Urasenke Foundation



The Urasenke Foundation (Japanese name, Zaidan Hojin Urasenke Konnichian) is a non-profit corporation, registered by the Japanese government in 1949, during the era of the 14th-generation grand master, Tantansai. Its purpose is to preserve and foster the cultural heritage of Urasenke. Towards this end, among its major activities are the maintenance and management of the Urasenke estate and cultural assets, and the support of research and public education concerning the Way of Tea.

Executive Board
(current January 2009)
Chairman:  SEN Soshitsu
Vice Chairman:  SEN Genshitsu
Executive Director:  SEKINE Hideji
Directors:  HONJO Hachiro

INAMORI Kazuo

OKURA Haruhiko

TSUKAMOTO Yoshikata

USHIO Jiro

YOSHIDA Tadatsugu
Supervisor:  KAWAKATSU Kenji


Headquarters
613 Honpojimae-cho, Ogawa Teranouchi agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 602-8688



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