ONLINE EVENT | Windows on Tea: Online Lecture by Urasenke Tea Master Kimura Sōkei

In conjunction with the exhibition ‘Windowology: New Architectural Views from Japan’ on display in the Gallery from 1 December 2021 – 10 April 2022, Japan House London explores the relationship between windows and tea, with a special lecture by tea master Kimura Sōkei from the London branch of Urasenke, one of the major tea schools in Japan. Chashitsu, the Japanese teahouse, has a distinctive structure which allows for many types of windows to be featured within a small area. With the evolution of architectural design, teahouses offered opportunities for freedom of window design, including styles such as maru-mado (round windows), renji-mado (windows with vertical wooden slats) and many others. Chashitsu are designed to be used for chadō (or chanoyu), the Japanese way of tea: a teahouse is designed in such a way that guests can sit comfortably for several hours. It provides various design elements subtly concealed in the room, making the best use of its minimal space. In this ev