“Sky” is one of the most important teachings of Zen. Everything is insubstantial, constantly changing and not the same for a moment. Shakyamuni explains that there is no such thing in this world and that is why we should not be obsessed with stereotypes.

During the Azuchi-Momoyama period, Rikyu expanded the tea ceremony from the Shoin to the tea house. The year 2020 marked a turning point in the history of the world. With the slogan of “expanding tea ceremony from a tea room to a web space,” everyone in the world is connected with a single cup of tea beyond space and time, and the “sky” of “now and here” is shared. , Aiming for a new shape of chanoyu that allows you to experience the erection of the za.

In September, a tea party was held under the theme of “Chrysanthemum”, a chrysanthemum that announces the arrival of autumn. We prepare special sweets named after Chungyang, and you can enjoy the arrival of autumn. (We will send it by courier in advance to those who want confectionery among the applicants) This time we also have a special seat “VR tea ceremony” for 15 people. At the VR Tea Ceremony, you can experience the world’s first tea ceremony and the tea ceremony that you can enjoy with a 360-degree VR image full of reality.

The online tea ceremony experience begins with the arrival of specially ordered tea confections that match the tea ceremony theme. You can experience a new tea ceremony that connects you to the world online by expanding the world of new images that allow you to experience the realism of a tea room through your computer or smartphone.

What is “Cheyang”
Shigeyo is called “Chrysanthemum Festival”. There is a “Kikusui legend” in ancient China that dew dripping from chrysanthemums fell on the river, and those who drank the water of the river had a long life. The legend was introduced to Japan in the Heian period, and chrysanthemums were decorated on the 9th September to prevent evil and pray for longevity.

*Photos and videos are from the previous “Tanabata no Kai”. This time, we are preparing new sweets named after the September festival “Chuyo”. Please note that it is different from the one in the photo.
*Photo by Daisuke Kurihara / ©️ Daisuke Kurihara

▶︎ Date and time: Saturday, September 5, 2020

● First seat: 14:00-15:00
・Online Tea Ceremony (with sweets and matcha) Capacity 40
・Online tea ceremony (viewing only) 40 people

● Second seat 17:00-18:00:
VR Tea Ceremony (with sweets/matcha/VR goggles) Capacity 15
*Please participate by wearing the VR goggles sent in advance.

●How to apply
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▶︎Theme: Chungyang Tea Party
▶︎ Seat owner: Sokai Okada (World Tea Party)
▶︎ Content:
・Light brown teahouse in front of Shigeyo
・Tea confectionery ・Light tea (one-handed, please eat. Things to prepare: bowl, chasen)
・A story about today’s tools and tea ceremony
・Online construction (question and answer, interaction between participants)

▶︎ Delivery: We will send it to your home by courier.
・Tea sky party special tea confectionery (Handa City, Handa City, Aichi Prefecture)
・Matcha (Kyoto Uji Yamamasa Oyamaen)
・Digital meeting: We will send the meeting by e-mail after the tea party.

▶︎Fee:
● First seat 14:00-15:00:
・Online tea table ¥4,500 (includes sweets, matcha, courier fee)
・Online viewing seat 1,500 yen (only for viewing, sweets etc. will not be sent)

●Second seat 17:00-18:00
・VR Tea Seating capacity 15 people 5,800 yen (including sweets, matcha, courier fee, VR goggles)

▶︎How to join: Join online by Zoom/Click by clicking the link you send. No special settings are required.
*Zoom environment is required for participation.

▶︎ About VR Tea Ceremony:
Participate after wearing the VR goggles Oculus Go at home.
Please enjoy the tea ceremony with 360-degree VR video.
・VR goggles will be delivered to your home in advance by mail.
・For operation of VR goggles, a manual will be attached at the time of shipment
・Details will be provided individually to those who participate in the VR tea ceremony.

▶︎Notes:
・Be sure to include your “address” when applying for convenience of shipping sweets.
* Personal information will be strictly managed based on the Personal Information Protection Law.
・The application deadline is “August 31st (Monday)” due to the shipping of sweets.
・The tea ceremony may be canceled, postponed, or changed due to various reasons.
In that case, we will contact each participant individually.

During the Azuchi-Momoyama period, Rikyu expanded the tea ceremony from the Shoin to the tea room.
In 2020, the tea ceremony will be expanded from the tea room to the WEB space.

