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Tokyo Afternoon Tea Tea Party Day 2, January 2025 with Miyoko Otomo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🌸✨ [Tokyo Afternoon Tea Gathering – Day 2] ✨🌸

Blessed with perfect kimono weather, the second day of the Tokyo Afternoon Tea Gathering was successfully concluded!
Following the first day, we were delighted to have Miyoko Ōmomo, a well-known talent, join us again for another wonderful time. ✨
We sincerely appreciate her taking the time to be with us despite her busy schedule.

Just like the first day, many wonderful people gathered, making the atmosphere even more vibrant and warm.
We were so comfortable that, before we knew it, we had spent nearly five hours in the lounge! ☕✨

✨ A Special Moment on This Day ✨

On this special day, we had the honor of awarding a certification to Yuki Sugawara, who had been learning Table Style Tea Ceremony online! 🎉
After dedicating so much time to practice and receiving video guidance, she finally reached this milestone through her continuous efforts.

Sharing this emotional moment with everyone truly warmed my heart. ✨
Table Style Tea Ceremony is gaining popularity as a casual way to enjoy tea, even without tatami or a traditional Japanese room.
It is also highly appreciated by people worldwide, and I am more determined than ever to continue sharing this beautiful culture. 🌏💚

🌿 Now Accepting New Students for Table Tea Ceremony! 🌿

Beginners are more than welcome!
Even if you have no prior experience, you will learn how to prepare tea step by step, just like Yuki did. 🍵✨
If you’re interested, feel free to send me a DM!

🙏 Heartfelt Gratitude to All 🙏

A sincere thank you to everyone who joined us.
I truly appreciate each and every one of you. ✨
May these wonderful connections continue to flourish.

I will also be posting about my work as a sushi chef in Switzerland and kimono-related photos at @sushi_yoko_com.
Be sure to check out my stories and posts!
Your follows & likes mean a lot and keep me motivated! 🙏 @sushi_yoko_kimono

#TokyoAfternoonTea #TeaGathering #TableTeaCeremony #TsubakiNoKai #Kimono #KimonoStyle #JapaneseCulture #Certification #Congratulations #Switzerland #EventReport #AfternoonTea #TeaCeremony #Happy #Smile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🌸✨ [Tokyo Afternoon Tea Gathering – Day 2] ✨🌸

Blessed with perfect kimono weather, the second day of the Tokyo Afternoon Tea Gathering was successfully concluded!
Following the first day, we were delighted to have Miyoko Ōmomo, a well-known talent, join us again for another wonderful time. ✨
We sincerely appreciate her taking the time to be with us despite her busy schedule.

Just like the first day, many wonderful people gathered, making the atmosphere even more vibrant and warm.
We were so comfortable that, before we knew it, we had spent nearly five hours in the lounge! ☕✨

✨ A Special Moment on This Day ✨

On this special day, we had the honor of awarding a certification to Yuki Sugawara, who had been learning Table Style Tea Ceremony online! 🎉
After dedicating so much time to practice and receiving video guidance, she finally reached this milestone through her continuous efforts.

Sharing this emotional moment with everyone truly warmed my heart. ✨
Table Style Tea Ceremony is gaining popularity as a casual way to enjoy tea, even without tatami or a traditional Japanese room.
It is also highly appreciated by people worldwide, and I am more determined than ever to continue sharing this beautiful culture. 🌏💚

🌿 Now Accepting New Students for Table Tea Ceremony! 🌿

Beginners are more than welcome!
Even if you have no prior experience, you will learn how to prepare tea step by step, just like Yuki did. 🍵✨
If you’re interested, feel free to send me a DM!

🙏 Heartfelt Gratitude to All 🙏

A sincere thank you to everyone who joined us.
I truly appreciate each and every one of you. ✨
May these wonderful connections continue to flourish.

I will also be posting about my work as a sushi chef in Switzerland and kimono-related photos at @sushi_yoko_com.
Be sure to check out my stories and posts!
Your follows & likes mean a lot and keep me motivated! 🙏 @sushi_yoko_kimono

#TokyoAfternoonTea #TeaGathering #TableTeaCeremony #TsubakiNoKai #Kimono #KimonoStyle #JapaneseCulture #Certification #Congratulations #Switzerland #EventReport #AfternoonTea #TeaCeremony #Happy #Smile

Tokyo Afternoon Tea Tea Party Day 1, January 2025 with Miyoko Otomo.

Tokyo Afternoon Tea Tea Party Day 1

 

Tokyo Afternoon Tea Tea Party Day 1

 

Tokyo Afternoon Tea Tea Party Day 1

 

 

 

Tokyo Afternoon Tea Tea Party Day 1

The first day of our Afternoon Tea Gathering at the lounge of the Tokyo Royal Park Hotel has successfully concluded, thanks to everyone’s support.

