Join us at Japan Creative Centre (JCC) for the sixth installation of our 15th Anniversary Talk Series to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Enshu Sado School at NUS and the collaboration between Enshu and NUS Department of Japanese Studies. Mr Kobori Sojitsu, The 13th Grand Master, will be coming from Japan especially for this celebration and brings you to the World of Kirei-Sabi (綺麗さび) through tea, a Japanese aesthetic of gracefulness and simplicity where the spirit of Enshu Sado lies in. Do not miss the opportunity to understand more about Japanese tea. Experience the actual ceremony and be served with a bowl of tea from the Grand Master!

Date:

24 August 2024 (Saturday)

Time:

1st Session – Talk and Tea Ceremony:
11am – 12pm (Registration starts 10:30am)

2nd Session – Tea Ceremony Only:
2pm – 3pm (Registration starts 1:30pm)

※ Please register for one session only.

Venue:

Japan Creative Centre (JCC)
Embassy of Japan in Singapore
4 Nassim Road Singapore 258372

Admission:

FREE (with registration)

Registration starts 30 minutes before it begins. Click button or scan QR to register. If the registration is full, or you would like to cancel your registration, please e-mail us at jcc@sn.mofa.go.jp. We regret that there is limited capacity, kindly register early to avoid disappointment. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE. Registrant names will be shared with our co-organisers.

Please inform us at least 3 days before the event if you and/or your accompanying guest are unable to make it. No-show registrants will be noted and be given lower priority for our future events.

※ Please register for one session only.

The Enshu Sado School, founded more than 440 years ago by Mr Enshu Kobori, is one of Japan’s oldest schools. Enshu, remembered today as one of Japan’s greatest tea masters, was the feudal lord of Tohtoumi (now Shizuoka) in the early Edo Era and a Sado instructor for the Tokugawa shogunate. A man of extraordinary talents, he skilfully combined calligraphy, poetry and nature in his tea ceremonies, embodying the spirit of Enshu Sado – Kirei-sabi (綺麗さび).

The 12th Grand Master of Enshu Sado School, Mr Sokei Kobori, was invited by the NUS Japanese Studies Department in 1989 to instruct NUS students in the art of tea ceremony. The school has since dedicated itself to mentoring the NUS Sado Club, with two successive generations of Grand Masters visiting Singapore annually to offer students personal instruction

The current 13th Grand Master, Mr Sojitsu Kobori, was born in September 17, 1956 and is the eldest son of Mr Kobori Sokei. He graduated from the Law Faculty of Gakushuin University in 1979 and succeeded as the school's Grand Master in 2001. Mr Sojitsu Kobori has also been providing personal instruction at NUS once a year since 1990 and actively promoting the art of Japanese tea ceremony in places such as Germany, France, Austria and Myanmar since 2001. In 2004 and 2006, Mr Kobori performed kencha (献茶), a form of tea presentation for the purpose of peace and friendship exclusively to leaders in Myanmar.

In 2019, the Grand Master was conferred the Foreign Minister's Commendation Award in recognition of his significant contributions toward cultural exchange and mutual understanding through tea between Japan and Singapore, especially in regard to decades of his contribution to NUS

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Getting to Japan Creative Centre
4 Nassim Road Singapore 258372
Tel: +65-6737-0434

By Public Bus:
Bus services: 7, 36, 77, 105, 106, 111, 123, 132, 174, 174E, 502, 502A, 502B (Alight in front of Delfi Orchard)
For latest information on bus routes and fares, please refer to SBS Transit.

By the MRT:
You may also take the MRT to the nearest MRT station, Orchard (NS22).
Train fares, travel times and route maps are available on the SMRT website.

Driving to JCC:
Nearest parking is at Orchard Hotel, Delfi Orchard and Orchard Rendezvous Hotel.