Ueda Soko-ryu was founded by Ueda Soko, a warrior and tea master of the late Momoyama and early Edo periods, and was maintained through the early modern period as the tea practice of the Asano house of Hiroshima. Its style holds together a soldier's bearing and a grounding in tea learned from Rikyu and Oribe. The head house continues to operate in Hiroshima.
Lineage
Soko served Niwa Nagahide, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Asano Yukinaga, and fought at Sekigahara and at Osaka. He also studied under Rikyu and Furuta Oribe and had a serious knowledge of both tea and garden design. After moving to Hiroshima he directed tea and garden work as an Asano retainer, and his teaching passed down through the domain's retainer families.
Where it is taught
Hiroshima remains the centre, and the school is closely identified with the city.
Sources
- 上田流和風堂（公式サイト） / 公益財団法人 上田流和風堂
Supports: 上田宗箇流の家元組織が広島市にあり、公益財団法人 上田流和風堂として活動していること
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