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It has been seven years since Minako Somi Frady passed away, and today we remember her with a chakai at the Portland Japanese Garden.  She w...

Recently, Bruce Hamana sensei in Kyoto asked recently, " Many people will devote themselves to mastering karate, shodo, and other disc...

I recently hosted a good friend of mine for the weekend and as a thank you he ordered this beautiful book: Kitcho, Japan's Ultimate Dini...

Int roduction to Chano yu The Japanese Tea Ceremony Harmony, purity, respect and tranquility.  These are the four principles of tea ceremo...

Sometimes we stop going to class for different reasons.  Jobs change, moving, heatlth reasons,  family obligations.  And sometimes we just n...