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Suu Kyi in Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) takes part in a tea ceremony with Sen Genshitsu (L), former grand master of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school, at the Konnichian tea house in Kyoto on April 15, 2013. (Kyodo)

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Japanese tea ceremony master dies

File photo taken in April 2019 shows Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school, serving tea during a ceremony at the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquarters in Paris. He died on Aug. 14, 2025, at age 102.

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Japanese tea ceremony master dies

File photo taken in April 2023 shows Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school, giving a lecture in Osaka, western Japan. He died on Aug. 14, 2025, at age 102.

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Japanese tea ceremony master dies

File photo taken in Tokyo in October 2023 shows Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school. He died on Aug. 14, 2025, at age 102.

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100-year-old ex-Urasenke master

One hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, delivers a speech at a meeting hosted by the Kansai Press Club in Osaka on April 28, 2023.

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100-year-old ex-Urasenke master

One hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, delivers a speech at a meeting hosted by the Kansai Press Club in Osaka on April 28, 2023.

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100-year-old ex-Urasenke master

One hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, delivers a speech at a meeting hosted by the Kansai Press Club in Osaka on April 28, 2023.

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100-year-old ex-Urasenke master

One hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, delivers a speech at a meeting hosted by the Kansai Press Club in Osaka on April 28, 2023.

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100-year-old ex-Urasenke master

One hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, delivers a speech at a meeting hosted by the Kansai Press Club in Osaka on April 28, 2023.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

The Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony holds a New Year tea ceremony at a teahouse in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2024.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

The Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony holds a New Year tea ceremony at a teahouse in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2024.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Sen Soshitsu XVI, grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, prepares tea for guests at a New Year ceremony at a teahouse in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2024.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Sen Soshitsu XVI, grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, prepares tea for guests at a New Year ceremony at a teahouse in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2024.

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Ex-Japanese tea ceremony school head talks about wartime experience

One-hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school, gives an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2023, talking about his wartime experience as a kamikaze pilot following the mobilization of college students into the Japanese military.

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Ex-Japanese tea ceremony school head talks about wartime experience

One-hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school, gives an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2023, talking about his wartime experience as a kamikaze pilot following the mobilization of college students into the Japanese military.

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Ex-Japanese tea ceremony school head talks about wartime experience

One-hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school, gives an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2023, talking about his wartime experience as a kamikaze pilot following the mobilization of college students into the Japanese military.

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Former Japanese tea ceremony school head at U.N. HQ

Photo taken from UN Web TV footage shows 100-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, and a UNESCO goodwill ambassador, presenting ceremonial tea offering for peace at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 13, 2023.

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Former Japanese tea ceremony school head in Sydney

One-hundred-year-old Sen Genshitu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, serves tea at a ceremony in Sydney on June 9, 2023.

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Former Japanese tea ceremony school head in Sydney

One-hundred-year-old Sen Genshitu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, delivers a speech in Sydney on June 9, 2023.

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100-year-old ex-Urasenke master

One hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, delivers a speech at a meeting hosted by the Kansai Press Club in Osaka on April 28, 2023.

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100-year-old ex-Urasenke master

One hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, delivers a speech at a meeting hosted by the Kansai Press Club in Osaka on April 28, 2023.

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100-year-old ex-Urasenke master

One hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, delivers a speech at a meeting hosted by the Kansai Press Club in Osaka on April 28, 2023.

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100-year-old ex-Urasenke master

One hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, delivers a speech at a meeting hosted by the Kansai Press Club in Osaka on April 28, 2023.

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100-year-old ex-Urasenke master

One hundred-year-old Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of Urasenke, one of the leading Japanese tea ceremony schools, delivers a speech at a meeting hosted by the Kansai Press Club in Osaka on April 28, 2023.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Sen Soshitsu XVI, grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, prepares tea for guests at a New Year ceremony at a teahouse in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2023.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Sen Soshitsu XVI, grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, prepares tea for guests at a New Year tea ceremony at a teahouse in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2023.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

The Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony holds a New Year tea ceremony at a teahouse in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2023.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony holds a New Year tea ceremony with guests invited from the business and political worlds in the city of Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2015. Around 2,200 people have been invited over six days of the ceremony starting the same day.

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New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony holds a New Year tea ceremony with guests invited from the business and political worlds in the city of Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2015. Around 2,200 people have been invited over six days of the ceremony starting the same day.

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Sen Genshitsu conducts 'kencha shiki' in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese tea master Sen Genshitsu, the previous and 15th grand master of the Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony, conducts a "kencha shiki" or tea-offering ceremony in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 30, 2014, during an event to mark the 60th anniversary of branches he established in South America and Mexico.

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Japanese tea ceremony master at ceremony in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Daisosho Sen Genshitsu of Urasenke, one of the three main schools of Japanese tea ceremony, conducts a tea ceremony at a hotel in Shanghai on March 15, 2014, as part of a cultural exchange event to deepen understanding of the Japanese tea tradition among Chinese youth and promote Sino-Japanese ties.

