Sowa KANAMORI's grandfather, Nagachika KANAMORI, was a military commander who served Nobunaga ODA, Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, and Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, and learned tea ceremony from SEN no Rikyu.
金森宗和の祖父金森長近は織田信長・豊臣秀吉・徳川家康に仕えた武将で、千利休に茶を学んだ。