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Senshin'an - Japanese Tea Room in the Watson Pavilion

洗心庵

Welcome to the web page for Washington and Lee University's Japanese Tea Room, named Senshin'an 洗心庵 "Clearing-the-Mind Abode" by Sen Genshitsu, 15th-generation Grand Master of the Urasenke Tradition of Tea. This architectural treasure was built in the Watson Pavilion on campus, where it serves as a classroom laboratory for the study of Chanoyu 茶の湯, or the Way of Tea, and a center for cultural activities relating to the arts of Japan.

The Reeves Center and Watson Pavilion are open Monday-Friday 9:00AM-4:00PM. Please proceed to the Reeves Center (located directly in front of the Watson Pavilion), if the Watson Pavilion is locked. Please call ahead to confirm the hours of the Watson Pavilion. Tel. 540-458-8476.

W&L students, who are interested in taking the LIT course on "Food and Tea in Japan," should contact Professor Ikeda at ikedaj@wlu.edu.

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  • Moment in Time
    Where were you at exactly 11 a.m. (EST), or 15:00 (UTC), on Sunday, May 2? Janet Ikeda, associate dean of the College at Washington and Lee, was at the University's Japanese Tearoom at that moment. She had a camera, and the photograph she took became part of the New York Times' Moment in Time project. [...]
  • Tea Time in Southern Living
    Southern Living subscribers who live in the Mid-Atlantic area will be in for a treat this month when they discover Washington and Lee's Janet Ikeda gracing the cover of the special insert, Mid-Atlantic Living People & Places. The article in question-and-answer format describes both the Japanese Tearoom constructed in the Watson Pavilion as well as [...]
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