On December 1st, we held a "Table Chanoyu Lesson" in collaboration with Yoko Arimoto. Arimoto's studio hosts various classes designed to enrich everyday life, and she approached us with the idea of incorporating tea into her casual dining and hospitality courses.

In collaboration with Toshikatsu Saito, President of the Professional Advisor Association and CEO of STeam Co., Ltd., who is also a nationally certified CDA career consultant acclaimed as "Father of Ginza," we hosted a special tea gathering at a bar in Ginza, Tokyo.

In collaboration with Toshikatsu Saito, President of the Professional Advisor Association and CEO of STeam Co., Ltd., who is also a nationally certified CDA career consultant acclaimed as "Father of Ginza," we hosted a special tea gathering at a bar in Ginza, Tokyo.

We invited a couple from Connecticut, USA.

Ms. Takako Aiba, who organizes tea ceremony, kimono dressing, and knotting classes, was invited as an instructor. 18 participants and 2 remote participants learned about "Knots" and silkworms, experienced braided silk strings, and made amulets.

We welcomed a couple from Australia who were visiting Japan.
The husband has been practicing Kyudo (Japanese archery) for about 15 years, as well as Jodo and Iaido (Japanese old martial arts ), and the wife has taken up Kyudo, tea ceremony, Japanese flower arrangement, Japanese dance, Sanshin (Okinawan instrument), bonodori and Taisho harp.

We welcomed two lovely people living in Perth, Australia to a tea room.

We demonstrated tea ceremony to 28 third-year junior high school students and 14 first-year high school students at Kolbe Catholic College in Rockingham, south of Perth.

On Sunday, September 1, 2024, we were requested again by the City of Belmont to conduct four 30-minute demonstrations of Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony (limited to 10 people each time) at the Ruth Faulkner Library.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Mr Moriwaki Izumi ,who again drove all the way from Sanda City despite the typhoon,he carryed a lot of materials and tools, and gave us great guidance.

We demonstrated the Edo Senke tea ceremony at the "International Family Night" at Presbyterian Ladies' College in Perth, Western Australia.

We recently participated in the local radio program, "Creating the Future of Oimachi Lab," a collaborative initiative between the Isagai Lab. of Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus and the community FM station "FM Shinagawa."

How elegant the world of incense is! On July 29th, under the bright summer sun, we held the "Kokoro Filling Incense and Tea Ceremony" led by an incense instructor.

On June 7th, we hosted a tea ceremony workshop at the FEWture Conference, organized by FEW Japan.

We attempted to merge the practice of outdoor activities with the art of tea ceremony. Traditionally, the tea ceremony, known as "chaji," involves serving kaiseki cuisine as a prelude to the thick matcha tea (koicha), setting the stage for it to be fully appreciated.

On April 4th, when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom in Tokyo and the weather cleared after the previous day's rain, we were fortunate to host an event titled "Incense and Japanese Tea Experience".

The Perth Japan Festival, held on March 23rd, celebrated its 10th anniversary this year with an event that ran from 11 AM to 8 PM.

We were fortunate to receive the expert guidance of Izumi Moriwaki, a professional architect and chashaku craft teacher, who drove all the way from Sanda City to Kochi.

We were honored to have Ms. Takako Aiba, a tea ceremony, kimono dressing, and knotting class instructor, to teach us about Kumihimo and knotting along with 12 participants.

Our monthly "Chanoyu Experience" invites everyone to explore the tradition of chanoyu, the Japanese tea ceremony.

Following the "Vibrant Centenarian Exercise", which is spreading nationwide from Kochi, we have been serving thin matcha tea to all participants.