Outreach and Class Materials
Washington and Lee’s vision for the Senshin’an Tearoom extends beyond its use as a university classroom. The tearoom also serves as a unique venue in which W&L students and staff can share their knowledge of Japanese history, philosophy and traditional arts with the greater Lexington/Rockbridge County community.
In a region where Asian culture is scarce, W&L’s chashitsu serves equally in importance as a learning center that exposes residents in rural southwest Virginia to the material culture of Japan and invites them to have an authentic Japanese experience here at home in the Shenandoah Valley.
School Visits
Local schools can arrange visits to the tearoom for demonstrations by W&L undergraduates trained in temae, the tea procedure.
Tea in a Box
W&L received a grant from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership to develop “Tea in a Box,” an outreach program that introduces local school children to Japanese culture through the traditional tea ceremony.
Japanese Tearoom
Contact Info
- P: 540-458-8936
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Senshin'an Tearoom
Professor Janet Ikeda
c/o Dept of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia 24450
Location
- P: 540-458-8034
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Watson Galleries
Washington and Lee University
Hours: Contact the Reeves Museum of Ceramics