The sky is the most important teaching of Zen.
Everything is insubstantial, constantly changing and not the same for a moment.
There is absolutely nothing in this world. That is why Buddha preached that we should not be locked into stereotypes.

Connecting with a cup of tea that transcends space and time,
Share the “sky” only here and now.

Everyone in real time, anywhere in the world
A new form of chanoyu that allows you to experience the erection

“Tea Sky Society”

The “sky” that the tea sky society values most.
In a different place, we have created a unique logo for the unique and unique meeting, where each time we have different encounters, and the different shapes of tea leaves, and the loosely gathering of each one, the unique shape of each meeting. The color is light blue. With an image of the sky that continues infinitely, you can participate from anywhere in the world, the sky where guests connect, and the unlimited possibilities of the tea ceremony, creating a light and global impression apart from the image of a normal tea ceremony.

Last time, on July 5th (Sunday), an online tea party “Chakukukai sakue-Tanabata” was held. Limited to 50 people, we also had participants from overseas. On the floor, the artist’s work, Chiho Yamagishi, was used as a decoration for the Milky Way, and as for the sweets, we prepared natural colored Nishikama-kan with butterfly pea made by Kagurazaka Umekatei. *Please note that the sweets are different from those in this time.

● Tea Party Direction: Sokai Okada (World Tea Party)
● Branding design: Yuji Tokuda (canaria), Yuki Otsu (canaria)
● Produced by: Takanori Amano (canaria)
● Shooting direction: Shuichi Fujiho (Cross Terrier)
● VR Direction: Yuki Tsuji (Actual)
● Matcha Director: Masayuki Koyama (Yamamasa Oyamaen)
● Whole Produced by Chitose Nagao (PR director/Urasenke full-time lecturer), Yuna Ito (PR planner/Urasenke tea master)

Sougai Okada
World Tea Party President/Omotesenke Lecturer

Born in Tokyo in 1982. Encounter with the tea ceremony is a high school club activity. The Omotesenke teacher decides to join the club by saying, “If you want to be active in the world in the future, do one of the tea ceremony.” After that, he continued to practice as a student and a member of society, and in 2002, he had his first overseas tea party at Columbia University in NY. After that, we held tea parties in France, Poland, and the Czech Republic, and since 2007, have been holding monthly hands-on workshops for beginners in Shinagawa. In 2011, published the book “Tea beauty”. At present, he has made numerous appearances in the media in addition to domestic and overseas tea parties. In addition, we are expanding the range of activities such as serving tea to big artists and national guests overseas. Book “Tea beauty” (new person coming and going company)

Chakaiyu’s Sekai is a collection of “Japanese beauty” that should be proud of the world.
Through Zen (ZEN), art (ART), and life (CULTURE), they foster a “heart to think of people”. We are hosting opportunities to experience modern tea ceremony in Japan and overseas without forgetting respect for our predecessors.

>World Tea Party Official Website

Yuji Tokuda
Canaria representative/creative director, art director

Founded canaria through Dentsu and Kessels Kramer. We specialize in consistent concept making from brand/product/project development to communication and creative direction and design in total design. Representative works include Irohas, FLOWFUSHI, ANA AVATAR, etc.

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Yuki Tsuji
Actual Inc. Representative Director/ART 360° Director

Graduated from Kyoto Seika University. After entering the Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, he studied design engineering through studying the design of competitive artificial legs. Engaged in design research in developing countries at Grandma Co., Ltd. After moving to the United States, he has been based in Kyoto since 2015. 2017-18 KYOTOGRAPHIE In charge of exhibition management as a project manager for the Kyoto International Photo Festival. Established Actual Inc. in 2018 to develop and operate a 360° exhibition archiving business “ART360°” and develop a 360° distribution system “PLACE” to develop a gradation between virtual and actual.

>Actual Inc.

Chitose Nagao
Japan Culture Hub President/PR Director/Urasenke Full-time Lecturer (Munese Nagao)

In addition to supporting the overseas transmission of Japanese companies, in November 2019, we launched the Japan Culture Hub, a Japanese culture transmission team of Dentsu, to disseminate the splendor of Japanese culture in Japan and abroad. Having longed for his childhood in Johannesburg, South Africa, he longed for Japanese culture, and has been producing projects that promote Japanese culture from an overseas perspective, such as tea ceremony and traditional Japanese architecture.

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