony Collaboration with John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden
Event Date: 6/2/2023 Surrounded by Japanese gardens and vegetation in the suburbs of New York City, a tranquil tea house is carefully...
Jun 15, 20232 min read


Nodate Tea Ceremony for Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn
Event Date: 5/25/2023 On May 25, 2023, Fort Hamilton High School (FHHS) in Brooklyn, NY, hosted a "Nodate" event with around 20...
Jun 11, 20232 min read


Spring Tea Ceremony Event at The Place 229 in NYC, "Innocence of Flowers"
Event Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023 We successfully completed the Spring Tea Ceremony Event at The Place 229 in NYC, "Innocence of...
May 31, 20232 min read


Northern Valley Regional High School Tea Ceremony Experience
Event Date: 4/26/2023 Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest was enrolled in the school tea ceremony school in 2017, and every...
May 26, 20231 min read


Chanoyu Club Japanese Weekend School of New Jersey
This is a report on the activities of the tea ceremony club of the Japanese Weekend School of New Jersey, which was registered as...
Mar 30, 20231 min read
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