Tsuzuki Minkaen "Tea ceremony experience for foreigners"

2 hours to experience Japanese traditions.
Experience the tea ceremony in an authentic tea room.

Tsuzuki Minkaen will host the "Tea ceremony experience for foreigners" on October 9th (Saturday).

Please fill out the application form below and submit it by October 5th.
※The fee will be charged before the start of the event.
<URL>
https://goo.gl/forms/XUTALGAutY5AWJV93

<Target>
Foreign residents and their family members and friends who live, study, or work in
Yokohama City. Foreigners visiting Yokohama City as tourists.
<Number of people> About 5 people in each of the morning and afternoon sessions
(first-come, first-served)
<Membership fee> Adult 2,000 yen/person, Child 1,000 yen/person (5 to 12 years old)
<Things to bring> White socks, handkerchief
<Contact> Please contact by e-mail (sado.event@gmail.com)

<Other notes>
・Volunteer English interpreters will be available
・If you wish, you will be seated in chairs.
・Please remove watches, rings, necklaces, etc. and do not wear strong-smelling perfumes.
・If you wish, we can show you around the Old Folk House of NAGASAWA Family on the same site.
・If you cancel on the day of the tour, a cancellation fee of 500 yen per person will be charged.

◆Class content: (A male instructor will explain the following)
① Introduction. What guests should bring. What they should not wear.
② How to use Tsukubai (stone wash basin)
③ How to walk, sit, and greet in the tea ceremony room
④ Observing the tea ceremony
⑤ How to eat sweets, how to drink light tea, and how to look at tea bowls
⑥ Experience of making tea by waving a tea whisk
⑦ Summary, tea ceremony and Japanese spirit