Chado: Japanese Tea Ceremony - Sakura Fest

Date and Time

• Saturday, Apr 5, 2025  1:15 | 3 pm

Location

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Details

Join Yuko Eguchi Wright, Ph.D. for this demonstration of the Japanese "tea way" or Chado, the ceremonial preparation & presentation of Matcha, or powdered green tea.

This program meets in the Lock 3 shuffleboard area, near the LockStop Café.

Participants will experience and learn about the history of the ceremony, its meanings, and be able to sample tea and Japanese sweets.

FREE | Space is limited & registration is required.

There are two 30-minute sessions from which to choose: 1:15 - 1:45 pm or 3 - 3:30 pm.

Yuko Eguchi Wright is a native of Tokyo, Japan and holds a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of Pittsburgh. Growing up, Yuko studied classical ballet, piano, and Japanese tea ceremony. After twenty years of training, Yuko received the master title of tea, Soyu, in 2009 and the assistant professor title of tea in 2013 certified by the head master of the Urasenke school. For her dissertation research, Yuko also studied Japanese geisha’s music and dance, called kouta and koutaburi, and received the master title of kouta, Kasuga Toyo Yoshiyu, in 2012. Yuko has performed and lectured on Japanese traditional arts at multiple conferences including the Society for Ethnomusicology and National Consortium for Teaching About Asia and at various colleges and universities.

Find out more about the 2025 Downtown Akron Sakura Festival: Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 1 - 7 pm