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  • Sunday, November 3, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, 11:40 am – 1:10 pm, and 1:20 pm – 2:50 pm – The 10th Annual Boston Tea Party: Housouge – Symbol of Past, Present, Future …

    The 10th Annual Boston Tea Party – Housouge: Symbol of Past, Present, Future … will take place Sunday, November 3 at the Sanzashi-An Tea House at Showa Boston, presented by Kyoko Wada, Urasenke Tea Instructor, and sponsored by the MIT Spouses and Partners.  There will be three seatings: 10 – 11:30, 11:40 – 1:10, and 1:20 – 2:50.  Each session includes two styles of thin tea and an exhibition of Chashaku made by Rakufoo Azumi.  Seating is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance.  Admission is $20, and you must rsvp by October 30.  To register and for further information call 781-301-1525, or email bostonjtc@gmail.com.  Believe it or not, the following statement has to be made: The 10th Annual Tea Party is not affiliated with any political group or event.  We can thank all higher powers for that, at least.

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  • Saturday, November 20, 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm – Kodo: An Afternoon of Incense Appreciation

    Mr. Masataka Hata, President of the Shoyeido Incense company of Kyoto will return to present this popular Japan Society of Boston program at the Showa Boston Institute, 420 Pond Street in Boston on Saturday, November 20. This program is limited to 12 people per session. It sold out last year very quickly. Priority will be given to Japan Society members, seats for non-members will be made available if any remain after November 1st.

    The program will be in two parts: first, participants will engage in the classic incense game known as “kumiko” or “genji-ko,” a favorite pastime of courtiers, as depicted in The Tale of Genji. The incense game will take place in Showa Boston’s beautiful Sanzashi-an tea-house. A more perfect setting for experiencing incense as it was known to Prince Genji and Lady Murasaki does not exist in New England. The second part of each session will be a workshop where each participant will create their own fragrance to take home in an incense sachet.

    2 sessions at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. Each session includes both the incense game and the sachet workshop. Seating is limited to 12 people per session. Please register soon to reserve your seat. $15 per person (JSB members); $30 (non-members) www.thejapansocietyofboston.camp9.org/Default.aspx?pageId=321976&eventId=226303&EventViewMode=EventDetails