{"id":1204,"date":"2024-11-07T16:02:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T07:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omotesenke-hawaii.com\/about-the-hawaii-branch\/branch-history\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T10:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T01:21:15","slug":"branch-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/omotesenke-hawaii.com\/en\/about-the-hawaii-branch\/branch-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Branch History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"scHistory\">\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th>Gregorian Calendar<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Japanese Calendar<\/th>\n<th>Events of the Hawaii Branch<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Events of the Iemoto<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1942<\/td>\n<td>Showa 17<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.11<\/td>\n<td>Senke Domonkai Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1945<\/td>\n<td>Showa 20<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.15<\/td>\n<td>End of World War II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1949<\/td>\n<td>Showa 24<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.<\/td>\n<td>Establishment of the Fushin-an Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1950<\/td>\n<td>Showa 25<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>200th Memorial Service of Myoshinsai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1953<\/td>\n<td>Showa 28<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Senke Domonkai General Meeting<br\/>Reorganized with the addition of Suki-sha (tea enthusiasts). Branch foundations established in various locations thereafter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1955<\/td>\n<td>Showa 30<\/td>\n<td>4.1<\/td>\n<td>Hawaii Branch Inauguration (Formation Ceremony on June 12)<br\/>Branch Manager\/Office: Sae Tachikawa, Number of Members: 20<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>9.1<\/td>\n<td>Publication of &#8220;Domon&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1956<\/td>\n<td>Showa 31<\/td>\n<td>3.18<\/td>\n<td>Rikyu Memorial Service: Encouragement and greetings from Sokuchusai (at Summer House)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.16<\/td>\n<td>Completion of the Tokyo Branch Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>9.15<\/td>\n<td>Branch Manager attends Headquarters Branch Manager Meeting<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1957<\/td>\n<td>Showa 32<\/td>\n<td>5.26<\/td>\n<td>Hawaii Branch Tea Ceremony and Lecture (at Tachikawa Girls&#8217; School)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.2<\/td>\n<td>First Rikyu Memorial Service at the Tokyo Branch Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12.22<\/td>\n<td>Tennenki Memorial<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>9.19<\/td>\n<td>300th Memorial Service of Genpaku Sotan and 150th Memorial Service of Sottakusai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.4\u301c5<\/td>\n<td>300th Memorial Tea Gathering of Genpaku Sotan and 150th Memorial Tea Gathering of Sottakusai (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12.3<\/td>\n<td>350th Memorial Service and Tea Gathering for Min-o Doan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1958<\/td>\n<td>Showa 33<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama (First Tea Ceremony of the Year) (at Miyako)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10.24<\/td>\n<td>50th Anniversary Tea Ceremony of En&#8217;yusha (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.27<\/td>\n<td>Tea Ceremony by the Tachikawa Sae Branch of the Domonkai (at Miyako)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Publication of &#8220;Shuji Jusan Kajo&#8221; (Thirteen Articles of Practice) (Kawahara Shoten)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1959<\/td>\n<td>Showa 34<\/td>\n<td>5.31<\/td>\n<td>Tea Ceremony Convention (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.14<\/td>\n<td>Heki-an and Hakuun-ken seats opened at the Indian Embassy in Japan; Souya Hisada travels to India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Late 11.<\/td>\n<td>Number of Members: 57<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.2<\/td>\n<td>Completion of the New Iemoto Seat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.6<\/td>\n<td>100th Memorial Service of Kyuko-sai and 50th Memorial Service of Rokuroku-sai (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10.20<\/td>\n<td>100th Memorial Service of Kyuko-sai and 50th Memorial Service of Rokuroku-sai (Tokyo Branch Office)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1960<\/td>\n<td>Showa 35<\/td>\n<td>3.27<\/td>\n<td>Three members from Hawaii visit the Iemoto for the Rikyu Memorial Service (at Iemoto)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.6<\/td>\n<td>Tea Ceremony to Celebrate the Birth of Prince Hiro (Kyoto Imperial Palace)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.