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05. SPECIAL TEA PLACES (SHOPS incl.) : |
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- ★ CZECH ASSOCIATION OF 'CHADŌ URASENKE TANKŌKAI'
{ 茶道裏千家淡交会チェコ協会 [chadoo urasenke tankookai cheko kyookai] }
- 〓 Cajova skola Urasenke CR, c/o KIS CJS
Na Mustku 8/380, 11000 PRAHA 1
Tel: 224-216-032 {=CJS} ; 603-303-545 {=Mr.Cernota}
Fax: 224-214-810 {=CJS}
Mail: info urasenke.cz ; ( officejapan.cz ]
WEB: www.urasenke.cz + www.urasenke.eu
+ ☻www.urasenke.or.jp {J,E ; in Japan}
NOTE: Chadoo (tea "ceremony") - school of tea, Czech affiliated study group ; Place shared with CZECH-JAPANESE ASSOCIATION
PEOPLE: Mr.CERNOTA Lubomir* {chairman'09}, Mr.ZEMLA Petr {vice-chairman}, Ms.VEDLICH-KOMIYAMA Noriko, Ms.WILLIAMS Nada*, Mr.BOJANOVSKY Jan,... Mr.PODRUH Petr, Mr.BARES Martin,... {+Mr.JANOVSKY Robert*, Ms.HONYSOVA Julie*, Mr.HERMAN S.Robin,... Ms.DREXLEROVA Dana*, Ms.BARTOVA Marketa*, Ms.CVACHOVA Terezie*, Ms.SEDIVA Dana*, Mr.DUFEK O.W.*,...} /*=stud.in Kyoto
ESTABLISHED: in 2000 {=officially ; active sc.1996}
► Other data/presence in category file: ART (CLUBS)
※Updated: '09-06-29
- ★ The GOOD TEAROOM ('Mother Tearoom')
{ 茶 [cha] =tea }
- 〓Dobra cajovna
Vaclavske n.14, Praha 1
Tel: 224-231-480 ; { 283-871-179 "Tea Devotees" }
Mail: dobracajovna.com
WEB: www.tea.cz
OPEN: Mo-Fr 10:00 - 21:30 , Sa,Su 14:00 - 21:30
DESCRIPTION:♥ NON-smoking (inside) ; World & range of JAPANESE TEAS ; 1st Czech real 'stable' specialized original TEASHOP + TEAROOM
NOTE: founded by Czech tea pioneering co."SPOLEK MILCU CAJE" {=Tea Devotees ; reg.in 1992 ; tea direct importer, utensils incl.} ; the only tearoom listed in Japanese guidebook for CR (Prague) ; supported some events of the Embassy of Japan in Prague
PEOPLE: Mr.JURINA Ales {tearoom owner} ; { co."SMC": +Mr.SIMSA Jiri }
ESTABLISHED: in (1990 temp.) 1993
※Updated: '09-02-12
- ★ 'WHITE CRANE' TEAROOM
{ 白鶴 [haku tsuru] =bily jerab (*no relation with sake) }
- 〓Cajovna 'Bily jerab'
Stefanikova 42, 15000 Praha 5
Tel: 608-661-296 , 257-215-934
Mail: infobily-jerab.cz
WEB: www.bily-jerab.cz
OPEN: Mo-Su: 14:00 - 22:00 (shop: Mo-Fr 11:00 - 19:00, Sa 10:00 - 15:00)
DESCRIPTION: ♥ NON-smoking ; refined tea room in basement ; World & Japanese teas ; +experiments with Jpn.green tea orig.chocolate etc. (+vege.sushi, maccha drinks & ice-cream... / origami...) + Sophisticated TEA SHOP (ground floor), specialized on quality JAPANESE TEA (incl.BATABATACHA ; direct import ; utensils incl.)
NOTE: bearer of awards: "2nd Best shop of the year 2008" , "Best staff of the year 2008" , "Best interior of the year 2008" by Regal magazine ; supported event of the Embassy of Japan in Prague
PEOPLE: Mr.DRIMAL Milan {owner}
OPERATION: tearoom est.in 2004 ; shop est.in 2008
※Updated: '09-02-12
- ★ INTERNET TEAROOM - V SITI
- 〓Internetova cajovna V siti
Jana Masaryka 46, Praha 2
Tel: 222-524-071 , (776-837-194)
Mail: jaroslav.soumarecajovna.cz
WEB: www.ecajovna.cz + www.zelenakuchyne.cz {vegetarian dishes, delivery}
OPEN: Mo-Fr 10:00 - 22:00 ; Sa,Su 14:00 - 22:00
DESCRIPTION: tea-room with PC corner, world and some JAPANESE TEAS ; plus vegetarian lunches...
