Japan House Shares Rikyu-ki

Please join us Sunday, March 28 at 4pm as we present a very special Japan House Shares, Rikyu-ki, a tribute to Sen no Rikyu, the greatest tea master in the history of Japanese tea ceremony. After the premiere, join our livestreamed Q&A with Professor Emeritus Kimiko Gunji at / japanhouseuofi
Born in 1522, Sen Rikyu received his childhood name of Yoshiro Tanaka. He started studying chanoyu (Japanese tea ceremony) at the age of seventeen. He also studied Zen Buddhism. Sen became his last name taking after the last name of his grandfather.
At the age of 58, Sen no Rikyu became a tea master for one of the war period samurai leaders and soon became the most influential figure in the world of chanoyu. However, although Rikyu had been one of samurai’s closest confidants, because of crucial opinion differences, the chasm in their relationship grew wider and wider. Eventually, the samurai ordered Rikyu to commit seppuku, a ritual suicide.
Even though his life was cut short, his idea of wabi-tea has lived on after his death, and he is now considered the greatest tea master in the history of Japanese tea. In memory of Sen no Rikyu’s dedication to tea ceremony, his advocacy for simple aesthetics, and his fearlessness in the face of power, tea students everywhere hold Rikyu-ki every year to show reverence to Sen no Rikyu.
Following a short presentation by Yang Du, University of Illinois PhD Student in Educational Statistics and Research Design, there will be a Tea Ceremony by Kimiko Gunji, Professor Emeritus and President of Chado Urasenke Tankokai Urbana Champaign Association.
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Hello from Quebec Canada ! I am happy to have joined your broadcast.

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Thank you for the opportunity to watch this commemoration of Rikyu-ki.
I felt transported away in time with the help of the eloquent presentstion and temae offering.
Thank you!
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