Host

Ms. Torii Myosho, a tea professor of the Mushakoji Senke Tea School, who leads the world of Japanese Tea Ceremony at Nara.

Course Details

• Date: 5th October 2023
• There will be two sessions – morning and afternoon, each with an optional tour
• Number of participants: 3 guests
• Tea Ceremony Fee: 110,000 Yen/person
• Approximate time required for each session: 3.5 to 4 hours

Morning Tea Ceremony Session – tea ceremony begins at 10:00, optional temple tour follows at 14:30

1) Tea ceremony begins at 10:00 with thick tea and a sweet at the ‘Haginoma’ special tea room
2) Thin tea with a sweet at the ‘Haginoma’ special tea room
3) Traditional Cha-kaiseki Japanese cuisine at Toshodaiji Honbo
4) Toshodaiji Temple tour starts at 14:30. This is an optional tour – you can decide whether to join or not – and will be held in English and conducted by a Buddhist monk and an interpreter.

Afternoon Tea Ceremony Session – tea ceremony begins at 13:00, optional temple tour is in the morning and begins at 10:30

1) Toshodaiji Temple tour starts to 10:30. This is an optional tour – you can decide whether to join or not – and will be held in English and conducted by a Buddhist monk and an interpreter.
2) Tea ceremony begins at 13:00 with thick tea and a sweet at the ‘Haginoma’ special tea room
3) Thin tea with a sweet at the ‘Haginoma’ special tea room
4) Traditional Cha-kaiseki Japanese cuisine at Toshodaiji Honbo

Please Note: Guests will be guided during the tea gathering by an interpreter and assistant tea host. We ask you to join us wearing plain and clean clothes with a pair of white socks and without any accessories. We will prepare chairs for you. Please advise us if you have any food allergies when you reserve. 

For more information of Toshodaiji.

https://toshodaiji.jp/english/index.html