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...
Japanese Culture
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...
The Story of Wood and Japanese Craftsmanship
Time Magazine announced this week the World’s Greatest Places of 2022, and two places in Japan made the list – Kyushu and the Setouchi Islands. Kyushu especially has been recognised as...
Hanami – praise of cherry blossoms
It is nearly cherry blossom season in Japan. Normally the peak time for blossom is from the end of March to the beginning of April in Tokyo, depending on the...