<\/td>\n<td>Number of Members: Approximately 60<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.8<\/td>\n<td>Tea Ceremony to Celebrate the Birth of Prince Hiro (Mitsukoshi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1961<\/td>\n<td>Showa 36<\/td>\n<td>5.7<\/td>\n<td>Branch-Sponsored Tea Ceremony (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.17<\/td>\n<td>25th Memorial Service of Seisai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.29<\/td>\n<td>20th Anniversary Tea Ceremony of the Senke Domonkai (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1962<\/td>\n<td>Showa 37<\/td>\n<td>4.1<\/td>\n<td>Founder&#8217;s Day Tea Ceremony (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.<\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai&#8217;s 60th Birthday Celebration Tea Ceremony Begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1963<\/td>\n<td>Showa 38<\/td>\n<td>2.20<\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai and his party visit Hawaii as cultural goodwill envoys of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Cultural Promotion Association<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.23<\/td>\n<td>Hawaii Punchbowl Tea Offering Ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai, Ichiro Someya, Akiko Someya, Shozo Funaki, Souya Hisada, Takafumi Yoshida, Hachiroemon Mitsui and his wife, and Bunjiro Osabe and his wife<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>9.7<\/td>\n<td>350th Memorial Service of Shoan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.23<\/td>\n<td>Punchbowl Tea Offering Ceremony and General Welcome Party for Domonkai (at Lau Yee Chai)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10.12\u301c13<\/td>\n<td>350th Memorial Tea Gathering of Shoan (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.24<\/td>\n<td>Advanced Tea Preparation Guidance (Sokuchusai Guidance) (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.5<\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Hawaii Branch General Meeting (Sokuchusai Attends) and Welcome\/Farewell Party (at Tachikawa School)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.6\u301c7<\/td>\n<td>350th Memorial Tea Gathering of Shoan (Gokokuji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Ransoden Conferral Ceremony<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.29<\/td>\n<td>Tea Offering Ceremony to Pray for the Repose of the Soul of the Late President Kennedy<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>(Service: Shozo Funaki and Mr. Yoshida) (at Tachikawa School)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1964<\/td>\n<td>Showa 39<\/td>\n<td>6.28<\/td>\n<td>Branch General Meeting (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.4<\/td>\n<td>750th Memorial Service Tea Gathering for Eisai Zenji<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Tennenki Memorial<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>First Nijo Castle Tea Ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Olympic Tea Ceremony (Athletes&#8217; Village, Gotoh Museum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1965<\/td>\n<td>Showa 40<\/td>\n<td>1.26<\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama (at Tachikawa School)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Inauguration of the United Branch Convention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10.10<\/td>\n<td>Tea Ceremony of the Omotesenke Domonkai at Tachikawa Girls&#8217; School (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Publication of &#8220;Omotesenke&#8221; (Kadokawa Shoten)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.<\/td>\n<td>Sae Tachikawa Receives the Order of the Precious Crown, Blue Ribbon &#8211; Appreciation Party (at Kaimana Hotel)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1966<\/td>\n<td>Showa 41<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12.4<\/td>\n<td>Okinawa Gokoku Shrine Tea Offering Ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1967<\/td>\n<td>Showa 42<\/td>\n<td>1.10\/17\/31<\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama (at Tachikawa School)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.14<\/td>\n<td>First Meeting of the Tea Ceremony Iemoto Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.30<\/td>\n<td>Branch General Meeting and Lecture (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai Invited to the Akasaka Gyoen Garden Party by Their Majesties<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>7.20<\/td>\n<td>Shozo Funaki, Masako Someya, and 13 others on their way back from the Montreal Expo<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Ichiro Someya Succeeds as Sokei<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Visit to Hawaii &#8211; Welcome Party and Tea Preparation (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Receives the Sai-go &#8220;Jimyosai&#8221; from Ko-myo Roshi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1968<\/td>\n<td>Showa 43<\/td>\n<td>4.21<\/td>\n<td>Rikyu