| Shadan Hojin Chado Urasenke Tankokai Chado Urasenke Tankokai Incorporated Nonprofit Organization |
This membership organization, whose Chairman is Grand Master Zabosai SEN Soshitsu XVI and Honorary President
is Former Grand Master Hounsai SEN (Soshitsu XV) Genshitsu, was initiated in 1940, to unify the numerous Urasenke study
groups and practitioners in Japan. In 1953, it was registered by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture as an
incorporated body. Its aims are to ensure the standardization of the Urasenke chanoyu rules
and tea-making procedures (temae), support research, encourage cooperation and exchange among all members,
promote the practice of the principles layed down by the grand master, and expand the chado population around the
world. Also, it provides support for the purposes and activities of the Urasenke Foundation.In Japan, the organization is divided into seventeen districts comprising 165 chapters and 2 sub-chapters. Each district has a liaison council for the Gakko Chado (Tea Training in the Educational System) program sponsored by the organization. There are also over 370 groups, divided into 16 geographical districts, belonging to the organization's Seinenbu, or "Youth Division." These three entities organize seminars, tea gatherings, conventions, and many other activities. The central office, serving to coordinate the programs and activities of all these, is located in the Urasenke Center building at the Urasenke headquarters in Kyoto. Twice a year, in the spring and autumn, it calls together a national meeting of chapter presidents, to decide upon general policies and activities. In 1999, the International Division of the Urasenke Foundation was moved under the umbrella of this office, effectively extending the organization to overseas regions. Currently there are 79 official Chado Urasenke Tankokai associations spread over thirty-three different countries outside Japan. |
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