The 1st Anniversary of Omotesenke Day Public Tea Ceremony Demonstration

A year ago on June 15th , Omotesenke Domonkai Northern California Region celebrated its 50th anniversary. At that time, Omotesenke was granted June 15th, 2024 as “ Omotesenke Day” , by former SF mayor London Breed. In order to celebrate and appreciate Omotesenke Day, we are hosting a public tea ceremony-CHANOYU gathering on June 15th, 2025 in Japan Town, San Francisco.

CHANOYU was established by the first grand master and founder, Sen no Rikyu in the 1500’s.

According to Rikyu, tea is perceived by your heart, rather than your eyes. This has become the fundamental basis of Omotesenke style of CHANOYU.

Please join our anniversary CHANOYU gathering on June 15th! We will serve you a bowl of tea and some okashi sweets. We will present Ryurei style CHANOYU with heartfelt gratitude, while we celebrate the Omotesenke day together.

Seatings will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis on the day. If the venue is full, outside seating will be available where the ceremony can be viewed on a large monitor.

Please arrive at the venue 15 minutes before the each session. Each session takes about 40-50 minutes.

We will not be able to seat you once the ceremony starts. Refunds will not be provided for late arrivals.

Tickets are non-transferable.

Tickets are non-refundable if cancelled less than 2 weeks prior to the event.

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Everbrite fee will not be included in the refund.

Host or Publisher Omotesenke Domonkai Northern California Region