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Chaboshu - 茶坊衆 Seattle's premiere men's tea group showcasing traditional Japanese tea ceremony.

Today’s tea ceremony at Seattle Japanese Garden is done! Although it began as cool, by the time we were done, the sun wa...
09/20/2026

Today’s tea ceremony at Seattle Japanese Garden is done! Although it began as cool, by the time we were done, the sun was out and was such a nice autumn day! All sessions were sold out! The scroll for the day read 「閑座聴松風 」(Kanza sh*te shohu wo kiku) Sit in stillness and listen to the wind in the pines — when the seeking mind grows quiet, things reveal themselves just as they are. Our flower arrangement featured a simple branch with color changing leaves in a modern kyo-ware vase, and the sweet of the day was rice cake and miso cracker.

The next presentation will be the last one for this year and on October 17th, with sessions at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 pm. Please join us for a delicious matcha for one last time this year 😊

本日の庭園de茶会、秋分の日もすぐそこの色づき始めた中でたおやかに終了。今回も満席御礼、皆様と楽しくお茶席を持つことが出来ました。ご来庵の皆さま、大変有難うございます。お軸は「閑座聴松風」、華はすでに紅くなり始めた枝物をモダンな京焼の花器にて。お菓子は、 お餅や味噌煎餅など。香合は、黒柿に繊細な金蒔絵と螺鈿細工が施された虫籠。来月の茶席は、10月17日午后1、2、3時の3席となります。早くも今年最後の茶席となります。美味しい抹茶をご一緒に如何でしょう。

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Today’s tea ceremony at Seattle Japanese Garden is done! A nice summer day and all sessions were sold out! Thank you for...
08/16/2026

Today’s tea ceremony at Seattle Japanese Garden is done! A nice summer day and all sessions were sold out! Thank you for the engaged sessions everyone!! The scroll for the day read 「無」 (Mu) A state beyond fixed distinctions such as existence and nonexistence, self and other, affirmation and denial. It invites the mind to let go of attachment to names, judgments, and categories, so that things may be encountered directly, before they are divided by thought. Our flower arrangement featured a simple Japanese maple in a kyo-ware vase, and the sweet of the day was pineapple cake.

The next presentation will be on September 19th, with sessions at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 pm. It should be cooler and a bowl of hot matcha should sooth you♡

本日の庭園de茶会、立秋も過ぎた夏日の中、燦燦と終了。今回も満席御礼、活発な質疑応答の楽しい茶席と相成りました。ご来庵の皆さま、大変有難うございます。お軸は「無」、花は青楓一葉を京焼の花器にて。お菓子は、 パイナップルケーキ。香合は、瓢。来月の茶席は、9月19日午后1、2、3時の3席となります。涼しくなってきている頃です。どうぞお立寄りの上、熱々のお抹茶をお召し上がりくださいませ♡

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Today’s tea ceremony at Seattle Japanese Garden is done! Cool sunny day and all sessions were sold out! Thank you for co...
06/21/2026

Today’s tea ceremony at Seattle Japanese Garden is done! Cool sunny day and all sessions were sold out! Thank you for coming out to the tea house today. The scroll for the day read 「黒如淡」 (Kuroki koto, awaki ga gotoshi) The deepest black carries the lightness of simplicity; the truly mature have no need to proclaim their depth. Our flower arrangement featured a lily with some leaves in a hagi-ware vase, and the sweet of the day was honey cake.

The garden will be closed from June 22 through July 27 for some construction projects, so our next presentation will be on August 15, with sessions at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 pm. Tickets should be available early July so please check the garden’s website!!

本日の庭園de茶会、夏至が明日に迫る中無事終了。風が穏やかにそよぐ清々しい夏日と相成りました。今回も満席御礼。ご来庵の皆さま、大変有難うございます。お軸は「黒如淡」、花は百合一輪を枝物と一緒に萩の花器にて。お菓子は、加須底羅。香合は、笹舟。来月は、工事のため6月22日〜7月27日まで閉園。よって茶坊衆の次の茶席は、8月15日午后1、2、3時の3席となります。。チケットは7月上旬に公開となりますので、庭園ウェブサイトをご確認の上お求めくださいませ。

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Today’s private tea ceremony at is done! Super sunny early summer day with a wonderful haiku group! This time, we did t...
06/01/2026

