Japanese tea ceremony performed in Washington

Japanese tea ceremony performed in Washington

Japan-born American Nobel laureate Syukuro Manabe (R) attends a traditional tea ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington held under Sen Sosa, head of the Omotesenke school, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the founding of a tea ceremony practitioners association covering the eastern region of the United States.

Japanese tea ceremony performed in Washington

Japanese tea ceremony performed in Washington

A traditional Japanese tea ceremony is held at the National Press Club in Washington under Sen Sosa (back, far R), head of the Omotesenke school, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the founding of a tea ceremony practitioners association covering the eastern region of the United States.

Abe at New Year tea ceremony

Abe at New Year tea ceremony

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 18 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attends a New Year tea ceremony at the Omotesenke school in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2018.

Japanese green tea promoted at Milan Expo

Japanese green tea promoted at Milan Expo

A man prepares Japanese matcha powdered green tea served in the traditional Omotesenke tea ceremony style, at the Japan Pavilion of the food-themed Expo Milano in Milan on Sept. 27, 2015. Omotesenke, the second biggest school of the Japanese tea ceremony whose traditions have been handed down for over 400 years, was introduced during an event to promote Japanese green tea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Name-taking ceremony for Omotesenke tea-ceremony school

Name-taking ceremony for Omotesenke tea-ceremony school

Sen Sosa (L), the 15th grand master of Omotesenke, one of the three major schools of Japanese tea ceremony, attends a ceremony in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2018 to celebrate his taking over the hereditary name of Sosa, given to the head of the Omotesenke school-line family. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Name-taking ceremony for Omotesanke tea-ceremony school

Name-taking ceremony for Omotesanke tea-ceremony school

Sen Sosa (3rd from R), the 15th grand master of Omotesenke, one of the three major schools of Japanese tea ceremony, attends a ceremony in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2018, to celebrate his taking over the hereditary name of Sosa, given to the head of the Omotesenke school-line family. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo

New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) tastes green tea prepared by Sen Sosa, the 15th generation grand master of Omotesenke tea school, during a New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo

New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) tastes green tea prepared by Sen Sosa, the 15th generation grand master of Omotesenke tea school, during a New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo

New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) attends a New Year tea ceremony of Omotesenke tea school in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2019. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

British PM May lands in Japan to talk N. Korea, trade with Abe

British PM May lands in Japan to talk N. Korea, trade with Abe

British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) bows to officials of the Omotesenke school of Japanese tea ceremony ahead of a tea ceremony in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on Aug. 30, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

British PM May lands in Japan to talk N. Korea, trade with Abe

British PM May lands in Japan to talk N. Korea, trade with Abe

British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) and her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe (C) are pictured ahead of a tea ceremony in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on Aug. 30, 2017. At right is Sen Sosa, the 14th grand master of the Omotesenke school of Japanese tea ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo