Name: Omote Senke Tea School    Alternate Name:   Address: Kamigyo-ku, Honpojimae-machi Agaru  Mailing Address:   City: Kyoto-shi  State: Kyoto-hu  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.033; long=135.75 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Contruction Date: tea gardens of various periods beginning in the Momoyama  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: Permission required from Omote Senke to visit the gardens  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated: 7/22/2000  JGarden Description: Omote Senke represents one of the lineages of tea ceremony and traces itself back to Sen no Rikyu (1520-1591). Rikyu's grandson, Sotan, divided the Sen house among three sons, each founding a school (Ura, Omote, Mushanokoji). The grounds of the Omote Senke school include several fine tea houses and gardens.

Spirit turtles are carrying the Fan-chang island on their heads. Its high peaks rise to majestic heights. Immortals flutter along the edges of       the island. Jade maidens play on the slopes of       the mountains.   Ts'ao Chih   3rd century B.C.