many people at Haneda Airport have either just arrived in Japan and are eager for their first cultural experience or are on their way home while hoping for just one more before they get on the plane.

is supporting the tea ceremony endeavor. He expects sightseers from outside Japan to take part en masse. “People from Europe and the United States are particularly fascinated by samurai culture ...

In Japan, tea ceremony (cha-dou) is revered as a way to a gain deeper insights into life and philosophy. Traditional Japanese tea ceremony practitioners put in long hours to master the intricacies ...

Last month was the hatsugama (first tea gathering of the year) performed by Chado Urasenke Tankokai Seattle Association at the Bellevue Children’s Academy in Bellevue, Washington.