Ocha Zanmai, based in San Francisco, shares important research and valuable information about chanoyu and tea culture with interested individuals around the globe.
お茶三昧は茶の湯と茶文化に関する重要な研究や有益な情報を
サンフランシスコから世界にお届けします。
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The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and
The College of Liberal & Creative Arts at San Francisco State University
with a special grant from the Imuraya Group, Co., Ltd.
present
10th Ocha Zanmai お茶三昧 (2024-2025)
We are going to show the following seven videos from 2024 and 2025 during the forthcoming 10th Ocha Zanmai.
When the registration site is ready, the link will appear here.
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2024 Theme: Creation, Appreciation, and Practice of Chanoyu
主題：茶の湯の創造・鑑賞・実践
Bilingual Videos (Narration in Japanese with bilingual texts)
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"Trajectory of Miwa Kyusetsu XIII: A Talk about His Own Work"
「十三代三輪休雪の軌跡 自作を語る」- Miwa Kyusetsu XIII, Hagiware ceramic artist
- 萩焼陶芸家 十三代三輪休雪
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"Chinese Lacquerware and Imitation Products, or the Problem of Appraisal"
「唐物漆器と倣製品 あるいは鑑定の問題」- Osamu Fukushima, Tokyo National Museum
- 東京国立博物館 福島修
紹介：同志社大学 宮武慶之
English Videos
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"Samples of the Nanpōroku (An attempt at a new English translation)"
- Frank Feltens, Smithsonian Institution
- Frank Feltens, Smithsonian Institution
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"Using the Tea Ceremony as a tool for memory and justice"
- Javier Ormeno, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
- Introduction by Stephen Roddy, University of San Francisco
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"Touring Chanoyu in the American Northeast: A Travel Guide for Chajin and Cha-curious"
- Victoria Schmidt-Scheuber, art historian and chajin
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2025 Theme: In Touch with Nature
A Bilingual Video
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"Place Seasonal Flowers: Chabana Practice" 「季節の花を入れる：茶花実践」
- Larry Sokyo Tiscornia & Kimika Soko Takechi, Chado Urasenke Tankokai San Francisco Association
- 裏千家茶道指導者
武智宗香君香、ティスコーニア宗橋ラリー
An English Video
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"Latvia(n) Rocks: The Aesthetics of Masuno Shunmyō's Garden of Destiny"
- Stephen Roddy, University of San Francisco
(We are honoring the speaker’s own choice regarding whether to mark Japanese long vowels.)
NEWS!
Ocha Zanmai is currently working on a commemorative book project titled “Ocha Zanmai: Chanoyu and Tea Culture.” The volume anthologizes select papers presented at the 1st through 10th Ocha Zanmai conferences, incorporating a few new contributions to make it a worthy addition to our readers'座右の書 (books kept on one’s side) on chanoyu culture.
Information and Inquiries
mmckeon@sfsu.edu
日本からのお問い合わせは choumyohoushu@gmail.com