About Us

NUS Sado Club [茶道部]

The NUS Sado Club is a student interest group that was established since 30 September 1989, under the NUS Department of Japanese Studies. The Club practises the Tradtional Japanese Tea Ceremony in the Enshuryu style, and gives members the opportunity to experience and learn Japanese Culture, while immersing themselves in “和(harmony), 敬(respect), 清(purity), 寂(serenity)”, the philosophy of Sado.

Iemoto with Club Members at the Garden of the Japan Creative Centre, August 2010

Iemoto’s (Grandmaster) Visit with Miura Sensei & Kawaii Sensei
(Aug, 2008)

Some Alumni Members with Iemoto and Miura Sensei
(Aug, 2008)

Performance during NUS International Fiesta 2007

The NUS Sado Club engages in performances within and outside of the University which includes International Cultural Fairs and Faculty Open Houses within campus, and coperate events such as International and Cultural Awareness fairs, roadshows and private company functions. The Club also organizes workshops for students from Junior Colleges and Polytechnics. These performances and workshops, while providing good learning experiences for the guests, also allows our members to spread the art of Tea Ceremony, while developing disciplinary skills.
[For more details of our performance, visit our portfolio]

The Enshu Sado School [遠州流茶道]

Kobori Enshu, founder of Enshu Sado

The Enshu Sado School was founded in the 17th century by Lord Enshu Kobori Masakazu, a feudal lord of the early Edo era. He is renowed as one of the greatest tea masters to inherit the tradition of Japanese Sado (tea Ceremony), and served as the official tea instructor for the second and third Shoguns of Tokugakwa, Hidetada and Iemitsu.

The spirit of Enshu Sado lies in ‘kirei sabi’, or gracefulness and simplicity. Today, the Enshu Sado School remains as one of the oldest tea schools in Japan, and is run by its 13th Grandmaster, Kobori Sojitsu. The Grandmaster and teachers from Enshu visits NUS Sado Club thrice a year to give trainings.