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Evening Tea Ceremony Experience Course
(C / D / E / F) 

■Koicha or Thick tea
The host puts the tea powder for the number of guests (about 3 scoops of good quality tea powder per person) into the tea bowl.
■Omogashi or main soft sweet
The main moist sweet is conventionally served before drinking a koicha.
■Usucha and Higashi or delicate sweet
■Kosuimono, clear soup
Kosuimono is a small clear soup which is also called “hashiarai”. 
■Hassun (two kinds of dishes) and Japanese sake
Food from “sea” and from “land”, together with a metal sake pourer.
■Meal, Japanese Sake Read More

Course F	Meal F, Hassun and Sake, Thick tea and thin tea with sweets (soft and delicate)
Days	Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Time	16:30
Duration	2.7 hour
Participants	2～5 people
Price	￥30,000 per person

* Solo guest is double the normal price.
<Advance Reservation Required>
Course E and Course F are based on the traditional flow of a chaji.
Reservation required at least one week in advance.

Private Reservation Price

A : ￥10,000 *** AL : ￥18,000 *** B : ￥23,000 *** C : ￥18,000 *** D : ￥18,000 * ** E : ￥38,000 *** F : ￥40,000
Private reservations are held at the same times as regular sessions.
If you would like a private reservation, please request one when booking.

  OPTIONAL EXTRAS (Garden, Haiken, Monkou Experience)
* Solo guest is double the normal price.

Tea Room Entry through the Garden

2,500 yen for courses A, AL, B, C, and D 3,500 yen for courses E and F will be added

After a cup of light tea in the waiting room, guests change into straw sandals and proceed to the waiting bench in the garden. After greeting the host, they purify their hands and mouth with a ladle before entering the tea room.
As part of the traditional tea ceremony setting, a small charcoal fire is also prepared for guests at the outdoor bench. Guests can enjoy the tranquil atmosphere of the moss-covered garden on their way to the tea room.
Without this option, guests can still view the garden from the tea room.

Haiken
<a viewing of the utensils>

1,000 yen will be added to the price of each course

In the tea ceremony, after the tea is served, there is a viewing of the tea utensils, known in Japanese as Haiken. Some utensils may be very old or valuable, so they should be treated with care and respect.
I will explain and demonstrate how to view the utensils properly.
One of the highlights is seeing the beautifully prepared matcha and the trace of how it was scooped by the host.

Monkou Experience

3,000 yen will be added to the price of each course

The tradition of incense in Japan has a history of over 1,000 years and developed into Kodo, the Way of Incense.
Monkou is the practice of carefully and mindfully appreciating the fragrance of incense wood.
It is a wonderful way to experience its aroma more deeply. The tea ceremony has also incorporated aspects of this incense tradition. At Joukeian, you can experience Monkou as practiced in the tea ceremony.

Seating
At Joukeian, a small table and chairs are provided for guests.
In traditional tea ceremony, it is also acceptable to use chairs for those who have difficulty sitting on the tatami.
Cancellation
Cancellations are accepted up to 48 hours before the reserved time free of charge.
50% of the experience fee will be charged for cancellations made on the day before the reserved date.
100% of the experience fee will be charged for cancellations made on the reserved day or if you do not arrive and do not inform us in advance.
Payment
Credit cards are not accepted. Please pay the exact amount in cash on the day.

Tea Ceremony (The way of Tea)

The tea ceremony is an important part of traditional Japanese culture, and it is connected with various fields of art and a highly developed spiritual culture has matured through a bowl of tea.
It is connected with various fields of art, including calligraphy, scroll mounting, flowers, ceramics, metal and iron work, bamboo and wood work, lacquerware, architecture, gardening, cooking, textiles. We might say that Chado is Japanese culture in condensed form.

Chado in Japanese is translated as “the way of tea” in English.
The spiritual aspect is important. The basic principles of Chado are expressed in Japanese “Wa, Kei, Sei, Jaku”. By learning these aspects, we seek to obtain peace of mind.
A temae in Japanese is a series of precise procedures followed to make a bowl of powdered green tea, serve it to a guest, and then to put the things away. It is one reason why the way of tea is recognized as a form of art. It is important to achieve gracefulness in the series of movements and one’s posture during the process.
However the temae is not merely a procedure for making and serving tea. Through the manners and movements of the temae, the practitioner deeply realizes the meaning of pursuing spiritual insight and deepening appreciation of art through the Chado.

The tea ceremony is not only about drinking tea. The heart of tea is also important. Through a bowl of tea, we do everything we can for the guest. The heart of tea is the heart of hospitality.

There is also a formal, full-course tea ceremony that provides the ultimate hospitality called “Chaji”.
The Chaji consists of two parts, with a break in between: the first part (charcoal procedure, Kaiseki meal, and main sweet) and the second part (koicha (thick tea) and usucha (thin tea) with a sweet).
The entire experience takes about four hours.
At Joukeian, Courses E and F are based on the traditional flow of a Chaji, with some parts of the charcoal procedure and Kaiseki meal simplified or omitted..