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.
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 <206.328.6018> or by check — mail to EWCC c/o JCCCW 1414 S. Weller Street, Seattle, WA 98144.
FOUR-WEEK INTRODUCTORY SERIES teaches how to whisk a creamy bowl of matcha and the Bonryaku tea procedure with utensils arranged on a tray. Reservations are required. $150 for instruction and materials. Saturdays, March 2nd-23rd from 10:00AM to 12:30PM.
Prepare for lessons with the following videos:
The tea procedure (temae) studied in separate parts (warigeiko) https://youtu.be/frh6U-j0jKY
Abbreviated tea procedure with a tray (Bonryaku temae) https://youtu.be/n6uNT8wzUfw
FOUR-WEEK ELEMENTARY SERIES (A) is for those who have completed the four-week Introductory Series or who have taken the UW Chanoyu course. Students refine the Bonryaku tea procedure and learn the Usucha thin-tea procedure that features utensils arranged on tatami, and the use of a ladle to draw water from a kettle. Reservations are required. $150 for instruction and materials. Saturdays monthly from 10:00AM to 12:30PM.
FOUR-WEEK ELEMENTARY SERIES (B) is for those who have completed Elementary Series (A ). Students refine the Usucha thin-tea procedure that features utensils arranged on tatami, and the use of a ladle to draw water from a kettle. Reservations are required. $150 for instruction and materials. Saturdays from 10:00AM-12:30PM.
MASTER CHANOYU CLASSES are for those who want to join the EWCC community of tea practitioners dedicated to mastering the Tea Culture of Japan. Thursdays 5:30PM-8:00PM Fridays 10:30-4:00PM Saturdays 7:30AM-12:30PM, (Tea Tours 1:00-2:00PM), 2:15PM-4:00PM Sundays 10:00AM-12:45PM, (Tea Tours 1:00-2:00PM), 2:15PM-4:30PM
SHICHIJISHIKI Second Sunday, 2:15-4:15PM. Reservations are required
OKUDEN Fourth Sunday, 2:15-4:15PM. Email for reservations.
We express our gratitude to King County 4Culture for their generous support in the construction of the tearooms, as well as their program support for Tearoom Tours, the Four Seasons Tea Ceremony events, and the JCCCW spring and fall events.