Memorial Service (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.16<\/td>\n<td>33rd Memorial Service of Fugensai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sokei Number Succession Ceremony Tea Gathering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1969<\/td>\n<td>Showa 44<\/td>\n<td>2.25<\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.3<\/td>\n<td>Tsune Rokurokusai&#8217;s Fifth Daughter (Yuko-sai Somori&#8217;s Wife) Passes Away<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.6<\/td>\n<td>Rikyu Memorial Service (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.18<\/td>\n<td>33rd Memorial Service of Seisai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.12<\/td>\n<td>Hawaii Branch General Meeting &#8211; Mr. Yoshida (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10.25<\/td>\n<td>Sokei Sosho Marries Akiko Hosokawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.9<\/td>\n<td>Inauguration of the Western United States Branch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1970<\/td>\n<td>Showa 45<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Tea Ceremony as One of the Government-Sponsored Immigration Events<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.29<\/td>\n<td>World Expo Tea Ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.17<\/td>\n<td>Rikyu Memorial Service (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>7.4<\/td>\n<td>Birth of Yoshiki, the Eldest Son of Jimyosai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.29<\/td>\n<td>Achievement of the Goal of One Branch in Each Prefecture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1971<\/td>\n<td>Showa 46<\/td>\n<td>4.25<\/td>\n<td>Rikyu Memorial Service (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai Receives the Third Order of Merit with the Cordon of the Rising Sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.5<\/td>\n<td>Publication of the Koki Memorial Publication &#8220;Genpaku Sotan Documents&#8221; (Cha to Bisha)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10.26\u301c29<\/td>\n<td>Eshin 300th Memorial Service and Senke Domonkai 30th Anniversary Tea Gathering (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1972<\/td>\n<td>Showa 47<\/td>\n<td>3.1<\/td>\n<td>Girls&#8217; Day Tea Ceremony (at Mid-Pacific School)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Akiko Someya, the Eldest Daughter of Sokuchusai, Marries Juro Saito<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.4<\/td>\n<td>Sae Tachikawa&#8217;s Retirement Appreciation Dinner as Principal of Tachikawa Girls&#8217; School (at the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.28<\/td>\n<td>Tea Offering Ceremony for the Completion of the Daitoku-ji Temple Sanmon Gate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>7.27<\/td>\n<td>Tachikawa Girls&#8217; School Summer School Completion Ceremony<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1973<\/td>\n<td>Showa 48<\/td>\n<td>9.4\u301c6<\/td>\n<td>Lecture, Welcome Party, Local Lecturer, and Tea Name Conferral Ceremony: Soukan Horiuchi and Kenzo Sugata<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Professor Training Course Begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.29<\/td>\n<td>Birth of Nobuyuki, the Second Son of Jimyosai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12.13<\/td>\n<td>Shozo Funaki Passes Away<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1974<\/td>\n<td>Showa 49<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.7<\/td>\n<td>150th Memorial Service of Ryoryosai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.7<\/td>\n<td>End of the 150th Memorial Tea Ceremony of Ryoryosai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1975<\/td>\n<td>Showa 50<\/td>\n<td>8.16<\/td>\n<td>Lecture: Souya Hisada (at Summer House)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.4<\/td>\n<td>Establishment of the Incorporated Association Omotesenke Domonkai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1976<\/td>\n<td>Showa 51<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Omotesenke Tea Ceremony Demonstration on KIKU TV<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.5\u301c7<\/td>\n<td>Celebration Tea Ceremony for the Establishment of the Omotesenke Domonkai Corporation (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.18<\/td>\n<td>Grand Memorial Tea Offering Ceremony (at Makiki Jodo Mission)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.3\u301c7<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition&#8221; Held (Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.22<\/td>\n<td>Celebration of the Bicentennial of the Founding of the United States and Joint Memorial Tea Offering Ceremony: Shigenobu Tokuzawa and Yudo Chiba (at Punchbowl)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1977<\/td>\n<td>Showa 52<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.6<\/td>\n<td>Fushin-an Short-Term Training Course Begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.7\u301c8<\/td>\n<td>Inauguration of the Omotesenke Domonkai