6-14-2026

表千家の日記念茶会　Omotesenke Day

サンフランシスコにて、第二回「表千家の日」記念茶会を催しました。

はじめに、北カリフォルニア支部の創設にご尽力くださいました諸先生方を偲び、お茶湯を執り行いました。参加者一同、感謝と追慕の気持ちをお伝えいたしました。その後、広間にて薄茶席、小間にて濃茶席を設け、会員の皆様はもとより、地域の一般のお客様にも広くご参加いただきました。北カリフォルニアの地で受け継がれてきた表千家のお茶の伝統を、皆様と共にお祝いできたことを、たいへん嬉しく思っております。

We held a commemorative tea gathering celebrating Japanese culture in the Omotesenke tea tradition.

We began by offering a bowl of tea in loving memory of the teachers who dedicated themselves to establishing the Northern California Chapter. We offered our heartfelt gratitude and honored their memory with warmth and reverence.

Afterward, guests were welcomed to a thin tea (usucha) service in the large room and a thick tea (koicha) service in the small tea room. We were delighted to celebrate the living tradition of Omotesenke way of tea here in Northern California, not only with our members, but also with guests from the wider community who joined us for the occasion.

A woman dressed in traditional Japanese kimono kneels on tatami mats in a Japanese-style room, facing a small low table with a tea set. The room has beige walls, a wooden ceiling, a hanging scroll with Japanese calligraphy, and a simple vase with a flower on a wooden platform.
People participating in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony in a room with tatami mats, wooden beams, and a small table holding tea utensils and a flower arrangement.
Two elderly women in traditional Japanese kimonos participating in a tea ceremony in a tatami room, one kneeling and holding a tea bowl, the other sitting in the background.
A traditional Japanese room with tatami mats, a hanging scroll with Japanese calligraphy, a small shelf with decorative items, and a ceramic pot.
A man dressed in traditional Japanese clothing performing a tea ceremony, with tea utensils on a tatami mat, inside a room with yellow walls and a wooden ceiling.
Women dressed in traditional kimonos participating in a Japanese tea ceremony inside a tatami room with shoji paper doors.
People attend a traditional Japanese tea ceremony in a tatami room with kimono-clad hosts, seated on the floor, while visitors observe and listen to a guide.
Group of people seated and listening attentively in a room with traditional Japanese decor, some wearing kimonos.
A traditional Japanese tea ceremony with women seated on tatami mats, five women leading the ceremony, and others watching inside a wooden room with sliding doors and a hanging scroll.
A traditional Japanese room with tatami mat flooring, featuring a wooden post, a hanging flower in a vase, paper lantern on the wall, and decorative pottery on the floor.