ESTABLISHED: in 200_?
※Updated: '09-02-12
- ★ CAJ - TEA (AMANA)
- Skolska 38, 11000 Praha 1
Tel: 222-230-248 ; { 251-613-639 , 5721-5315 Amana }
Fax: 251-613-639
Mail: skolskacaj.cz
WEB: www.caj.cz
OPEN: Mo-Sa 9:00 - 20:00, Su 15:00 - 20:00
DESCRIPTION: sophisticated tea shop (plus tea tasting space) ; World and some JAPANESE TEAS
NOTE: run by AMANA Co.Ltd. (sc.1996 ; importer, wholesaler)
ESTABLISHED: in 2005
※Updated: '09-02-18
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Tea places outside Prague :
- ★ The GOOD TEAROOM - PARDUBICE
- 〓Dobra cajovna - Pardubice
Pernstynska 16, 53002 PARDUBICE
Tel: 466-513-182
Mail: bolekdobracajovnapardubice.cz
WEB: www.dobracajovnapardubice.cz
OPEN: Mo-Sa 10:00 - 22:00 , Su 14:00 - 22:00
DESCRIPTION: World and JAPANESE TEAS (shop, tearoom) +JPN.green tea ice cream etc. ; incl. "JAPANESE LOUNGE"
PEOPLE: Mr.NEVELIK Boleslav {owner}
※Updated: '09-02-12
- ★ NAMELESS TEAROOM
- 〓Bezejmenna cajovna
Stahlavice 63, 33204 STAHLAVY
Tel: 723-406-787
Mail: bezejmennavolny.cz
WEB: www.bezejmenna.name
DESCRIPTION: detached tea-house (incl.guest room 'Tea pension') ; near PLZEN City
NOTE: sc.2003 organizer of 'TEA CULTURE FESTIVALS' (Japanese cult.incl.)
PEOPLE: Mr.HUCL Ivos {owner}
ESTABLISHED: in 2000
※Updated: '09-02-12
- ★ 'CHAJOVNA' TEAROOM
- 〓Chajovna
Dominikanske namesti 6/7, 60200 BRNO
Mail: infochajovna.cz
WEB: www.chajovna.cz
DESCRIPTION: +incl. Japanese (inspired) room
NOTE: org.? 'Days of tea and ceramics' in Luzanky
ESTABLISHED: in _
※Updated: '09-06-12
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+ Some importers (wholesalers) :
- ★ 'CAJDO' Co.Ltd. :
- Denisa a Vladimir Lechnyr'ovi , Lozice 32, 53854 LUZE
Tel: 468-000-201, 469-671-017
Mail: cajdocentrum.cz
WEB: www.cajdo.cz
NOTE: specialized Japanese tea (some utensils incl.) businessmen
ESTABLISHED: in 2004
※Updated: '09-01-25
- ★ 'DARJEELING.CZ' :
- Merhautova 144, 61300 BRNO { Cecova 656/34, 37004 CESKE BUDEJOVICE }
Tel: 777-052-974
Mail: infodarjeeling.cz
WEB: www.darjeeling.cz + www.keiko-tee.de
NOTE: Ind.teas importer-wholesaler, +sc.2007 incl.orig.Japanese tea +KEIKO brand products (tea-sweets and some utensils incl.)
PEOPLE: Mr. KLASEK Daniel {owner}
ESTABLISHED: in 2006?
※Updated: '09-01-25
- ★ 'TEA MOUNTAIN' :
- M.Spimr, Hornicka 1745, 41301 ROUDNICE NAD LABEM
Tel: 605-851-962
Mail: infoteamountain.cz
WEB: www.teamountain.cz
NOTE: world teas businessman, +sc.2007 orig.Japanese teas
PEOPLE: Mr.SPIMR Martin {owner}
ESTABLISHED: in 2005?
※Updated: '09-06-25
- ★ DREYER Co.Ltd. :
- Olbrachtova 1589/1, 14002 Praha 4
Tel: 241-405-357
Mail: dreyerdreyer.cz
WEB: www.dreyer.cz + » www2.wbs.ne.jp/~ecolife/
NOTE: primarily advisory services (financial)... +cooperated on EXPO 2005 in Aichi (as Japanologist) ; +sc.2006 importer of some green tea products of Shizuoka based company ECO LIFE LABO - sold in Dreyer's pharmacies ???
