Art of Tea, Spirit of Zen

Absolutely Fabulous!!
Must try Experience, Real Authentic Japanese art and Hospitality.
Much recommended, will come again.

Amazing Experience
I'm sure most of you would take a step back when you look at the cost, but honestly, how often do you travel to a new country and by-pass all the tourist-y spots to experience their culture in-depth?

This is the perfect opportunity to experience one of Japanese's most beautiful culture --- tea and wagashi. You will learn about the ingredient, techniques, and how they use simple colors or shapes to capture the essence of seasonal beauty. All ingredients were made from scratch by our lecturer.

The green wagashi with pink tip is the flower bulb of a pink peony, captured at the moment it is about to bloom. It's absolutely amazing to see how colors are created and the various tools you can use to create its shape.

I would go again if I can! It's so much fun and our translator is very professional and accommodating.

Tea immersion!
I must admit, I thought that this might be a bit pricy, even with the review rebate, but it was totally worth it.

The guide picked us up at the station wearing a kimono and spoke perfect English. The walk to the tea room was very pleas-ant, and everyone was so welcoming.

The tea room was beautiful (and located in an apartment, which was kinda neat) and the teacher was very nice. Her matcha was delicious, and we got to try to make our own too (along with lots of sweets, yay), to varying degrees is success.

At the tea store the owner let us sample 4 different kinds of really unusual green teas, and the lady at the sweets shop loaded us up with even more yummy treats. It was a great in-depth view into the world of Japanese tea.

My husband and I learned so much and had such a great time, thank you!