This year Issoan celebrated Hatsugama in a hybrid as still some people cannot come to the tea room, and some people attended from out of town.
The first seki I laid sumi and served tenshin meal.
Then a break and our zoom guests joined us for sweets and tea. Thank you all …
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Issoan students from Portland and across the world gathered on this New Year’s day for a poetry gathering. While we composed poems, we shared incense, snacks, sweets, tea and of course Sake. It was a relaxed and social time on zoom.
The 25 verse poem we collaborated has become an annual event and everyone who …
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Happy holidays and a very happy new year to one and all!
The holiday vacation allowed all of us here at Midorikai to enjoy four weeks of much needed rest and relaxation. Many people took trips to Tokyo, visited friends or family, and checked off must see Kyoto sites from their lists. The weather has …
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