Today’s private tea ceremony at is done! Super sunny early summer day with a wonderful haiku group! This time, we did the koicha temae which is not a usual procedure to perform in a public setting like this but hey, it was the haiku group and they enjoyed it tremendously. Some never had koicha before! The scroll for the day read 「喫茶呪文」 (Kissa Jumon is a short Buddhist verse or chant recited before drinking tea.) It is not merely a formula for drinking tea. Rather, it expresses the intention to transform the act of receiving tea from simple consumption into a quiet, dignified moment of spiritual composure, mindfulness, and gratitude. Our flower arrangement featured a tiny flower with some leaves in roof tile like vase, and the sweet of the day was ohagi which we prepared yesterday. While they were doing haiku meeting, we also served home made castilla.

本日の庭園de茶会は、シアトルに90年以上続くレニア吟社の皆様をお迎えしての御濃茶会。初夏らしく非常に明るく清々しい茶会と相成りました。お軸は「喫茶呪文」、花はお庭の可憐なひとつ瓦を模した花器にて。お菓子は、手製のおはぎ。茶会のあと吟社も皆様はそのまま句会へ突入。少し肌涼しい庵でしたので、熱いほうじ茶を手製の加須底羅とご一緒に。さて、茶坊衆定例の来月のお茶会は、6月20日午后1、2、3時の3席です。皆様お誘い合わせの上、お寄りくださいませ。

Today’s presentation at is done! Sunny and cool day with 4 sessions - a busy day! Thank you so much to everyone who joi...
05/17/2026

Today’s presentation at is done! Sunny and cool day with 4 sessions - a busy day! Thank you so much to everyone who joined us.
The scroll for the day read 「山花開錦如」 (sanka hiraite nishiki no gotoshi), meaning “Mountain flowers bloom like brocade.” This Zen phrase does not merely describe a beautiful spring landscape. It points to the truth that nothing is permanent, yet each thing fully reveals itself in the present moment. The flowers will fall, and the water will keep flowing, but in this very impermanence, reality is complete. Our flower arrangement featured a camellia bud in a blackened bamboo vase, and the sweet of the day was a delicious fruit jelly, rice crispy and ginger cookies.

Our next presentation will be on June 20, with sessions at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 pm. Again, the tickets are almost sold out already so hurry and get yours!!

本日の庭園de茶会、初夏燦燦の中終了。雷が予想されていた天候も終日穏やかで、庵内は丁度いい塩梅。今回は一席多い四席となり、大変楽しいお茶会と相成りました。ご来庵の皆さま、大変有難うございます。お軸は「山花開錦如」、花は椿の蕾ひとつを竹の花器にて。お菓子は、フルーツゼリー、おこし、生姜煎餅。香合は、瓢。来月のお茶会は、6月20日午后1、2、3時の3席。チケットはまたしても既に完売しかけている模様。お早めにご予約くださいませ。

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Today’s presentation at is complete! It was our first one for the year — and completely sold out! 🌸 Thank you so much t...
04/19/2026

Today’s presentation at is complete! It was our first one for the year — and completely sold out! 🌸 Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on such a nice spring day.

The scroll for the day reads 「不二」 (Funi), meaning “Nonduality. That which appears as two is, in truth, not separate.“Fu-ni” invites us to see beyond the habit of dividing the world into “this” and “that,” and to encounter life as profoundly interconnected.” Our flower arrangement featured nandina berries in a modern tin-tsugi (instead of gold, it's been fixed with tin using kintsugi techniques) vase, and the sweet of the day was a delicious Sakura mochi, mini manju and ginger cookies.

Our next presentation will be on May 16, with sessions at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 pm. The tickets are almost sold out already!!

今年初めての庭園de茶会、春日向の中終了。朝から丁度いい気温の中スタートし、終了あたりは更に暖かい陽射しになっておりました。今回は半月以上前から既に全席ソールドアウト。来庵されたお客様方、有難うございます。お軸は「不二」、花は南天を錫継ぎしたモダン花器にて。お菓子は、桜餅、ミニ饅頭、生姜煎餅。香合は、モダン作家さんによる甲虫。来月のお茶会は、5月16 日午后1、2、3時の3席。チケットは既に完売しかけているようです。お早めにご予約くださいませ。

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