"One should abandon feelings of embarassment and ask people questions; this is the keystone to becoming adept."

Resources

Movies

Rikyu
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara (1989)
(released in 1991 with English subtitles)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098204/
http://amzn.com/B00003ETQ9

Books

Chado: The Japanese Way of Tea
Soshitsu Sen (1979)
ISBN 0-8348-1518-4
http://amzn.com/0834815184
Chanoyu: The Urasenke Tradition of Tea
Soshitsu Sen, Alfred Birnbaum (1989)
ISBN 0-8348-0212-0
http://amzn.com/0834802120
The Enjoyment of Tea
Sen Genshitsu (2006)
ISBN 4-473-03296-5
http://amzn.com/4473032965
An Introduction to Japanese Tea Ritual
Jennifer L. Anderson (1991)
ISBN 0-7914-0750-0
http://amzn.com/0791407500
The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
Andrew N. Nelson, John H. Haig (1997)
ISBN 0-8048-2036-8
http://amzn.com/0804820368
Stories from a Tearoom Window
Shigenori Chikamatsu (2009)
ISBN 0-8048 1385-X
http://amzn.com/4805310634
Tea Etiquette for Guests: A Practical Guide for Chanoyu Study
Soshitsu Sen, Alfred Birnbaum (1993)
ISBN 4-473-01294-8
http://amzn.com/4473012948
Tea Life, Tea Mind
Soshitsu Sen XV (1979)
ISBN 0-8348-0142-6
http://amzn.com/0834801426
Urasenke Chado Textbook
Genshitsu Sen, Soshitsu Sen (2011)
ISBN 978-4-473-03696-4

Urasenke
Foundation Links

Urasenke Headquarters Kyoto
http://www.urasenke.or.jp/texte/

USA Branches

New York: Urasenke Chanoyu Center
http://www.urasenkeny.org/

Hawaii: Chado Urasenke Tankokai Hawai'i Association
http://www.urasenkehawaii.org/

San Francisco: The Urasenke Foundation
http://www.urasenke.org/


Online Shops

Asakichi
http://www.asakichi.com/

Ippodo
http://www.ippodo-tea.co.jp/en/

Matcha and More
http://www.matchaandmore.com/

Rikyu Tea Mart
http://www.rikyucha.com/

Shoyeido
http://www.shoyeido.com/

Tea Dogu
http://www.teadogu.com/