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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Hatsugama Held by NY/Met and PH Districts at the Kitano Hotel
Event Date: 2/4/2023 About 50 members and members of the general public gathered to celebrate the spring at the Hatsugama, at the Kitano...
Feb 25, 20232 min read
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Public Tea Ceremony @ the Place 229
Event Date: 10/23/2022 The Place 229, an elegant townhouse on the Upper East Side, is owned by a private salon run by Omotesenke Domonkai...
Nov 5, 20221 min read
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Salon-style Tea Ceremony in a Living Room
Learn about Tea Ceremony and watch the preparation of tea in an everyday environment. A promotional video by Omotesenke Domonkai, Eastern...
Oct 18, 20221 min read
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