In late October we attended the annual Daichakai at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, Calif. — a large, multi-school tea gathering. We attended presentations by Omotesenke, Urasenke and Mushakojisenke schools, plus one from a small, relatively new school, Dainippon Chadogakkai which, as they put it, takes the best from the larger schools. We were able to attend a seki (seating) in the three-mat tea house, Shougetsu-an, in which the Dainippon Chadogakkai presentations were given. The tiny tea house was much too intimate to accommodate photography, but our other seki are represented below and in this album.
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| Lovely kimono in the garden |
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| Mushakojisenke presentation, Lower House Kakemono "Koro Koro" |
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| Aka Fuji natsume, lacquered by Nakamura Sotetsu Mushakojisenke presentation, Lower House |
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| Wagashi in the shape of a chrysanthemum Urasenke presentation, Wisteria Pavilion |
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| New tech meets tradition Urasenke presentation, Wisteria Pavilion |
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| Kakemono "One moon reflected in a thousand waters." Urasenke presentation in the Wisteria Pavilion overlooking the koi pond and Moon Bridge. |
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| Arrangement in the waiting room Omotesenke presentation, Lower House Roji |
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| Omotesenke presentation, Lower House Roji |
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| Kakemono "One moon reflected in a thousand waters." Omotesenke presentation, Lower House Roji |
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