URL:   http://www.urasenke.or.jp/  Name: Urasenke Tea School  Urasenke Photo: Lynn Perry   Alternate Name:   Address: Kamigyo-ku, Honpojimae-machi  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: gardens from several periods beginning with the Momoyama period  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: Not usually open to the public  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated: 1/1/2001  JGarden Description: Ura 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 school include several fine tea houses and gardens. The Japanese Government designated the tearooms and main garden---considered to represent the epitome of the rustic, thatched-hut style---a Historical Site in 1957 and an Important Cultural Property in 1976. The web site includes photographs and descriptions of the main features.

Not yet having become a Buddha, This ancient pine-tree, Idly dreaming.   Issa   trans. by R.H. Blyth