On this very special
occasion, the “Romania - Luminis” Tankokai of Chado Urasenke
School of Kyoto, together with all the groups practising Chanoyu in
Bucharest, had the honour to be invited and to so offer a cup of tea
to the Japanese Embassy's honoured guests.
H.E. Mr. Ambassador Kisaburo Ishii and his wife, Mrs. Sachiko Ishii opened the entertaining part of the evening by inviting their guests to taste matcha, participating themselves at the tea ceremony as guests (Okyaku).
Together with Her Excellency Mrs Ambasador Sachiko Ishii sits the Roumanian Stat Secretary Mr. Sorin Costreie from the National Education and Scientific Research Ministery.


The initial temae, performed by Gabriel Soga Caciula sensei as teishu and Andreea Stanca as hanto, had been fallowed by other temaes, performed by Andreea Stanca and Cristina Comanac, together with the help of all the students of the Luminis Association who played the roll of hanto, succeeding in serving every person who wanted to participate and taste the green tea, matcha.


The temae performed was Usucha with Chishin Dana, a special table used for making tea.
The scroll on tokonoma was "Kotobuki" ("Celebration").

We gratefully thank the Japanese Embassy for inviting us on this event, it has been a great opportunity for us.

We also thank each and every student for their effort and hard practice.
From Right to Left:
As. Chado Urasenke Tankokai Romania "Luminis":
Standing: Alina Cherata, Mihaela Matei, Mihaela Oancea, Laura Caraman, Cristiana Buzila, Mihaela Pana, Gabriel Caciula, Maria Chiselita, Lucian Tonca, Oana Petriman
On chair: Andreea Stanca, Cristina Comanac
Missing from this picture: Andreea Stancu and Iulia Ciocoiu
In the middle, their Excellencies Mr. and Mrs. Ambassador Kisaburo and Sachiko Ishii
On the left: Representants of the As. Chado Urasenke Tankokai Romania