[Kyoto] Kyoto: Candlelit Tea Ceremony in a 100-Year-Old Townhouse

• Serene Candlelit Setting: Immerse yourself in a peaceful, softly lit teahouse designed to awaken your senses and encourage mindfulness
• Thoughtful Ritual and High Quality Matcha Tea: Experience a traditional tea ceremony with hand picked matcha, where each step—from utensil preparation to tea whisking—is performed with care and intention
• Mindful Transition from Daily Life: Begin with welcome tea and sweets as you gradually shift your awareness from everyday life to the calming present moment
• - Kindly arrive at least 10 minutes before the ceremony. Late arrivals exceeding 10 minutes may not participate.

This is a tea ceremony held by candlelight. We turn the lights off for a simple reason: in the dark, you notice more: the sound of the water, the smell of the tea, the weight of the bowl. The house is a Kyoto townhouse, a hundred years old, kept for most of it by a textile merchant. You'll move through three rooms, from the bright front of the house into the tearoom, lit only by candles. Seven guests at most. Then the host makes tea, and you drink it. The bowls are chosen for the season, some over 200 years old, and your host will tell you what you're holding. The matcha is grown in Uji, blended to a tea school grand master's preference. Your host trained in a historic school of tea. Forty-five minutes, unhurried, with no etiquette you can get wrong. You'll take home a candle made here.