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Schedule Details
2025-08-08T15:00:00-04:00 to 2025-08-08T16:30:00-04:00
Price Details
129.71 USD - 129.71 USD
Age Restrictions
Not available
Ticket Website
Location Details
Chicago
2940 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60657, United States
About the Event
Introduction to Japanese Tea Ceremony
The Japanese Culture Center is excited to announce the next introductory course on Chanoyu/Tea Ceremony!
General Information:
- Class Dates : Fridays - August 8, August 15, & August 22
- 7:00 pm - 8:30pm
- $120 per student
- Business casual attire and white socks are required
- 4 students maximum
Introductory to Chanoyu
This three week course focuses on step-by-step instruction of the foundation skills required to make a simple bowl of matcha. By the end of the course, students will be able to serve tea in the tray style (Ryakubon). We will also cover the basics of the tearoom and the manners of a guest.
The students will be shown:
- How to bow while sitting.
- How to properly drink from a tea bowl
- A few phrases in Japanese
- How to make a bowl of usucha
*Students will likely not make tea until the 3rd class.
The course will be led by Alice Conlon, under the guidance and supervision of Omar Francis Sensei. Francis Sensei is a certified instructor in the Urasenke Tradition of Chanoyu and Vice President of Urasenke Chicago Association. He was awarded the Japan America Society of Chicago's 2017 Cultural Achievement award for his contributions to Japanese arts and their education.
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