ESTABLISHED: in 1995
※Updated: '09-01-25
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| α JPNCZ DIRECTORY SPECIAL MEMORABILIA : |
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| BRIEF RECORD ON JAPANESE TEA BEGINNINGS IN THE CZECH (CZECHOSLOVAK) REPUBLIC : |
| 1884 |
Zeyer Julius:
"Gompaci a Komurasaki" |
novel, incl.first reference to Japanese tea (just a few words in a preface) by Czech writer - in his romantic version of Japanese legendary story about Gompachi and Komurasaki
src.: "Pribeh caje" (Tea story, 2002); by Mr.Thoma Zdenek and family |
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| 1894 |
Korensky Josef: "Zaponsko" |
Czech great original travelogue - including first reliable information about Japanese tea farming, etc. |
| 1908 5.~10. |
Japonska cajovna*
(茶屋 ChaYa)
by Hloucha bros. |
first teahouse in Japanese style (called *Japanese Teahouse with Japanese tea and even some Japanese staff) introduced to Prague {"Fairground", U Vystaviste, Praha 7) at Jubilee exhibition of Chamber of trade & commerce ... designed by 「保呂宇波・ジョエ」 Hloucha 'Joe' Josef (1881-1957), Czech traveler, collector and writer concentrated on Japan}
{1908- teahouse moved to "Palace Lucerna", named: "Jokohama" ( [yokohama] ; incl.signs: 日本喫茶店 [Nihon kissaten] ="Japanese tearoom"), equipped with c.200 seats, located underground, on left side of passage from Vodickova street ; =today's restaurant: "Hospoda Lucerna"} ...
NOTE: one more tearoom of Hloucha brothers was shortly in "Alhambra", Praha 1
src.: "Japonsko, ma laska" (Japan, my love); by Ms.Kraemerova A., Mr.Sejbl.J. |
| 1927 |
Okakura Kakuzo: "Kniha o caji" |
Czech translation (unfortunately rather inaccurate) of 'The Book of Tea' (1906) - one of the fundamental books about Japanese tea culture |
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| 1960 |
Zacek Zdenek: "Zajimave o kave a caji" |
Czech booklet (in rather modest printing) about coffee and tea (by coffee specialist) - incl.some scanty info about Japanese tea... (later re-issued, supplemented) |
| 1985 |
Bartl Stanislav: "Tajemstvi cajoveho listku" |
revolutionary tea popularizing series ('The secret of the tea leaf' ; incl.part about tea in Japan - based on author's visit to Japan!) published in Czech magazine "Svet v obrazech"
- based on this, 3 tea enthusiasts (Mr.Bartl, Mr.Dufek, Ms.Svobodova) put together 'tea study group', seed of later "Tea association" |
| 1987 10.1 |
"Cajova spolecnost" |
★'Tea Association' - first special tea (Japanese incl.) study group in Cz officially formed in Prague - as an expert section of "CSVTS" =Czechoslovak society of science and technology (thanks to Mr.Skacel from co."Balirny obchodu", importer-wholesaler), enthusiastically supported e.g. by Ms.Brunova from "Tuzex" imp.co. ;
Note: Tea Association's logo was composed of letters Č,A,J (čaj =Czech word for 'tea') stylized into the shape of Sino-Japanese character for tea {originally 'Č' stood for China (=in Czech: Čína), 'A' for England (=Anglie) and 'J' for Japan (=Japonsko) - the most important countries for the tea culture} ;
Association was several times re-formed (officially registered as "Cajova spolecnost Camellia thea Pragensis (CATAI)" in 1992/4/17 under No.VSP/1-11 242/92-R)
... since 1993 oriented mostly on Japan and later ended as Tea section of Czech-Japan Association. |
| 1988 7.4~8.8 |
★ first known special tea (some Japanese exhibits incl.) non-commercial public exhibition in Czechoslovakia - at National Technical Museum, Praha 7 {arr.by Tea Association, supported esp.by NTM (thanks to Ms.Zamrzlova), 'Balirny obchodu', Naprstek Museum, plus some embassies... and the great tea-packaging collectors} - visited by thousands of people : virtually the start of certain Czechoslovak tea subculture!