National Convention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<td>Masako Funaki, the Second Daughter of Seisai, Passes Away<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai&#8217;s 77th Birthday Celebration Tea Ceremony Begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.3\u301c8<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Omotesenke Tradition &#8211; Tea Utensil Exhibition of Successive Iemoto&#8221; Held (Tokyo)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12.11<\/td>\n<td>Completion Ceremony of the Kyushu Tea Ceremony Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1978<\/td>\n<td>Showa 53<\/td>\n<td>4.30<\/td>\n<td>Change of Branch Manager (at Kanraku): Sae Tachikawa \u2192 Tokuzen Awamura<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.2\u301c7<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Omotesenke Tradition &#8211; Tea Utensil Exhibition of Successive Iemoto&#8221; Held (Osaka)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sae Tachikawa Becomes an Honorary Member of the Domonkai<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.12\u301c17<\/td>\n<td>Commemorative Tea Ceremony for the Completion of the Kyushu Tea Ceremony Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.22<\/td>\n<td>Lecture (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.22<\/td>\n<td>Tea Ceremony History Research Group Visits Hawaii &#8211; Tea Ceremony (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1979<\/td>\n<td>Showa 54<\/td>\n<td>10.13<\/td>\n<td>Change of Branch Manager: Tokuzen Awamura \u2192 Tarokichi Hiramatsu (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.25<\/td>\n<td>250th Memorial Service of Kakukakusai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Tea Ceremony and Lecture (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Shojiro Sokuchusai&#8217;s Second Son Marries Sachiko &#8211; Takes the Name Sakai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.29<\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai passes away. Memorial service on 8.31, funeral on 9.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai receives the Senior Fourth Rank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1980<\/td>\n<td>Showa 55 (1980)<\/td>\n<td>8.30<\/td>\n<td>Inauguration ceremony of the tea ceremony class of the Hawaii Konpira Shrine Women&#8217;s Association<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.28<\/td>\n<td>Succeeds to the name Jimyosai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mr. Sugata&#8217;s tea ceremony and usucha demonstration at the first anniversary of Sokuchusai&#8217;s death<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.29<\/td>\n<td>First anniversary memorial service for Sokuchusai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.31<\/td>\n<td>Branch general meeting, lecture, and welcome party (at Kanraku) with Mr. Sugata and Mr. Jun Watanabe<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12.1<\/td>\n<td>Jimyosai succession tea ceremony begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1981<\/td>\n<td>Showa 56 (1981)<\/td>\n<td>2.9<\/td>\n<td>Tea ceremony for Japan-US exchange (on the Nippon Maru)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.29\u301c31<\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai third death anniversary memorial tea ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.16<\/td>\n<td>Branch general meeting and lecture by Mr. Tetsuro Kimura and Mr. Watanabe<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.29<\/td>\n<td>Publication of Sokuchusai&#8217;s favorite collection &#8216;Seiyu&#8217;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.6<\/td>\n<td>Celebratory dinner party<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.6\u301c8<\/td>\n<td>Jimyosai succession celebration tea ceremony (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1982<\/td>\n<td>Showa 57<\/td>\n<td>1.16<\/td>\n<td>Hongwanji Cultural Department, Urasenke Hatsugama (at Hongwanji)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.22<\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama (at Mr. Soshu Matsumoto&#8217;s residence)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.1<\/td>\n<td>Lei Day Tea Ceremony (at Kapiolani Park)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>9.9<\/td>\n<td>Branch general meeting and lecture by Mr. Tadakiyo Yoshimizu and Mr. Chiba (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1983<\/td>\n<td>Showa 58 (1983)<\/td>\n<td>1.23<\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<td>Jimyosai succession tea ceremony ends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.<\/td>\n<td>Branch general meeting and lecture by Mr. Kyohaku Yoshikura and Mr. Kunihiko Horiuchi<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.14\u301c16<\/td>\n<td>Jimyosai succession celebration tea ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1984<\/td>\n<td>Showa 59<\/td>\n<td>8.<\/td>\n<td>Branch general meeting and lecture by Mr. Yoshitaka Kannna and Mr. Shunji Yoshida<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12.