Urasenke at the World Tea Party

A traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony will be presented by Sakaino Sensei from 2:00pm to 5:00pm on Friday, Feb. 19th. Another traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony will be presented by Keith Snyder from 2:00pm to 5:00pm on Monday, Feb. 22nd. All are welcome.

Urasenke Vancouver will be presenting on an ongoing basis at the World Tea Party during Vancouver’s 2010 Winter Olympic Games – a traditional Japanese tea room has been setup at the Centre A gallery. Urasenke (裏千家^?, lit. “the rear Sen house/family”) Urasenke Konnichian Web Site – is the name of one of the main schools of Japanese tea ceremony.

Urasenke Vancouver also maintains the Nitobe Memorial Garden, a traditional Japanese Tea and Stroll garden located at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Nitobe Garden is considered to be the one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America and among the top five Japanese gardens outside of Japan.

Contact:
Urasenke Vancouver
209 Jackson Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V3K 4C1
tel: (604) 224-1560
email: ksnyder@intergate.ca