Edo Senke is the collective name for the schools descending from Kawakami Fuhaku, a senior student of Joshinsai, the seventh head of Omotesenke. Sent to Edo to spread the Sen style, Fuhaku established tea practice among the townspeople of the city, and the tradition remains centred on Tokyo. Several sub-lines, including Fuhaku-ryu, are included under the name.
Lineage
Fuhaku was entrusted with transmitting Omotesenke's tea to Edo, and used connections with the Kii Tokugawa and other daimyo houses to reach both warrior and merchant households. After his death his teaching divided into several lines — Edo Senke and Fuhaku-ryu among them — each establishing its own head house. From the Meiji period onward these were among the principal forces sustaining tea practice in Tokyo.
Where it is taught
Tokyo, with the largest concentration of teaching places of any non-Kyoto lineage.
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- Fuhaku-ryuFuhaku-ryu
A school carrying Kawakami Fuhaku's style directly, often treated as one line within Edo Senke.
- Kawakami FuhakuKawakami Fuhaku
The mid-Edo tea master (1719–1807) who carried Omotesenke's tea from the Kansai region to Edo.
- Sen no RikyuSen no Rikyu
The tea master (1522–1591) who brought wabicha to its definitive form and from whom the three Sen schools descend.
- Sohen-ryuSohen-ryu
A Sen-lineage school founded by Yamada Sohen that took root in Edo among both warriors and townspeople.