<\/td>\n<td>Branch office: Hiroko Matsumoto&#8217;s residence<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1985<\/td>\n<td>Showa 60 (1985)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Demonstration as part of the government-sponsored immigrant event (at the Exhibition Hall)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.24\u301c26<\/td>\n<td>Memorial tea ceremony for the 50th anniversary of Seisai, the 7th anniversary of Sokuchusai, the 50th anniversary of Fugensai, and the 13th anniversary of Tekitekisai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>7.<\/td>\n<td>Branch general meeting and lecture by Mr. Eiko Yamashita and Mr. Yoshio Ito<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.24<\/td>\n<td>Publication of Seisai&#8217;s favorite collection &#8216;Kangumo&#8217;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1986<\/td>\n<td>Showa 61<\/td>\n<td>1.19<\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama and lecture (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.30\u301c31<\/td>\n<td>Lecture by Mr. Sugata and Mr. Kajishi Mori (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.1<\/td>\n<td>Change of branch manager: Tarokichi Hiramatsu \u2192 George Ishida<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1987<\/td>\n<td>Showa 62 (1987)<\/td>\n<td>1.18<\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.12<\/td>\n<td>NHK special program &#8220;Kyoto Omotesenke&#8221; broadcast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.15\u301c16<\/td>\n<td>Lecture by Mr. Yoshimizu and Mr. Hideki Matsumoto (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1988<\/td>\n<td>Showa 63 (1988)<\/td>\n<td>1.17<\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.16\u301c18<\/td>\n<td>Kyushu Tea Ceremony Hall 10th Anniversary Tea Ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.23<\/td>\n<td>Spring Tea Ceremony (at Byodo-in Temple)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.20\u301c21<\/td>\n<td>Lecture by Mr. Chiba and Mr. Shinji Horio (at Natsu no Ie)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10.10<\/td>\n<td>Autumn Tea Ceremony (at Byodo-in Temple)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1989<\/td>\n<td>Heisei 1<\/td>\n<td>4.1<\/td>\n<td>Spring Tea Ceremony, fundraising for the construction of the Japanese Cultural Center (at Byodo-in Temple)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.18\u301c20<\/td>\n<td>Lecture by Mr. Kimura and Mr. Watanabe (at Natsu no Ie)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1990<\/td>\n<td>Heisei 2 (1990)<\/td>\n<td>2.14<\/td>\n<td>Sae Tachikawa passes away (at the age of 96)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td>400th Anniversary of the Death of Sen Rikyu: Nanshu-ji Temple memorial service and visit to the grave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.25<\/td>\n<td>400th Anniversary Memorial Tea Ceremony for Sen Rikyu: Omote, Ura, and Edo Senke joint ceremony (at Jefferson Hall, University of Hawaii)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Jukoin Temple memorial service and visit to the grave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.19<\/td>\n<td>Lecture by Mr. Kannna and Mr. Masaaki Matsubara (at Natsu no Ie)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.<\/td>\n<td>400th Anniversary of the Death of Sen Rikyu: Three Senke Joint Tea Ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Number of members: 70<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.4\u301c6<\/td>\n<td>Memorial Tea Ceremony for the 400th Anniversary of Sen Rikyu (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12.1<\/td>\n<td>Memorial tea ceremony for the 400th anniversary of Sen Rikyu begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1991<\/td>\n<td>Heisei 3 (1991)<\/td>\n<td>2.14\u301c20<\/td>\n<td>Lecture (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.7<\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai 13th Death Anniversary Memorial Tea Ceremony (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.20<\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama (at Kanraku)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>9.<\/td>\n<td>Fushin&#8217;an video &#8220;400th Anniversary Memorial Service and Tea Ceremony for Sen Rikyu&#8221; released<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td>Iemoto donates $100,000 to the Japan Cultural Center construction fund<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10.20<\/td>\n<td>NHK video &#8220;Omotesenke Tea Ceremony Yobanashi&#8221; released<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.6<\/td>\n<td>Spring Tea Ceremony (at Byodo-in Temple)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.3<\/td>\n<td>Change of branch manager: George Ishida \u2192 Yoshio Yoshinaga<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.9<\/td>\n<td>Tea ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Hawaii Japanese Cultural Center tea room &#8220;Seiko-an&#8221;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Omote, Ura, and Edo Senke joint ceremony (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Number of members: Over 80<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Tea utensils provided to the Shizuoka Shimbun SBS Gakuen Festival (at the Ala Moana Hotel)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1992<\/td>\n<td>Heisei 4 (1992)<\/td>\n<td>3.21\u301c23<\/td>\n<td>Mr. Horio becomes a full-time instructor in Hawaii<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.27<\/td>\n<td>Groundbreaking ceremony for the Omotesenke Kitayama Kaikan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.1\u301c3<\/td>\n<td>Lecture (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.