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newCENTER (JCCCNC) VIRTUAL WAGASHI WORKSHOP
Saturday, June 7, 2025 - 11am-1pmPDT


This summer wagashi workshop will feature himuro and karukan. Himuro (ice store house), favored by the 8th generation Urasenke head tea master Itto, is a white ball of sweet bean paste with a red yokan triangle on top representing ice. It is covered with kuzu (kudzu) jelly. Served chilled it provides a refreshing respite from the summer heat. Karukan is a specialty of Kagoshima, Japan. It is a steamed sweet made with rice flour, sugar, grated yam and Daitokuji natto (similar to Chinese salted black beans). Easy to follow recipes and a recording link will be provided to all registrants. Fee - $30 ($25 members).
To register: Center Virtual Wagashi Workshop - Saturday, June 7, 2025 - 11am-1pmPDT

newCENTER (JCCCNC) VIRTUAL CHABANA WORKSHOP
Saturday, June 21, 2025 - 11am-1pmPDT


Chabana, the simple but elegant style of flower arranging for Chanoyu, the Japanese tea ceremony. This traditional Japanese artform has deep roots in the more formalized Ikebana style of flower arranging which is firmly seated in both Shintoism and Buddhism. Cha literally means tea and bana is taken from the word hana or flower. Various styles of vases and baskets will be discussed and there will be instruction on how to create simple and beautiful seasonal arrangements. The recording link will be provided to all registrants. Fee - $30 ($25 members).
To register: Center Virtual Chabana Workshop - Saturday, June 21, 2025 - 11am-1pmPDT

newTea Mindfulness Workshop



Japanese Tea Ceremony Classes


Urasenke Tanko Magazine Icho Plaza Article (Japanese)

San Bruno Public Library Virtual Wagashi Workshop

This online workshop will feature 2 traditional Japanese wagashi sweets. We will make a seasonal kinton and mushimanju. VIDEO CAN BE VIEWED HERE


Southborough MA Recreation Nerikiri Wagashi Workshop, November 10, 2022
Here is the link to the Workshop recording on Youtube.
Nerikiri Recipe

 


Mushimanju Brockton, MA Public Library Webinar
Join us for this fun Online Cooking Workshop, to be delivered by Larry Sokyo Tiscornia and Kimika Soko Takechi senseis (Urasenke Chanoyu Instructors, San Francisco). In this cooking workshop, we will learn how to make: Mushimanju: (Japanese sweet steamed buns). We will make the plain smooth [steamed bun] and show how to change it seasonally to get different effects (burning in a seasonal design, adding salted cherry blossoms, etc.)
Here is the link to the Workshop recording: Mushimanju Workshop Recording



S.F. Japantown Tea Ceremony with 2Chainz

Past Tea Times Index

In Home Wagashi Workshop

Washington & Lee Tearoom Opening

The Way of Tea, Asian Art Museum S.F.

"The New Way of Tea"  

 Dr. Genshitsu Sen Tea Offerings

Wa Kei Sei Jaku  

 Soko Takechi & Sokyo Tiscornia

Wagashi (Japanese sweets)

S.F. Chronicle Wagashi Article  

 Chabana (flowers for tea)

Ware for Chanoyu Show 1998  

Yukimi (snow viewing tea)

 Student Tea Demonstration

Chanoyu Links

Japan Related Links

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(site updated May 1, 2025)