Ms. Mika Haneishi, whose tea name is “Soka,” has over twenty-five years of Chado, The Way of Tea, experience. She studied Chado under Mme. Sosei Matsumoto, who was awarded numerous honors in Japan and the United States including being named a NEA National Heritage Fellow for her life’s dedication to this unique Japanese art form.

Ms. Haneishi is a 1st-degree instructor of the Urasenke Chado Tradition, one of the largest Chado schools in the world. She teaches beginner to advanced classes for students in Japan. She also established the Shizu-Kokoro Chado School in Asakusa, Tokyo to introduce this unique culture to foreign guests, and she organizes Chado workshops and seminars for international audiences throughout Japan.