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Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/05/2024
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Japan House
Categories
Japan House’s annual Fall Open House resumes on Saturday, October 5th featuring Professor Emeritus Kimiko Gunji and her latest cookbook, Wagashi: Season by Season.
Traditional Japanese tea ceremonies will be offered by the Chado Urasenke Tankokai Urbana-Champaign Association at 11am, 11:30am, 12pm, 12:30pm, 1pm, 1:30pm, and 2pm. In addition to a bowl of freshly whisked matcha, a special Japanese sweet called wagashi will be served, made from recipes in Wagashi: Season by Season.
Guests may select from the outdoor ryurei (table-style) tea ceremony (seated on chairs) or the indoor tea ceremony on tatami (seated cross-legged on tatami). Please dress appropriately as legs are covered traditionally in Japan. All guests will be asked to remove shoes when entering Japan House, and to wear socks if participating in a tea ceremony. Tickets per person ($16.00) are required to attend a tea ceremony; no walk-ins will be permitted to ensure a tranquil experience for guests. The tea ceremony will take approximately an hour.
At 3pm, Professor Gunji will be giving a free presentation about her new cookbook and Japanese aesthetics found within wagashi and seasonality. From 11am-2pm, copies of the cookbook will be available for sale and she will be present for signing books after the presentation. The presentation is free, but donations are welcomed. Space is limited to the first 30 guests.
Outside garden tours are offered by gardeners Susan Kapacinskas and Lois Sjoken at 12pm and 1pm, and will take 45 minutes. Tickets are required to join ($5.00/person) – please dress appropriately to walk outside and note that there is an uneven stone path in the tea garden. Garden tours will take place rain or shine.
You can purchase tickets for the ticketed events here.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
More details are available on their website.
