Japanese Garden Seattle Tea Ceremony
Koshikake machiai waiting area in the inner garden the koshikake machiai is an area for guests who have come from the yoritsuki waiting shelter of the outer garden and walked down the garden path.
Japanese garden seattle tea ceremony. Guests are met at the garden s entry gate and conducted to the tea house by a docent who explains features in the tea garden and other interesting facts about the tea house itself. The structure which burned in 1973 was reconstructed in. Seattle japanese garden is starting a tea ceremony series or chado and your weekend is about to get calmer more cultured and more beautiful. Plan your visit events tea ceremony about us blog reservations and safety 60th anniversary celebration membership donate get involved subscribe.
Total group size may not exceed 5 people. 1075 lake washington boulevard east seattle wa 98112 206 684 4725. Tea ceremonies and garden tours are not being offered at this time. Seasonal changes are constant and every visit refreshingly unique.
The tea houses are accessible to the public but are nestled into spaces where the urban explorer is unlikely to stumble upon them by chance. Seattle is fortunate to call itself home to two traditionally constructed japanese tea houses. The ceremonies are presented by tanko kai tea group wearing beautiful kimonos in our musoan tea house. The chaboshu tea group is seattle s premier men s tea group and they have been hosting tea ceremonies in the garden since 2016.
Kyoko matsuda of the omotesenke tea branch has been hosting tea ceremonies in the seattle japanese garden since 2015. The seattle japanese garden is a culturally authentic site and for this reason some areas of the garden are not accessible to people with disabilities including the garden immediately surrounding the tea house. Seattle japanese garden is 3 5 acre urban sanctuary. We hope that your visit to the garden is perfect in every way.
Design of the tea garden. Japanese tea ceremony garden related terms and glossary walk through the tea garden to the tea house. The garden was designed and built around a traditional teahouse and roji tea garden donated to seattle in 1959 by the people of tokyo. In order to enjoy your visit and help others enjoy theirs please be respectful of social distancing.
Winding paths and benches invite you to view the garden slowly and mindfully in all of its detail stones water lanterns bridges buildings plants and animals. Japanese tea ceremonies may 01 2010 by cinnabar japanese tea garden offerings of tea ryukusian teahouse. You ll sit on tatami mats and learn from tankokai.
