April 2023

Tea Gatherings at the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival

Saturday, April 15, seatings at 1, 2, 3, 4 p.m. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Arrive early to be seated for tea.

In support of the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, the Urasenke Foundation will be hosting tea gatherings throughout the afternoon. Please join us for a sweet and a bowl of tea. Location is the Tateuchi Auditorium in the Nihonmachi Little Friends Building at 1830 Sutter Street, San Francisco. Please visit sfcherryblossom.org or contact festival organizers through the online form or info@nccbf.org for additional festival information.

Chanoyu Presentations for California State University, Sacramento Classes

April 10 & 11

These popular tea gatherings are held in the tearoom inside the University Library, CSU Sacramento. The tearoom was named Karakuan 嘉楽庵 by Zabosai Oiemoto, sixteenth generation master of Urasenke Konnichian. Gatherings are open to University students and faculty as well as those who are interested in the Way of Tea. Reservations are necessary. If your school or community group would like to schedule a visit, please contact Maria Ramirez at 916.278.5954.
For more information, go to the California State University Library website.

Educational Gatherings

The Foundation welcomes school groups (kindergarten through university) and other groups for lecture-presentations at its tearoom facilities. These occasions are individually designed to the interests of each group such as language, literature, aesthetics, philosophy, or history. If your organization or school group is interested in scheduling a special program, please call 415.433.6553 or email contact@urasenke.org to make arrangements.