Mid to late May, weekend

全国煎茶道大会 (National Sencha-do Convention)

Sencha returns to its home temple.

Two days at Ōbaku-san Manpuku-ji, the temple that is the historic home of sencha culture in Japan. Roughly twenty sencha-do schools gather to commemorate the monk Baisao and offer rotating tea seatings across the Ōbaku Zen grounds.

Dates and venues shift year to year. Check the event’s own site before booking travel.