Host:Mr. Hayashi Soki, a tea professor of the Omote Senke Tea School, who leads the world of Japanese Tea Ceremony at Nara and Kansai area.

Course Details

Date: 28th and 29th October 2023·

There will be two sessions – morning and afternoon, each with an optional tour·

Number of participants: 5 guests·

Tea Ceremony Fee: 110,000 Yen/person·

Approximate time required for each session: 3.5 to 4 hours

Tea Ceremony Session – tea ceremony begins at 11:00, optional temple tour follows at 14:30

1)  Tea ceremony begins at 11:00 with thick tea and a sweet at the ‘Kamoan’ special tea room

2)  Thin tea with a sweet at the ‘Kamoan’ special tea room

3)  Traditional Cha-kaiseki Japanese cuisine at Hasedera Showabo temple dormitory

4)  Hasedera 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.

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.

Hasedera Temple  https://www.hasedera.or.jp/free/?id=345