History
History
2026.06.24
Tea service at the Japanese Ambassador’s Residence for UNESCO
At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Takehiro Kano, Ambassador Extraordinar…

2026.06.22
Tea ceremony celebration in a café in Paris.
During my stay in France, the chabako, my portable tea box, proved t…

2026.06.20
Tea preparation at a café in Saint-Denis (once more)
Early in the morning, standing in front of the Basilica of Saint-Den…

2026.06.20
Tea ceremony using a tea chest (chabako-demae) in front of the Basilica Cathedral of Saint-Denis.
I held an Asacha-no-yu, the “morning tea” gathering that has become …

2026.02.23
Tea service at the exhibition of tea ceramics by Hosai Matsubayashi XVI of Asahi-yaki
At the ongoing Asahi-yaki Exhibition by Matsubayashi Hōsai XVI at Mi…

2026.01.27
Introduction to the Tea Ceremony at Urasenke Abu Dhabi
I had the privilege of being given the opportunity to perform a tema…

2026.01.19
Hatsudate at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to the OECD
Following the hatsudate (the first tea gathering of the New Year) he…

2026.01.16
Tea Gathering at the Residence of the Ambassador of Japan 2026
On January 16, a tea gathering entitled “Hatsugama and Osechi Ryori”…

2026.01.12
New Year’s Tea Gathering, 2026
It is written 「初点」 and read Hatsudate. The year before last, the hea…

2025.11.29
Tea service at UNESCO headquarters (Paris)
This year marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War, as w…

2025.11.27
Lecture at Grenoble Alpes University 2025
Once again this year, I was able to hold my lecture on the culture o…

2025.11.17
Demonstration outside the official residence of the Consul General of Japan in Marseille
Tea, Asahi-yaki, and Sumi-e Demonstration in Marseille On November 1…