Events

2025 Sakura Matsuri

Ichigo ichie:
Every encounter is once in a lifetime

Upcoming Events

If you are interested in attending the following chakai events, please contact us for more information.

Mugenki • August 10, 2025
Kansoan, Hokka Nichi Bei Kai, San Francisco

Sotanki • December 7, 2025
Kansoan, Hokka Nichi Bei Kai, San Francisco

Tatezomeshiki • January 25, 2026
Kansoan, Hokka Nichi Bei Kai, San Francisco

Rikyuki • March 8, 2026
Kansoan, Hokka Nichi Bei Kai, San Francisco

Cherry Blossom Festival • April 2026
San Francisco Japantown

Mugenki • August 9, 2026
Kansoan, Hokka Nichi Bei Kai, San Francisco

Sotanki • December 6, 2026
Kansoan, Hokka Nichi Bei Kai, San Francisco

Useful Links

The following videos are for information only and are in Japanese.

Past Events

Tatezomeshiki (New Year’s Tea Ceremony)
(January 2025, 2024, 2023)

Rikyuki Memorial
(March 2025, 2024, 2023)

Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival)
(April 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)

Seichu • Ennosai • Mugenki Memorial
(August 2024, 2023, 2022)

Hakone Gardens Tea Ceremony
(October)

Sotanki Memorial
(December 2024, 2023, 2022)

Outreach Events: Click here to see additional past outreach events.

Additional Activities

Chado Urasenke Tankokai San Francisco Association enables its members to deepen their studies by inviting gyotei sensei (deputy tea masters) from Kyoto to hold seminars in San Francisco. Members are also eligible to participate in intensive seminars hosted by Urasenke North America’s headquarter in New York.

The Association also organizes group trips for members to visit Urasenke Konnichian in Kyoto where they study together in small groups, attend events and visit historic sites related to the study of chado. The most recent visit occurred in the fall of 2019.