Note: Thanks to exhibition, the Tea Association adopted many new members (among them Mr.Jurina, later co-founder of "the Good Tearoom", 1st Czech original specialized tearoom - born from idea of Mr.Rychvalsky) |
| 1989 4. |
Special lecture with unique demonstration of Japanese "tea ceremony" (abbreviated version on tray - ryaku-bon-date) by Japanese wife of Mr.Fiala, prominent Czech expert on traditional Japan, organized for members and friends of the Tea Association |
| 1991 6.24 |
裏千家
'Urasenke' |
★ first official visit of the head of traditional "tea ceremony" (chadoo) school from Japan to Cz : Iemoto Sen Soshitsu XV |
| 1992 3.29 ~ |
★ first student (Cz 'Tea association' representative) of tea from Czechoslovakia (CS) in Japan: Kyoto... |
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| 1994 1... |
Dobra cajovna* |
Japan tea mini exposition "Memories of Kyoto" in Prague pioneer tea shop *Good Tearoom - by the 1st CS student at Urasenke, trainee at Irokuen, Nagatani... (extra thanks to 'Spolek Milcu Caje') |
| 1994 3.1 |
「井六園」
'Irokuen' |
★ first direct commercial import of green tea from Japan to Czech Rep.: tamaryokucha pouches from Kyoto (by SMC /Good Tearoom) - result of tea research by the 1st CS student at Urasenke / thanks to Mr.Takada |
| 2005 10.28 |
「茶濃香」
'Chanoka' |
★ first 'leaf-tea public presentation' by Japanese tea expert Mr.TAKADA Masahiro in Cz :
at "Tea Culture Festival", in Kozel Castle (by Nameless Tearoom, Mr.Hucl) |
| 2008 |
Bily jerab* |
★ first import of Japanese dark tea to EU: batabatacha sets from Toyama - by *White Crane (Mr.Drimal), specialized tea shop - result of tea research by the 1st CS student at Urasenke / thanks to Mr.Takada and 「あさひ」 Asahi Co. |
| DISCLAIMER : Since about turn of the century, many other above not mentioned tea related events (etc.) take place in Czechia ... there is absolutely no intention to ignore anybody's merit, but comprehensive coverage of this topics lies beyond the border of this basic research. |
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| + JPNCZ DIRECTORY UNIT STRUCTURE : |
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- ★ "SUBJECT-NAME" / "Subject-specifications"
{ "サブジェクト"←Subject-in-Japanese(used) ["Subject-Reading"] } *"Subject-abbr."
- 〓 "Official-(Local-language)-subject-name " ←Start of postal address
"Street" "Number" , "ZIP" "City" {"Related-Note"}
Tel: "Number" {"Related-Note"} + ...
Fax: "Number" {"Related-Note"} + ...
Mail: "UserMailing.Server" {"Related-Note"} + ...
WEB: "Uniform.Resource.Locator" {"Related-Note"} + ...
OPEN: "Days" = "Time-period" {"Related-Note"}
DESCRIPTION / NOTE: ...
PEOPLE: "Group-specification" > "Name" {"Related-Note" } ; "Name" {"Related-Note" } ...
ESTABLISHED: in "Year" {"Related-Note" ) ; "Changes..." ; TERMINATED in "Year"
► Other data in category file / section: " Title" {"Related-Note" } + ... ←Link to other db-entry
※Record Updated: "Date"
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- ☆ SECONDARY-SUBJECT(S)...
WHEN CALLING / FAXING TO CR FROM ABROAD
before the above mentioned TEL / FAX numbers dial: local international prefix/number (='International Direct Dialing' ; e.g.from Japan:"001-010") and then Czech 'Country Code' number "420"
EXPLANATORY NOTES: ☻ ←Real Japanese connexion mark / ♥ ←NON SMOKING mark / ☀ ←CJS-related (affiliated) organization mark
Logical Japanese system used here {except postal addresses} - personal names in order: 'SURNAME Given-name' ; dates in format: 'YEAR-Month-Day'
Preventing potential spam, E-MAIL addresses are not clickable. Address can be copied to particular e-mail system and 'image' (smiley) then replaced with @ mark. |
JPNCZ = JAPAN-CZECH (EU) MUTUAL RELATIONS (VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICES, ETC.) UNOFFICIAL DOCUMENTS / since 2000
Disclaimer: This is a nonprofit personal research, collecting information from public records only, and there is no guarantee on any item. Listing of subject does not mean its recommendation nor agreement with all its activity (+ there is no affiliation with above possibly mentioned commercial suppliers in any way). |
