Kato Soyu Gyotei-sensei’s Seminar
6 July, 2018
At The Japan Foundation Sydney
Chakai for 30 th Anniversary of the sisterhood of Wollongong and Kawasaki
To celebrate the 30 th Anniversary of the sisterhood of Wollongong and Kawasaki City, the President of Urasenke Kawasaki Chapter, Mr. Tetsuro Kato, held Chado demonstrations in Wollongong. Mr. Kato invited the Lord Mayor of Wollongong, Cr. Gordon Bradbery OAM, and Kawasaki City Mayor Fukui and his delegation. Association members helped with the event.
In Wollongong Art Gallery, we set up a Misono-dana in front of lots of chairs. We put a fan on an alcove stand, “Kacho fugetsu wo tanoshimu” (Enjoy the beauty of nature) written by Zabosai Oiemoto.
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Gallery of Chakai for 30 th Anniversary of the sisterhood of Wollongong and Kawasaki
On Wednesday, 4 July 2018, in Wollongong Art Gallery.
To celebrate the 30 th Anniversary of the sisterhood of Wollongong and Kawasaki City, the
President of Urasenke Kawasaki Chapter, Mr. Tetsuro Kato, held Chado demonstrations in
Wollongong. Mr. Kato invited the Lord Mayor of Wollongong, Cr. Gordon Bradbery OAM,
and Kawasaki City Mayor Fukui and his delegation. Association members helped with the
event.
Members Chakai at Bondi
On Sunday, 6 May we had a members’ Chakai at the residence of Itoko Inoue, organised by Itoko’s group. Each session include Tsuzuki usucha seki and Tenshin seki.
2018 Members Chakai Report By Itoko Inoue
Members Chakai at Bondi
Sydney Association Members’ Chakai
Sunday, May 6, 2018
On Sunday, 6 May we had a members’ Chakai at the residence of Itoko Inoue, organised by Itoko’s group. Each session include Tsuzuki usucha seki and Tenshin seki.
Hatsugama 2018
On Sunday, 4 February 2018, we had Hatsugama at Leura.
Hatsugama（初釜) – first tea ceremony of the year.
This meeting is seen as something very special. Hatsugama is the only time when the tea teacher him or herself prepares tea for all her students. In most cases this tea ceremony is a complete Chaji meeting with Kaiseki meal, Nakadachi breaks, and the whole ritual done the way it was learned during classes. It is impossible to teach the whole Chaji at once, therefor it is always broken up into practicing how to prepare Usucha, Koicha, and arranging the charcoal in Sumidemae.
More photos you can see in Gallery – Hatsugama 2018