First and foremost, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our special guest, Miyoko Ōmomo, an executive coach. ✨

I have always resonated with her words: “Live for the present, not just for the future.”

True to her philosophy, she listened attentively to everyone’s stories and brightened up the atmosphere, for which I am truly grateful.

Our gathering began under the refreshing sunlight and progressed into the evening, bathed in the glow of a breathtaking sunset.

After enjoying a relaxed conversation at the hotel’s executive floor lounge, we moved to a quiet private room, where we prepared tea with the night view of Tokyo Tower in the background.

That small act of making tea transformed our time from a simple “chat session” into a deeper, heartfelt exchange.

In our daily lives, we are constantly occupied with work and household tasks. Amidst our busy thoughts, the opportunity to quietly prepare tea together in the heart of Tokyo with such wonderful people became, for me, a moment of mindfulness—a luxurious time to return to the present and regain inner peace.

I wonder if each participant also found it to be a valuable time?
I sincerely appreciate every single person who shared this wonderful moment with us.

May our connections continue for many years to come.

#TokyoAfternoonTea #TeaGathering #TableStyleTeaCeremony #TsubakiNoKai #KimonoOuting #Hospitality #JapaneseCulture #Mindfulness #Switzerland #EventReport

 

Thank you very much for supporting our first World Matcha Forum

Thank you very much for supporting our first World Matcha Forum on 19 October 2024. We couldn’t have done it without your participation!
We had 44 donors and 29 of you participated in the forum on the day.
As mentioned during the forum, Mr. Taichi Kirimoto, a Wajima lacquerware artisan and the CEO of Wajima Kirimoto shop, edited and proofed the Wajima lacquerware quiz while suffering from the second natural disaster and a subsequent personal illness. We would appreciate if you can check out his Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/taiichi_kirimoto/
On the way, we offered a moment of silence for the 360 people who lost their lives in the earthquake and 13 people who lost their lives in the floods, and then everyone made tea together.
Louise from Zurich placed first in the Wajima lacquerware quiz, congratulations! She will be collecting her prize directly from Yoko.
We will administer the charity funds in the coming days and provide an update.
Thank you again and hope to see you soon again.
Best regards,
Kimono Blossom and Sushi Yoko
World Matcha Forum
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1598701154035687






Matterhorn Tea Party in Switzerland

Guinness World Records? Tea making at 3883 meters!

My friend A-chan from junior high school came from Japan,
We decided to go to Zermatt to see the Matterhorn.
We decided to make tea on the way,
So, my first apprentice, Akemi, and I went to Zurich
We drove 4 hours from Zurich to Zermatt.

Usually, the weather in Switzerland is not as bad as it was this year.

The weather in Switzerland had been bad from April to June,
I was a little worried a week before the departure 😅.

But when I arrived there, I was surprised to see the Matterhorn clearly and distinctly.

I rushed up to the 3883 meter point by lift and gondola,
As I expected, the temperature was minus 😆.

We had no choice but to make matcha (powdered green tea) in the ice cave 🤩.

I have been to Zermatt many times, but this will be a memory I will never forget.

Matterhorn and me
Matterhorn and me

Matterhorn and us
Matterhorn and us

Matterhorn Glacier Paradise
Matterhorn Glacier Paradise

Matterhorn
Matterhorn

Tea party in Zermatt
Tea party in Zermatt

“Do you know how to brew a good cup of matcha?”

I would like to announce my charity Event “World Matcha Forum”

【Date & Time】October 16, 15:00(CET)~.
【Event Details】
Me and my friend, Ms. Miki, who also lives in Switzerland and is perfect bilingual in English, in support of the Noto Earthquake Reconstruction, will be held at ZOOM.
【How to join】
The event page is now available. Please see the details.
https://facebook.com/events/s/26014469798199164/
Early bird discount tickets are
2,500 yen until July 31. The number of tickets is limited.
Once they are gone, the price will be 3000 yen.
https://peatix.com/sales/event/4024859/tickets
【Charity destination】
100% of the proceeds from the event will go to
Wajima-Nuri Lacquer Ware Industry Association.
We will disclose all the details of the money transfer.
【About World Matcha Forum】
We would like to continue this event once a year for 10 years,
I would like to make this an event that is both profitable and enjoyable and that will also allow me to make friends worldwide.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
By the way, the World Matcha Forum forum is a copy of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 💦

