Dear Tea Practitioner,
After COVID we once again will hold our annual tea gathering so we would like to invite you to attend. We appreciate your support and hope we can work together to make this an enjoyable occasion for all concerned. We should all be grateful to the administration of Hakone Gardens and tea community for continuing to make this possible. Your participation helps ensure the future of tea events at Hakone. This year the fee will be $90 for the usual format of three tea ceremonies and a small lunch. As always there are limitations on participation due to the capacity of the various sites. Please send in your applications as soon as possible. If you are a tea student please consult with your teacher before applying. If you are a teacher please forward copies of this document to appropriate students. Everyone please spread the word by forwarding copies to interested parties. As much as possible we would like to let you choose so what follows are the various sites. Keep in mind that there are limits and attendance must be on a "first come first serve" basis. Therefore, we cannot guarantee your choices but we will do our best. Groups of more than two are often not possible. However, we do suggest attending with a friend. Location Tea School Tea Type Seating Capacity Azumaya Mushanokojisenke Usucha / chairs 10 CEC Urasenke Koicha*/ 9 tatami 12 Shogetsuan Omotesenke ryu Usucha / 3 tatami 6 Upper House Urasenke Usucha /17 tatami& chairs 12+3 Wisteria Pavilion Dainihon Chadogakkai Usucha / chairs 12 Lower House Roji Omotesenke Koicha* / 8 tatami 12 Lower House Omotesenke Usucha / chairs 12 Koicha* Please note Urasenke will make individual servings, Omotesenke will serve traditional shared bowls
Please let us know if you require a vegetarian lunch. A phone number and Email address are necessary to provide us with a means of contacting you. All contact information will be kept confidential and not distributed to others. We hope that this event will be a welcome break from the everyday world. We look forward to seeing you in October. Please mail the attached application form and send it along with a check made out to Hakone Foundation for $90, per person attending, to: Hakone Annual Chakai, 2651-25TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94116-2904. The registration deadline is Oct. 18, 2024. Tickets will be distributed during the registration period. Please submit an Email address so we can acknowledge receipt of your application. Location: 21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, California Schedule: Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024 11:00-11.45 A.M. Registration 12:00-5:00 P.M. Chaseki
For further information please contact: Hakone Annual Chakai (415) 731-4327, [TEXT is OK] E-mail: larissou@gmail.com
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Hakone Chakai Registration Form
Name of Participant: ____________________________________
Telephone Number:__________________ Email Address: ______________________________ [For Chakai use only]
Name of Tea school you practice: ___________________________
Tea preferences* 1st_________________2nd__________________3rd_____________________
Special Request*: ____________________________________________________ Fee: $90
*Please let us know if you wish to have a vegetarian bento, have difficulty sitting and would prefer chair seating only, preferences for schools of tea you would like to attend or other seating preferences. We will attempt to accommodate all requests but, with the exception of the vegetarian bento, cannot make guarantees. Please send this form along with your check for $65, per person attending, made payable to the Hakone Foundation to: Hakone Daichakai c/o John Larissou, 2651-25th AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116-2904 no later than October 18, 2024.
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