We will hold large-scale tea ceremonies that bring together a number of tea schools to provide guests from both Japan and other countries with an introduction to tea culture and the Edo-Tokyo culture that nurtured it. As well as conventional indoor tea settings, this event features nodate outdoor tea ceremony, in which guests can enjoy a bowl of tea under the autumn sky, not to mention tea ceremony workshops for beginners, making the culture of tea more accessible and enjoyable for foreign visitors and others unfamiliar with the Way of Tea.
■Venue: (1)Nakajima-no-ochaya (Capacity: 35 people per ceremony), (2) Hobai-tei (Capacity: 25 people per ceremony)
■Fee: 700 yen
*Tickets must be reserved.
■Venue: Nakano-hashi area (Capacity: 32 people per ceremony)
■Fee: 300 yen
*Tickets are available at the venue on the day of the event.
*The tea ceremony with an explanation in English.
■Venue: Nakano-hashi area (Capacity: 32 people per ceremony)
■Fee: 300 yen
*Tickets are available at the venue on the day of the event.
■Venue: Kaboku-en (Capacity: 20 pairs of 40 people per ceremony)
■Fee: 300 yen for each participant
*Tickets are available at the venue on the day of the event.
*The tea ceremony workshop with an explanation in English.
■Venue: Nakano-hashi area (Capacity: 20 people per ceremony)
■Fee: 300 yen
*Tickets are available at the venue on the day of the event.
*Traditional Japanese performance will be played.
【By official website】
Please apply from the official website.
*Result of the drawing will be emailed to the submitted address of the applicants around September 9.
【By reply-paid postcard】
On a reply-paid postcard, write your preferred venue ((1) Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum or (2)Hama-rikyu Gardens), date, time (AM or PM), the total number of people (up to 2), and the representative’ s name, address and telephone number, and mail the postcard to the Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony Office.
*Please write the name and address of the person representing your party on the reply-postcard as well.
*Result of the drawing will be sent to the applicants around September 9 by the reply-postcard.
【Notes】
*Th e application is limited to one per applicant for each venue. In case of the application reaching the fixed number, we will hold a drawing.
*In case when the application is below capacity, or there is cancellation on the day of the event, we will sell indoor tea ceremony tickets at the venue.
*Personal information obtained via the application process will be used only for the purposes of contacting applicants and conducting event operations.
【Application deadline】
Deadline is August 31.
*Online application will close at 23:59 on August 31.
*Application must be postmarked by the deadline date.
300 yen (General), 150 yen (Seniors: 65 & over), free for children up to elementary school students and for junior high school students residing in or attending schools in Tokyo.
Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony O ffice
5F San Paulo Building 3-5-1 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0004
TEL：03-6268-8602（weekdays 10:00-18:00）
Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16 2016, 9:30-16:10 (the Gardens opens 9:00–17:00)