Yoko

May 5 (Sun) Afternoon Tea Tea Party @ 5 Star Hotel in Osaka

Kimono Afternoon Tea Tea Party will be held in Osaka on Sunday, May 5.
Date and Time】5/5 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Place: A private room on the executive floor of the 5-star hotel “The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Osaka Midosuji. You will surely feel uplifted in this special space that is not accessible to the general public!
Part 1: Afternoon tea will be served on the executive floor.
Macarons, sandwiches, 2 kinds of cakes, breads, dried fruits, etc. can be taken freely. Coffee, tea, orange juice, grapefruit juice, red and white wine, shochu, whiskey, beer, sparkling wine, and liqueurs that you can make your own cocktails with free drinks at no extra charge.
Part 2: Move to a private room on the EXECUTIVE floor for matcha tea in a quiet space.
You will learn how to use Kaigami (Japanese paper used for tea ceremony), how to look at a tea bowl, and how to enjoy Matcha.
Fee: 7,500 yen. There are only a few seats left. Please register by DM as soon as possible.
Please send an email to info ( at )kimono-club.ch
Please register as soon as possible by sending an email to or by DM on Instagram,
Please send us an email to or send us a DM on instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/sushi_yoko_kimono/
https://www.instagram.com/sushi_yoko_com/

Tea party in an old castle in Spain

 

 

 

 

 

Japan Event in Spain

Fifty minutes by car from Valencia. I had the pleasure of serving tea at the Japanese festival “Hina Matsuri” in Cujera, where there is an old castle.

After being introduced by the organizer, Ms. Mikita

I tried to speak a little English.

Surprisingly, everyone seemed to understand English.

I was a little surprised.

Still, there were some children and elderly people, so a member of the Valencia Kimono Club translated their questions into Spanish for us.

They translated our questions into Spanish and really helped us out.

The cab we had reserved did not come to the hotel.

I was very surprised that the taxi I had reserved did not come to the hotel,

Is that a common thing in Spain? Other than that, everything went really smoothly and I would like to thank everyone for their help.

It was a really smooth and successful event

It was a very successful event and everyone enjoyed it.

Thank you so much to everyone who helped with the event.

And to Ms. Mikita for all her hard work from planning to management!

Thank you very much, Mikita-san, for all your hard work!

Tea ceremony event in Osaka

 

Tea ceremony at a table in 5-star hotel in Osaka

 

Tea ceremony at a table in 5-star hotel in Osaka

 

Tea ceremony at a table in a 5-star hotel in Osaka

 

Tea ceremony at a table in a 5-star hotel in Osaka

 

 

I started holding monthly Kimono Lunches in Zurich in January 2015.

I wanted to do something exciting for everyone, even if it was just going out in a kimono.

At the last kimono lunch party in Osaka,
We had a tea ceremony in a private room on the hotel’s executive floor.

This time we held it in a suite room of a five-star hotel.
The European-style furnishings matched the kimonos very well.
And the theme this time was camellias. A camellia tea bowl.

The main pastry is “Tamatsubaki”, a famous pastry from my hometown of Himeji.
Golden tea bowls were brought from Switzerland. 💦.

And I wrote thank-you notes on Japanese paper.
I handed them out to everyone.

I hope to meet you again in May. Or I will show you online how to serve matcha.


E-mail : info(at)kimono-club.ch

Kimono meetup via Zoom

This kimono meetup will be broadcast on YouTube as well!
We were thrilled to have Hong Kong residents join us for the first time at our last Live!
When we have often met online, we feel like friends even though we have never met in person.
When you participate in our classes many times, you will be able to wear kimonos.
You will be able to wear the kimono naturally and skillfully.
We hope you will join us again and again.
I especially want to thank those who have joined us despite the time difference!
Once again, the number of participants will be limited to approximately 20, so if you are interested in attending, please register as soon as possible.
Again, we would be happy to connect further with various people worldwide.
I am looking forward to seeing you soon!
Yoko

Online tea-ceremony class with a student in Canada

I met Sachiko-san, a resident of Canada who has been practicing the Urasenke style of tea ceremony since her teenage years, through the audio app Clubhouse during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, we have loosely stayed in touch, and she has participated in online kimono tea parties.

After attending an online kimono tea party in April, she promptly applied for the instructor qualification course for the Table Style Tea Ceremony Tsubaki on the same day. Her decision-making skills were impressive! She completed the curriculum for Table Style Tea in three days, including seven lectures and 15 and a half hours of practice with me through Zoom.

Four days later, there was an event at a tea house the following Saturday, and she attended it.

This course is ideal for beginners or those who need to perform tea ceremonies at short notice. While learning the tea ceremony is a lifelong pursuit, having clear goals in sight enables even beginners to do their best.