English
http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/archives/PR_e/2012/pr_12_0409.htm
日本語
http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/archives/PR/2012/pr_12_0409.htm
茶道裏千家淡交会サンフランシスコ協会の立ち上げ、約６０年にわたり同協会の活動に従事し、当地における対日理解増進や日米文化交流に貢献、現在も裏千家の活動を通じて茶道の普及に努めた功績により、表彰されました。
”Mrs. Kazuko Kobara, as a member of Urasenke Tankokai San Francisco Association, has been actively promoting the genuine atmosphere of the Japanese tea ceremony to people in the United States. Due to her great efforts over the last 60 years, the Urasenke Tankokai San Francisco Association was able to become well established and the popularity of Chado spread throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. ”