Morning Japanese Ryu-rei Tea Ceremony
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandStart your day off right with Yukako Yasuda and Uyo Okabe in this casual traditional Ryu-rei (table based) tea ceremony experience. At the ceremony you will not only learn about the traditional etiquette that goes into the Ryu-rei ceremony, but also taste different styles of Matcha such as Usucha 薄茶, Koicha 濃茶, paired with Wagashi 和菓子 tea sweets made […]
Chastronomy | The Art of Fine Tea and Food Pairing
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandA culinary experience coming from the tea fields of Shizuoka to Nari Tea LAB in Helsinki. Chastronomy /chaˈstrɒnəmi/, originally conceived by Tea Producer and Curator Uyo Okabe in the Shizuoka tea fields, has Chef Mayuko Sasuga and Wagashi Specialist Yukako Yasuda making small dishes and desserts using unique ingredients they are bringing from Japan combined with Finnish […]
Wagashi Making w/ Momotose (SAT)
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandWe're so grateful that Yukako Yasuda (Founder of Momotose Wagashi Studio, instructor, and cookbook author) came all the way from Tokyo to host her 1 part tasty 1 part beautiful Wagashi Workshop. Wagashi is a traditional Japanese confection usually served with Japanese green tea made from simple ingredients such as rice, beans, and sugar, and […]
Roasted Tea Latte Art Competition | NARI JAPAN FEST X Helsinki Coffee Week
Kaffa Roastery Pursimiehenkatu 29, Helsinki, FinlandCalling all Latte Artists!! Nari Japan Fest and Helsinki Coffee Week are collaborating on Latte Art Competition with a twist - instead of using coffee espresso, the base will be a Roasted Tea espresso from the heart of Shizuoka. The Roasted Tea Latte Art Competition is the culmination of the Nari Japan Fest, where Tea […]
Roasted Tea Tasting w/ Farmer Jun (SUN)
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandWe're so lucky to have our tea maker Morishita-san from the Fukuroi Roasted Tea Co in Helsinki to do a Roasted Tea tasting. Morishita-san has been making green tea with Nishitana (which was founded in 1868) and recently started the Fukuori Roasted Tea Co to reconceptualize and promote the amazing Hojicha made in the heart […]
Personal Tea Blending (SUN)
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandTea blending in Japan is an art form - the blender skilfully matches and combines the year's harvest into a consistent tea profile year after year. This is your chance to have a personal Tea Blend made in front of you with tea maker Jun Morishita and tea producer Uyo Okabe. First, you will taste […]
Japan Tea Tour w/ Uyo Okabe
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandDue to the high demand, we are hosting another Japan Tea Tour!!!! There’s more to Japanese tea than just Matcha and green tea. Ever since tea was first introduced from China in the 8th century, Japan has carved its own unique path in the tea world. With your guide Uyo Okabe (Tea producer, Tea Art […]
Lantern Festival Special Workshop | Lantern Making & Riddle Games
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, Finlandw/ tea + traditional festival dessert This Sunday (5.2) is The Lantern Festival (元宵节) in Chinese tradition - a festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar, during the full moon, celebrating family reunions and socializing. In ancient China, the Lantern Festival was a festival full of romance - women […]
February COMMUNITEA | T(ea)J Night
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandIt's that time of the month again - COMMUNITEA! This month we wanted to do things with a bit of a "spin" - T(ea)J style. We at Nari Tea believe that brewing good tea is a skill that can be developed through building a relationship with a single tea, listening to it and yourself throughout […]
Nari Special Tea & Music Meditation
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandThe pines are rising high into the blue sky As if piercing the clouds And the bush clover blossoms Adorned with dew Are blooming triumphantly Blown by the autumn wind. No sooner did I begin to brew my tea With the pure cold water From the stream at Tofuku Temple Than did a single crane […]
Shu Puér | Tasting & Evaluation
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandAll around Asia, Shu Puér (a post-fermented tea using Yunnan Large Leaf cultivar) has grown in popularity due to its probiotic nature, smooth taste, minimal caffeine, and calming mind/body feeling. However much of the Shu Puér that is available in the West is often lacking in much of these characteristics. In this Shu Pu’er tasting session, we've selected 4 representative teas […]
Sheng Puér | Tasting & Evaluation
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandWe will walk you through the key elements of Sheng Pu’er, and help you build the tasting framework based on the raw materials (from young tree, old 200+ year trees and single 500+ year old trees).
