A Bowl of Stillness: Tea Ceremony Exclusive

Held in the meditation room on the hotel's basement level, A Bowl of Stillness is an intimate tea ceremony for up to six guests, curated by tea master Fukutaro Nakayama. It offers a quiet space to sit with a single bowl of tea.

Gojozaka, where the hotel stands, has been a center of Kyoto ceramics for over 400 years. Its closeness to the imperial capital drew influences from many cultures and commissions from generations of patrons, producing an extraordinary diversity of ware -- a diversity that continues in the pottery made here today.

Tea ceremony, tea bowls, tea, and sweets: all of these were nurtured in this very town.

To visit this place in Kyoto and drink tea grown from this land is not simply to enjoy matcha as a passing trend. It is to connect, through your own body, with the land and history of Gojozaka, Kyoto.

This program is open to everyone, not just hotel guests.

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■DATE
Saturday, August 22th

8:00 am - 10:30 pm

■DURATION
Approx 30 min

■VENUE
Meditation Room (B1F)

■ADMISSION
3,300 JPY (inc tax)
*Guests aged 6 and above are welcome to join this experience.

PROGRAM FLOW:
Please arrive at the meditation room entrance on the basement level five minutes before your scheduled session time.
A selection of tea bowls by Kiyomizu-yaki artists and studios will be displayed outside the room. Please choose the bowl that speaks to you.
Enter the room and hand your chosen bowl to a staff member.
You will be served a seasonal wagashi sweet. Please enjoy not only its flavor and appearance, but also the story behind it.
Staff will prepare matcha before you. Take your time to savor both the tea and the bowl.

NOTES:
No need to kneel in seiza -- cushioned seating is available.
No prior knowledge of tea ceremony etiquette is required. Everyone is welcome.
Please inform staff of any food allergies.
The tea bowls used in the ceremony -- whether by you or by other guests, as well as any bowls not used that day -- are available for purchase, along with the matcha, exclusively for participants. Please ask a staff member for details.