About Ōbaku Baisa-ryu 

Ōbaku Baisa-ryu is the Senchado (The way of Sencha) school which inherits the spirit of the tea master Baisaō and the manner of Ōbaku Zen tradition. 

The traditional tea ceremony procedures (o-temae) embodies our philosophy; “To cherish each other's hearts through that tea in enjoying a cup of tea more deliciously and joyfully”.

The table-and-chair installation is designed to allow all participants to relax and enjoy themselves, regardless of nationality or cultural background.

Since establishing, our tea ceremony tradition is embraced by students and practitioners all over the world.

Savor golden drops of premium green tea

In Senchado, needle-shaped leaf tea such as gyokuro or sencha are used. The utensils used are also familiar items like small teapots and tea cups.

Ōbaku Baisa-ryu tea procedures (O-temae) guide you to naturally scale the proper water temperature, tea and water amount, and time to infuse in order to extract the rich flavor of umami.

You can enjoy the variety of tea in the most delicious way for each season: iced gyokuro in summer, heart warming sencha in winter, Ōbukucha for the new year’s celebration.

“Kata” is the form of living

In senchado lesson, we practice “Kata” repeatedly.

Kata is the form how we conduct tea ceremony procedures, it’s not only for making tea but also expressing our sense of beauty.

Even if each Kata has been done in a short time, it has the meaning of "Harmony", "Morality" and "Love".

The more we practice, the more we cultivate ourselves with an aesthetic sensibility.

We eventually find our own way to live more beautifully.