From left: Bonryaku temae utensil arrangement; Chabako temae utensils; Usucha temae on tatami; Matcha
CHANOYU CLASSES for ALL LEVELS and INTERESTS
Classes are held in the EWCC Zuishin’an tearooms in the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington located at 1414 S. Weller Street, Seattle, WA 98144, in the East Building on the 2nd floor above the Hosekibako Resale Store. Enter through the green door in the alley north of Weller Street.
Call 206-328-6018 or email ewccseattle@gmail.com to schedule classes, workshops, and makeups. We will do our best to accommodate your busy schedules. Payment may be made via Zelle to East-West Chanoyu Center <206.328.6018> or by check — mail to EWCC c/o JCCCW 1414 S. Weller Street, Seattle, WA 98144.
FOUR-WEEK INTRODUCTORY SERIES you will learn how to whisk a creamy bowl of matcha and the abbreviated Bonryaku tea procedure with utensils arranged on a tray. Reservations are required. $150 for instruction and materials. Saturdays and Sundays 10:00AM to 12:00PM.
Prepare for lessons with the following videos:
The tea procedure (temae) studied in separate parts (warigeiko) https://youtu.be/frh6U-j0jKY
The abbreviated tea tray procedure (Bonryaku temae) https://youtu.be/n6uNT8wzUfw
MASTER CHANOYU CLASSES are for those who want to join the EWCC community of tea practitioners dedicated to mastering the Tea Culture of Japan. Classes are taught seated traditionally on tatami mats or on stools at a tea table.
Wednesdays 5:30PM-8:00PM Fridays 1:00-4:00PM Saturdays 10:00AM-1:00PM, 2:00-4:00PM, (Tearoom Tours 1:00-2:00PM) Sundays 10:00AM-1:00PM, 2:00-4:00PM, (Tearoom Tours 1:00-2:00PM)
SHICHIJISHIKI Second Sunday, 2:00-4:00PM. Reservations are required
OKUDEN Fourth Sunday, 2:00-4:00PM. Reservations are required
We sincerely appreciate the generous support of King County 4Culture in ‘Building for Equity’ funding for the tearoom construction, as well as ‘Arts Sustained’ support for programs throughout the year.