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Tea ceremony in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Sen Genshitsu, grand tea master from Japan's Urasenke school, performs a tea ceremony at the Church of San Francisco in Mexico City on Jan. 23, 2014.

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Tea for peace

SYDNEY, Australia - Former Urasenke school tea ceremony master Sen Genshitsu offers tea for the war dead in a ceremony for peace aboard a vessel off Sydney, Australia, on May 7, 2013. A submarine of the former Japanese navy sunk during World War II lies on the seabed below.

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Tea for peace

SYDNEY, Australia - Former Urasenke school tea ceremony master Sen Genshitsu (R) makes tea for the war dead in a ceremony for peace aboard a vessel off Sydney, Australia, on May 7, 2013. A submarine of the former Japanese navy sunk during World War II lies on the seabed below.

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Suu Kyi in Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) takes part in a tea ceremony with Sen Genshitsu (L), former grand master of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school, at the Konnichian tea house in Kyoto on April 15, 2013.

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New Year's tea ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - The Urasenke tea ceremony school's first tea ceremony gathering of the year is held at the Konnichian tea house in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2013.

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New Year's tea ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Sen Soshitsu (far L), grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, serves green tea to guests at the school's first tea ceremony gathering of the year at the Konnichian tea house in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2013.

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60th anniv. of San Francisco Peace Treaty

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Sen Genshitsu (L front), former grand master of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school, performs a tea-offering ceremony in prayer for peace and friendship between Japan and the United States in San Francisco on Sept. 8, 2011, the 60th anniversary of the signing of the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty and the Japan-U.S. security treaty. The ceremony, hosted by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco, took place in the same room where then Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida signed the bilateral security treaty 60 years ago in a building that used to belong to the U.S. military.

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Tea culture symposium in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A speaker addresses an audience at the sixth East Asia tea culture symposium in Beijing on May 10, 2011. The symposium, initiated in 2004 by Sen Genshitsu, former head of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school, is intended to enhance friendship and mutual understanding in East Asia through tea culture.

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Kan attends New Year tea ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) attends a New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2011. After having tea prepared by Sen Soshitsu XVI (L), head of the Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony, Kan said, ''The color (of the tea) was beautiful and it was tasty.'' (Pool photo taken by Kyodo News)

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New Year's tea ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Sen Soshitsu (L), grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, serves green tea to guests at the school's first tea ceremony gathering of the year at the Konnichian tea house in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2011. Grand masters of other tea ceremony schools as well as local government and business leaders, including Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada, took part in the ceremony.

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New Year's tea ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Sen Soshitsu (L), grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, serves green tea to guests at the school's first tea ceremony gathering of the year at the Konnichian tea house in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2011. Grand masters of other tea ceremony schools as well as local government and business leaders, including Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada, took part in the ceremony.

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Tea for war dead

HAKODATE, Japan - Former Urasenke-clan tea master Sen Genshitsu (R) and sculptor Masayuki Nagare (L) dedicate tea to the souls of the World War II dead in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido, on Aug. 24, 2010.

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Urasenke school holds its 1st tea ceremony of year

Kyoto, Japan - Sen Soshitsu (L), grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, serves green tea to guests at the school's first tea ceremony gathering of the year at the Konnichian tea hut in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward on Jan. 7, 2010. Grand masters of other tea ceremony schools as well as local government and business leaders, including Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada, took part in the ceremony.

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Japanese master performs tea ceremony in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba - Japanese tea master Sen Genshitsu (R) teaches young people in Cuba how to serve Japanese tea during an event in Havana on Nov. 22, 2009. Over 400 people in the audience also saw Sen, a former head of the Urasenke school, perform the tea ceremony at the event to mark the 80th anniversary of bilateral relations.

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Men in search of healing turn to tea ceremonies

TOKYO, Japan - Men participate in a tea ceremony class taught by Sowa Akiyama (far L), a teacher at the Urasenke tea school in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 14.

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Urasenke group holds its 1st tea ceremony of year

KYOTO, Japan - Sen Soshitsu, grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony group, serves green tea to guests at the school's first tea ceremony gathering of this year at the Konnichian tea hut in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward on Jan. 7. About 30 people including Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada took part in the ceremony.

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Japanese tea ceremony performed in UAE

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Japanese women (L side, standing) serve tea to local female students in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 20 during a traditional Japanese tea ceremony held under Sen Genshitsu, former head of the Urasenke school. Events to introduce the Japanese tea ceremony by the school, which began Oct. 18, are the first to be held in the Middle East region.

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Japanese tea ceremony performed in UAE

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - A Japanese woman (L) serves tea to a local female student in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 20 during a traditional Japanese tea ceremony held under Sen Genshitsu, former head of the Urasenke school. Events to introduce the Japanese tea ceremony by the school, which began Oct. 18, are the first to be held in the Middle East region.

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U.N. chief Ban, his wife attend Japanese tea ceremony in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) and his wife Ban Soon Taek attend a Japanese tea ceremony and are served by Urasenke tea master Genshitsu Sen in Kyoto on June 28. Ban arrived in Japan the same day, the first leg of his two-week Asia tour.