Japanese Culture

Toji (Winter Solstice)

Toji (Winter Solstice)

This year’s winter solstice is on 22nd December. So it is pretty much the darkest time of the year right now. I know I will begin to feel so much...

Toji (Winter Solstice)

This year’s winter solstice is on 22nd December. So it is pretty much the darkest time of the year right now. I know I will begin to feel so much...

Slow Living and a Slow Life

Slow Living and a Slow Life

I’m originally from Tokyo and used to live a very busy and stressful life. I didn’t like it, but thought that I simply had to put up with it as...

Slow Living and a Slow Life

I’m originally from Tokyo and used to live a very busy and stressful life. I didn’t like it, but thought that I simply had to put up with it as...

Spring tea events

Spring tea events

We are collaborating with my good friend Aya, from Kichiya, for our first ever Japanese Afternoon Tea on Saturday 22nd April at 3:00pm. We have a few tickets left, so...

Spring tea events

We are collaborating with my good friend Aya, from Kichiya, for our first ever Japanese Afternoon Tea on Saturday 22nd April at 3:00pm. We have a few tickets left, so...

Haiku

Haiku

Have your heard of Haiku? It’s a form of Japanese poetry and only uses 17 syllables. In Japanese, the rhythm of the haiku is important and so it should consist...

Haiku

Have your heard of Haiku? It’s a form of Japanese poetry and only uses 17 syllables. In Japanese, the rhythm of the haiku is important and so it should consist...

Nuitsugi Mending Workshop and Tea Pots from Tokoname

Nuitsugi Mending Workshop and Tea Pots from Tok...

We are delighted to invited the California based Japanese artist Maki Aizawa to run her Nuitsugi Mending Workshop (using Boro and Sashiko techiniques) on 22nd October. Maki’s parents used to...

Nuitsugi Mending Workshop and Tea Pots from Tok...

We are delighted to invited the California based Japanese artist Maki Aizawa to run her Nuitsugi Mending Workshop (using Boro and Sashiko techiniques) on 22nd October. Maki’s parents used to...

An Introduction to the Japanese Tea Ceremony Workshop

An Introduction to the Japanese Tea Ceremony Wo...

My tearoom is near Golborne Road in London, and people of so many different nationalities  and cultures are on that Street. Some are very trendy, some are quite old fashioned,...

An Introduction to the Japanese Tea Ceremony Wo...

My tearoom is near Golborne Road in London, and people of so many different nationalities  and cultures are on that Street. Some are very trendy, some are quite old fashioned,...