Please join us for the first Japanese tea ceremony in the new UMMA. Kazu Ogoshi and Mitsuko Yoshida, two revered tea masters who have been practicing the Sekishu-style of tea for 65 years, will travel from Japan to UMMA for this special occasion. (This will be their third appearance at UMMA following their visits in 1997 and 2001.) Yasuo Watanabe will provide interpretation and narration. The Sekishu-style of tea was the orthodox style of the ruling Tokugawa Shogunate (1615–1868) and is also known as the “warrior style” tea. These demonstrations will be followed by a limited sampling of tea and Japanese sweets. There will be two ceremonies: one at 12pm, the following at 2:30.