Web Directory

» Nambu Ironware
   Short history of metalwork in Nambu, where iron kettles for the tea ceremony are still made in the traditional way.
   http://web-japan.org/atlas/crafts/cra01.html

» Ogasawara Sencha Service School
   Essay on the history and appreciation of tea by this school's headmaster.
   http://www.jin.ne.jp/ogasawara/english/index.html

» Omotesenke Foundation of Florida
   Intro to chanoyu covering history and philosophy, objects used in the ceremony, and a glossary of tea ceremony terminology.
   http://omote-usa.org/

» The Urasenke Konnichian Web Site
   Short biographies of the successive masters of the tea school established by the great 16th century tea master, Rikyu.
   http://www.urasenke.or.jp/eframe.html

» Urasenke Tradition of Tea
   Gives introduction and history of tea ceremony, and lineage of the Urasenke family and organization.
   http://www.urasenke.or.jp/texte/