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...
Japanese Culture
Haiku Poetry
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
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
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,...
Mugicha and a Tea Ceremony at the Black Chapel
When I was living in Japan, my family drank a lot of cold mugicha (barley tea) during the summer. Every single Japanese household has a flask of cold mugicha in...
Mingei Movement
As the weather is getting nicer, I had my first picnic of the year last week. I love to eat and read outside, so I’m very glad to be able...
