Ichibo-an Japanese Teahouse - 1994 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious on Waymarking.com

If the traditional Japanese teahouse in Vancouver’s Nitobe Memorial Gardens dates to the opening of the garden in 1958, it would have been in need of restoration 36 years later, in 1994. This plaque commemorates the support of the Urasenke (visit link) tea ceremony’s Grand Master, Dr. Soshitsu Sen XV, for the restoration.

The Urasenke tea ceremony’s Vancouver association, Vancouver Urasenke Tankokai, teaches and presents the tea ceremony at Vancouver-area venues and events such as the Nikkei Cultural Centre, Van Dusen Garden’s Sakura Days Japan Fair, and in Nitobe Gardens.

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1994 Full Inscription (unless noted above): [JP] 一望庵 この茶室は茶道裏千家十五世家元千宗室博士の 援助により修復、命名されたものである。 1994年5月28日 [EN] THIS TEA HOUSE, ICHIBO-AN, WAS RESTORED THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF DR. SOSHITSU SEN XV, GRAND TEA MASTER, URASENKE TRADITION OF TEA MAY 28TH, 1994 Website (if available): [Web Link]

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