To thank managers and instructors for their help throughout the year, instructors and managers were invited to a get together hosted by Robert Hori, President, Ann Abe, COA and Miki Gill, Vice COA.  Eleven members attended the gathering in the hachijo in the Shoya House at Huntington Library.

Mme. Soshin Kawamura served as teishu and Mme. Soshin Abe was the hanto.  Miki Gill, Mme. Nobue Kodama and Hiromi Komiyama assisted in the mizuya.

Guests were treated to a collection of beautiful odougu with references to the late Hounsai Hanso Soshitsu.  The scroll by Hounsai, Fuji Gasan, Juzan Fukurai, meaning, Long life like a mountain, good fortune comes, hung in the tokonoma. A Hounsai made raku chawan with the mei of Tada Omou-“Just Think of Me/Remember Me” was truly meaningful with the passing of Hounsai Hanso Soshitsu in August of 2025.  

After the tea gathering, instructors and managers were treated to a lunch.  It was a wonderful time for instructors and managers to celebrate the contributions of Hounsai Hanso Soshitsu and to nurture a supportive network among the leadership of the Los Angeles tankokai.