Tea Ceremony (at 2023 Obon Festival)

Tea ceremony rooted in the principles of Zen Buddhism and founded upon the reverence of the beautiful in the daily routine of life. It is an aesthetic way of welcoming guests, in which everything is done according to an established order.

Originally, the ceremony takes place in a tea house, which ideally is a small structure detached from the main house but which is often simply a special room of the house.

The tea ceremony consists of the host first bringing the tea utensils into the room, offering the guests special sweets, and then preparing and serving them tea made of pulverized tea leaf stirred in hot water.

We will try our best to recreate the Tea House experience on the Obon Festival grounds.

Each session lasts for approximately 45 minutes. You can choose from three sessions that are lined up at interval of 1-hour each;

4:30 pm

5:30 pm

6:30 pm (last session)

Come, Experience the wabi-sabi of Japan at Obon!