<\/td>\n<td>NHK video &#8220;Omotesenke Tea Ceremony Asacha&#8221; released<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10.2\u301c4<\/td>\n<td>Mr. Horio&#8217;s practice session (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1993<\/td>\n<td>Heisei 5 (1993)<\/td>\n<td>8.7\u301c9<\/td>\n<td>Lecture (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.3<\/td>\n<td>Memorial tea ceremony for the 400th anniversary of Rikyu ends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Branch Manager Yoshinaga receives Kiju Award (Kiju celebration)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.18<\/td>\n<td>Completion of Omotesenke Kitayama Kaikan Dedication Ceremony 6.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>9.<\/td>\n<td>NHK video &#8220;Omotesenke Tea Ceremony Ro Shogo no Cha&#8221; released<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10.25\u301c28<\/td>\n<td>Omotesenke Domonkai 50th Anniversary Convention (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1994<\/td>\n<td>Heisei 6<\/td>\n<td>3.26<\/td>\n<td>Rikyu Memorial Service Tea Ceremony Omote, Ura, and Edo Senke joint ceremony (at the University of Hawaii)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.20\u301c22<\/td>\n<td>Celebration tea ceremony for the completion of the Hawaii Japanese Cultural Center (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5.23<\/td>\n<td>Mr. Horio&#8217;s practice session (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.19\u301c21<\/td>\n<td>Lecture Mr. Horio<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1995<\/td>\n<td>Heisei 7 (1995)<\/td>\n<td>4.1<\/td>\n<td>Change of branch manager: Yoshio Yoshinaga \u2192 Margaret Oda<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.29<\/td>\n<td>Sokuchusai 17th Death Anniversary and Memorial Service for the Victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake (Daitoku-ji Temple)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.29<\/td>\n<td>Mr. Horio&#8217;s practice session (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.30<\/td>\n<td>Instructor training session Mr. Horio<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.5<\/td>\n<td>Lecture Mr. Horio<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11.28<\/td>\n<td>Iemoto and party visit Hawaii Friendship gathering and tea ceremony (at Seiko-an, Halekulani Hotel)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Branch office: Margaret Aiko Yamane&#8217;s residence<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1996<\/td>\n<td>Heisei 8<\/td>\n<td>1.14<\/td>\n<td>New Year&#8217;s celebration party hosted by the Japanese Cultural Center (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2.4<\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.9<\/td>\n<td>Omotesenke Ishikawa Prefecture branch visits Hawaii, tea ceremony (at Ala Moana Shopping Center)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.31<\/td>\n<td>Rikyu Memorial Tea Ceremony Omote, Ura, and Edo Senke joint ceremony (at JCCH, Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.13\u301c14<\/td>\n<td>Mr. Horio&#8217;s practice session and general meeting (at Natsu no Ie)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Branch manager announces a 5-year plan<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Procedures for non-profit organization begin<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.6\u301c11<\/td>\n<td>Lecture Mr. Horio<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>9.19<\/td>\n<td>Domonkai Fukuoka Prefecture branch visits Hawaii, tea ceremony (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td>1997<\/td>\n<td>Heisei 9 (1997)<\/td>\n<td>2.2<\/td>\n<td>Hatsugama (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8.20<\/td>\n<td>Yasuko, the wife of Sokuchusai, passes away Memorial service 8.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.14<\/td>\n<td>Branch general meeting and lecture Mr. Horio<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.15<\/td>\n<td>Domonkai Fukuoka Prefecture visits Hawaii, tea ceremony (at the Mayor&#8217;s residence)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.23<\/td>\n<td>Rikyu Memorial Service (at Seiko-an)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"nb\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4.12\u301c14<\/td>\n<td>Mr. 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