Enjoy this opportunity to stop in and visit Japan House throughout the week at your leisure.  They will be open during the day (11-4 during the week and 10-4 on the weekend) so that you can stop in at any time during the day to view the collections in a gallery setting.  You will see examples of kimonos, tea equipment, calligraphy works by Professor Sato's advanced calligraphy students and more.  Free demonstrations and/or tea ceremonies will also take place each afternoon.  You may  purchase a bowl of freshly whisked matcha tea and a sweet, served cafe style (not as part of a tea ceremony), for only $5 before the afternoon presentations each day.

Gallery Week Schedule

Thursday, May 12, 2016

11 am to 4 pm

2:00 Garden tour by James Bier, the gardener and designer of the Japan House gardens

3:00 tea ceremony (this ceremony is sold out, but you may observe)

Friday, May 13, 2016

11 am to 4 pm

1:00 pm Japan Illini Club Scholar Kazuma Yuki will talk about his experience during the Fukushima Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in Japan in 2011. Mr. Yuki is the recipient of the Japan House Disaster Relief Scholarship this year.

2:00 Garden tour by James Bier, the gardener and designer of the Japan House gardens

3:00 tea ceremony (reservations available here)

Saturday, May 14, 2016

10 am to 4 pm

2:00 pm Calligraphy demonstration by Professor Emeritus Shozo Sato

3:00 pm Tea ceremony for graduating students (tea ceremony is full, but you may observe)

Sunday, May 15, 2016

10 am to 4 pm

2:00 pm Garden tour by James Bier, the gardener and designer of the Japan House gardens3:00 pm Tea ceremony for graduating students (tea ceremony is full, but you may observe)

Japan House is located at 2000 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL, and they can be reached at (217) 244-9934.

Thanks to the Japan House listserv for this information item.

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