Japan Consulate honors UH Mānoa Center for Japanese Studies, Way of Tea
The Center for Japanese Studies has grown out of more than a century of Japanese language and culture instruction at UH Mānoa.
Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun award presented to UH scholar
UH Mānoa associate professor Mary G. McDonald received the Order of the Rising Sun Imperial Decoration from the Government of Japan.
In memoriam: 15th generation tea icon’s lasting UH legacy
Genshitsu Sen’s connection to UH Mānoa stretched across more than seven decades, shaping a legacy of culture and learning.
Ikebana, anime, Okinawan language celebrated at Nippon event
Nippon Culture Day showcases a vibrant blend of traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.
Japanese law leaders visit UH law school, discuss programs
UH Mānoa welcomed a delegation of 30 distinguished lawyers, executive leaders and their spouses from the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.
Peace through tea: UH Mānoa students learn from 15th gen. tea master
Grandmaster Genshitsu Sen hosted a lecture with the UH Mānoa Center for Japanese Studies to share knowledge on fostering peace through tea.
Origami, hanafuda and more featured at return of annual Nippon event
Nippon Day featured workshops such as origami, hanafuda, calligraphy and tea ceremony.
Traditional Japanese tea house marks 50 years at UH Mānoa
The tea house was erected in 1972, after Genshitsu Sen, a 15th generation grand tea master, commissioned the building of the structure.
Rare letter, book collection among pair of gifts to Hamilton Library
The gifts include books from the Read Japan Project and a rare letter from Sir Ernest Satow.
Music professor awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
Donald Reid Womack plans to use the fellowship to write a geomungo concerto for virtuoso Yoon Jeong Heo.
