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Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony 2015
3-4, 10-11 October 2015
The art of Japanese tea is all about pursuing the ultimate beauty in every aspect of making tea and receiving guests. Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony 2015 offers a great occasion to get initiated into this art in a casual manner and with English translation. Two venues are available: Hamarikyu, a landscaped Japanese garden dating from the Edo Period; Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, located inside Koganei Park in a western suburb of Tokyo, displaying historical buildings and houses (a few of them served as models for the settings of Hayao Miyazaki’s animated film “Spirited Away”). Perfect places to experience a tea ceremony with traditional atmosphere.
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Place name Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum (in Japanese) 江戸東京たてもの園 Phone 03-6268-8602（Secretariat of the Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony 2015） Dates 3 – 4 October 2015 Opening hours 9:50 am – 4:10 pm（last session starts at 3:30 pm） Price Open-air tea ceremony:￥300
First-time tea ceremony:￥300Address Koganei Koen, 3-7-1 Sakura-Cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo Getting there - 5 min bus ride from Musashi-Koganei Station (JR Chuo Line) station; then 5 min walk from bus stop Koganei-koen Nishi-guchi (Seibu Bus)
- 5 min bus ride from Hana-koganei Station (Seibu-shinjuku Line); then 5 min walk from bus stop Koganei-koen Nishi-guchi (Seibu Bus)
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Place name Hama-rikyu Gardens (in Japanese) 浜離宮恩賜庭園 Phone 03-6268-8602（Secretariat of the Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony 2015） Dates 10 – 11 October 2015 Opening hours 9:30 am – 4:10 pm（last session starts at 3:30 pm） Price Tea ceremony (admission to the garden extra)
Open-air tea ceremony in English:￥300
First-time tea ceremony:￥300Admission to the garden:￥300
(65 years old & above: ￥150; Elementary school students and younger children: free; junior high school students in Tokyo: free)Address 1-1 Hama Rikyu-teien, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Getting there - 5 min walk from Shiodome Station (Toei Oedo Line, Yurikamome Line)
- 7 min walk from Tsukiji-Shijo Station (Toei Oedo Line)
* The above is the information known at the time of publication and subject to change without prior notice.
