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SF Urasenke Foundation
The Urasenke Foundation of San Francisco is a non-profit foundation devoted to public service educational programs on chanoyu.
The Urasenke Konnichian Web Site
Official site by the Urasenke Foundation. Features the history of the Urasenke way of tea, the Urasenke tea house and garden, and organization.
East West Chanoyu Center
The Center in Seattle offers classes and events that showcase traditional
Japanese living arts as a means of self-cultivation and
actualization.
Chado Urasenke Tankokai Association, Washington DC
The website for the Urasenke Tradition of Tea Ceremony for Washington, DC area, with brief introduction, information about Wahingtom DC area tea events, and links to related pages.
Urasenke Midorikai Alumni website
Great resource of Japanese sweet recipes
Urasenke Wakai Tea Association in Portland, OR
Phone: 503-228-7957 Fax: 503-242-2345
Urasenke Germany
The link to Urasenke schools in 6 German cities.
Urasenke School in Bensheim, Germany
The site provides tea ceremony information and class schedule in Bensheim
Ueda Soko School, Germany in Berlin & in Hannover
The site provides tea ceremony information and class schedule of Ueda Soko Style tea.
Urasenke San Diego Association, CA
4691 Leathers St.
San Diego, CA 92117
Phone: (858)272-5426 Email: urasenkesd@hotmail.com Both Japanese and English are accepted for phone and email.
Cha no Yutah, Urasenke tea group in Utah, USA
informational sites
Welcome to Cha No Yu
The site provides tea ceremony information and event schedule.
other tea-related resources
The site of the Way of Tea (Japanese Tea Ceremony).
Morikami Museum
Beautiful Japanese garden and the museum with tea room in South Florida. Tea demonstrations and classes are also held here.
TeaHyakka
TeaHyakka is a monthly magazine covering all aspects of Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Tea and Zen
Diana Saltoon's website introducing Tea and Zen. The web page presents tea related events, publications and workshops in Portland area. Email: rbawest@centurytel.net.
Journal of Japanese Gardening
Bi-monthly magazine not only give you many ideas to create Japanese gardens but also has an extensive listing of resources. The magazine often offers interesting tea articles.
blogs/forums
SWEETPERSIMMON
A tea ceremony blog.
tea utensils
Tea Dogu
online tea utensil store in southern california
Asakichi
store in san francisco also carries tea utensils along with other items.
Tea Ceremony Store
online tea utensil store in colorado.
sweets/food
Minatoya Sweet Shop
Minatoya, the Japanese sweet store which we introduced in June, now has an English webpage. They offer a variety of Japanese sweets including ohigashi (dried sweets). The sweets are very delicious and go very well with matcha.
Hiroko Sugiyama Culinary Atelier
A practitioner of Urasenke tea and a great kaiseki chef. Phone: (425) 836-4635. Email: hiroko.s.dolly@mac.com.
ceramics
D. Michael Coffee, Ceramics
Unique, contemplative high-fired stoneware with an emphasis on skillfully
crafted tea wares. Coffee's work is evocative and thoughtfully inspired.
Hank Murrow's pottery site
Unique pottery with beautiful shino glaze in Willamette Valley, Oregon.
Nichibei Potters
Blending the elegant tradition of Japanese folk art with a distinctly contemporary flair results in an innovative collection of handmade pottery that is unmistakeably Nichibei.
River Bend Pottery
John Baymore is a potter at River Bend Pottery in New Hampshire since 1977. Most of his work is fired in a large wood fired noborigama. Though his work is influenced by Japanese folk pottery, his work is contemporary.
galleries/antiques
IWASAWAORIENTALART
High quality Japanese antiques and arts including tea utensils. 75 University Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95031-6071. Phone: (408) 395-2339. Email: iwasawaart@comcast.net.
The Ren Brown Collection
The Ren Brown Collection Gallery: Contemporary Japanese Prints, California Artists & Sculptors, Antique Japanese Furnishings.
Yasuko
Quality antique and used kimonos and accessories in Northern California.383 Healdsburg Ave. Healdsburg, CA 95448 (707) 431-8383
japanese carpentary/construction
East Wind (Higashi Kaze) Inc.
High quality Japanese style construction specialist. 21020 Shields Camp Rd. Nevada City, CA 95959. Phone: (530) 265-6994. Email: Mail@eastwindinc.com.
Hana Shoji and Interiors, Inc
Along with custom shoji screens, Hana Shoji and Interiors also does custom fusuma and amado, as well as complete tatami rooms. Phone: (510) 842-1041.
JLS Designs
Japanese carpentry in Grass Valley, Northern California by James Wiester and Ryosei Kaneko. Phone: 530-271-0234 or Email: suzumi@nccn.net.
Koji Uchida
Japanese carpentry in Washington State. Phone: (205) 369-5012.
