Immersive Tea Ceremony Experience of the Ichibōan Tea House and Roji Path at Nitobe Memorial Garden

This May, we were pleased to lead guests on an immersive experience through the outer garden (roji) of the teahouse at Nitobe Memorial Garden as the space would traditionally be used. Everyone had the chance to slip into "garden sandals" to navigate the stepping stones, sit in the "waiting arbor," rinse their hands at the tsukubai stone basin, and enter the tea room through the nijiriguchi “crawling entrance.” Once inside the tea house, guests enjoyed a matcha tea service with a special seasonal wagashi sweet prepared by Saki Fukuda. 

We are grateful to Nitobe Memorial Garden for making this program possible and for allowing us the opportunity to offer this program again in the remaining summer months. Check out The Dojin Japanese Arts Society for offerings on the second Sundays of July, August, and September.