Events

Jan 3rd

Feb 14th

The importance and beauty of tea ceremonies was highlighted in Okakura Tenshin's 'The Book of Tea' (Photo: Georges Seguin / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Okakura Tenshin and the Tea Ceremony 2021

Name: Okakura Tenshin and the Tea Ceremony
Start: 2021-01-03T09:00:00+09:00
End: 2021-02-14T17:00:00+09:00
Location: Fukui Fine Arts Museum

A special exhibition at the Fukui Fine Arts Museum

Venue

Fukui Fine Arts Museum

When

Jan 3rd - Feb 14th 2021

Past event

A special exhibition taking place at the Fukui Fine Arts Museum looks at the influence of Okakura Tenshin (also known as Okakura Kakuzō), who published 'The Book of Tea' in 1906. The book showed the beauty, tradition, and culture intertwined in the small daily act of drinking tea, which also shaped perceptions of Japan abroad.

Some of the pieces displayed at the event will include a first-edition copy of The Book of Tea, items used in tea ceremonies, and paintings related to tea.

Adult admission to the event is priced at 100 yen.

The Fukui Fine Arts Museum is located around 8 minutes by taxi from the JR Fukui Station, served by the Hokuriku Main Line, the Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line), the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, the Mikuni Awara Line, and the Fukubu Line.

Alternatively, for those who plan to drive, the museum is about 15 minutes from the Fukui Kita IC on the Hokuriku Expressway. Free parking is available on-site for over 100 vehicles.