Chinese and Japanese Tea Workshop
Let’s Enjoy the World of Tea as a Story
The theme of this course is to "Get to know the world through drinking tea" as we transcend boundaries between Chinese and Japanese tea.
As you drink various kinds of tea, I hope you will see the world in a different light.
TEA 101 -elementary level
-three classes-
(ranges from 3,500yen- for each class, depending on which tea you will drink)
Japanese tea 101 ーLeaning about Japanese tea.
What is Sencha, Gyokuro, Hojicha and Matcha?
How to brew it? Let`s make it yourself!
TEA 101 ―Learning about different types of tea (Japanese tea and Chinese tea)
Historical background
What are the Six Major Tea Types?
Tasting of different tea samples (three to four types)
TEA 102 ―Learning about tea utensils and how to brew, drink and enjoy tea.
Recommended for you if you feel this way:
-I want to know more about tea in general.
-I practice tea ceremony but I feel I don’t have enough knowledge about tea as a beverage.
-I own tea utensils but not really sure whether I am handling them properly.
Basic Course
—ten classes— (ranges from 3,500 yen- for each class, depending on which tea you will drink)
[Course Content]
- Japanese green tea
- Chinese green tea
- White tea
- Lightly fermented oolong tea
- Phoenix Dan Cong oolong tea
- Wuyi rock tea
- Yellow tea
- Pu`er tea
- Dark tea
- Black tea
- Flower tea (reprocessed tea)
Recommended for you if you feel this way:
-What is the difference between Japanese tea and Chinese tea?
-I have heard about "White tea" and "Pu`er tea" but have never drunk them before. Or, I have tried them but I didn’t like how they tasted because they smelled musty.
-I want to know the difference between high-end and low-priced tea.
-The Basic Course will include tea tasting while also learning about the most commonly available types of tea.
(ranges from 3,500 yen- for each class, depending on which tea you will drink)
Advanced Course
[Course Content]
- Spring tea vs Autumn tea
- Do tea get richer as they age? Comparing different aged white tea
- Enjoy the fragrant flavor of Phoenix Dan Cong.
- A journey of terroir: raw Pu'er tea
- Feel the power of nature from Mount Wuyi and learn about various types of rock tea.
- Let's drink black tea! Will it help lose weight?
- Flower tea helps your chi energy flow through your body.
- Various Japanese black tea
- Herbal tea will nourish the Yin.
Recommended for you if you feel this way:
- I want to expand my palate. You will discover the sound of tea hidden among flavors.
- I have basic understanding of tea as a beverage, and further want to deep dive into its health aspect.
- I want to enjoy the aromatherapeutic side of tea; I am interested in the healing effect of tea.
- I am eager to learn about Japanese/world history through tea.
- Would drinking tea make me feel as if I was travelling abroad?
Tea tasting competition
(ranges from 3,500 yen- for each competition, depending on which tea you will drink)
Based on a theme for each competition, Maki will select about four different types of tea for you to learn and do a blind tasting. There will be a prize if you correctly identify all the tea!
Doing a blind tasting requires you to focus and fully harness all your five senses. Let us rediscover your sensory power that you may have been overlooking in your day-to-day activities.
While you may feel some tension during the competition, you will also be pleasantly surprised to find yourself at ease thanks to tea’s relaxing effect.
Recommended for you if you feel this way:
- For use as a team-building event
- For use in corporate or school training sessions
