🍵 Table-Style Tea Ceremony Experience 🌙✨
Held in a private lounge at ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka, we enjoyed a peaceful tea moment with a view of the night skyline.
This mindful tea practice helps reset your thoughts and calm your heart —
a perfect ritual for today’s busy lives.
Our second tea gathering of the day also went beautifully.
Thank you to everyone who joined us.
We are truly grateful for this once-in-a-lifetime encounter.
🫖 Today’s Tea and Sweets
- Matcha: “Harugasumi” by Marukyu Koyamaen (Kyoto)
- Wagashi: “Shōbu” nerikiri by Iseya Honten (Himeji)
- Utensils: Wajima-nuri lacquerware and a bamboo motif tea bowl inspired by Ogata Kenzan
May the gentle southern breeze — as in the Zen phrase Kunpū ji nanrai —
bring peace to your heart.
🧡 Special thanks to
@kimono__pro @mai.mai.y.r.h @sae_terauchi
@marika.yoshimura @rika.hanaoka @kimono_sweets_lover
Gratitude also to Akemi-san and my dear friend Akiko.
I hope to share such a tea moment with you again — maybe in Europe.
— Yoko Kinoshita (May 6, 2025, Osaka)
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