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Japanese Tea Ceremony with an Apprentice Gardener at Kyoto’s Murin-an Garden

July 29, 2017 By Michael Lambe 2 Comments

Hardly had a I posted the Autumn Lantern Night event at Murin-an, than I was sent details of a series of traditional tea ceremonies at that very same garden! Koji Chiba is both a graduate of the Urasenke tea ceremony school and an apprentice of local garden design company, Ueyakato Landscape. Join him at Murin-an’s tea house and enjoy fresh tea with a view of one of Kyoto’s most scenic gardens.

From the Murin-an website:

It will be a rare chance to enjoy tea with an instructor trained in tea, aspiring to become a garden master. Each time will be devoted to one symbol of the garden.

Dates:
August, 5th 2017 (11:00-12:00) “Stream”
October, 7th 2017 (11:00-12:00) “Higashiyama”
December, 2nd 2017 (11:00-12:00) “Pine”
February, 3rd 2018 (11:00-12:00) “Moss”
April, 7th 2018 (11:00-12:00) “Wildflowers”
June, 2nd 2018 (11:00-12:00) “Rain”

・3000Yen/incl. English translation

Murin-an is located on Niomon Dori across from Kyoto City Zoo. Here is a MAP of the location.

Regular entrance fee: 410 yen
Opening Hours:
April ~ June ……………………………………… 8:30 a.m. ~ 6:00 p.m.
July ~ August ……………………………………… 7:30 a.m. ~ 6:00 p.m.
September ~ October …………………………… 8:30 a.m. ~ 6:00 p.m.
November ………………………………………… 7:30 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m.
December ~ March …………………………… 8:30 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m.

* Last entry: 30 minutes before closing time.
* Closed: December 29th ~ December 31st.
* Open from New Years’ Day.

Filed Under: Gardens, Tea, Up-and-coming...

Comments

  1. Michelle Derviss says

    July 29, 2017 at 9:18 am

    Sounds absolutely wonderful. I would love this opportunity but will enjoying a hands on pruning practice at the Nanzi-ji monastery with the Research Center for Japanese Garden Art + Historical Heritage.
    Wish I could clone myself to take part in both equally inspiring opportunities.

  2. Michael Lambe says

    July 30, 2017 at 12:56 am

    Hi Michelle,

    They do have other tea ceremony opportunities at different times so do check the hospitality page on the Murin-an website and see if you can fit something into your schedule: http://murin-an.jp/en/hospitality/

    And enjoy the pruning!

    Best wishes,

    Michael

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