Chakai – Japanische Teezusammenkunft im Teehaus Bōki-an

In the organizer's words:

In the Bōki-an tea house, which is located on the 3rd floor of the Humboldt Forum in the Art from Japan gallery of the Museum of Asian Art, you can experience an authentic Japanese tea gathering.

During the tea preparation, which is carried out by the Chadō Urasenke Teeweg-Verein Berlin e.V. under the guidance of tea master Nobuko Sōchō Sugai-Baumgarten, you will enjoy a Japanese sweet and high-quality Matcha tea (Usucha light tea) from Uji.

Nobuko Sugai-Baumgarten grew up in Kyoto. After studying art in Tokyo, she graduated from the Düsseldorf Art Academy and worked as a freelance artist. After several years in New York, she has lived in Berlin since 2004. There she returned to the Urasenke tea path and the comprehensive artistic aspects of the Japanese tea tradition, which she had already encountered as a student.

In 2013, she was involved in the founding of the Chado Urasenke Teeweg-Verein Berlin e.V., which she now chairs. She organizes and leads events on the Japanese Way of Tea, such as tea demonstrations, tea gatherings, workshops, lectures and classes in the tradition of the Urasenke Way of Tea - including in the "Bōkian" tea house in the Humboldt Forum, in Japanese missions abroad and in her tea room "Genchōan" in Berlin. She played a decisive role in the realization of the tea room "Bōkian" in the Museum of Asian Art in the Humboldt Forum.

- Price: €27 (incl. Humboldt Forum day ticket)

- Languages: German, English

- Location: Museum of Asian Art, 3rd floor.