SHAPING TRADITION: 423 Years of Asahiyaki | Exhibition opening, book release
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandThis Japan Fest WINTER edition will kickoff with an Asahiyaki Exhibition ⌜SHAPING TRADITION: 423 Years of Asahiyaki⌟ opening and Book Release Party for their upcoming "Archives: Asahiyaki 423 Exhibition" which is a retrospective chronicling the over 400 years and 16 generations of works by Asahiyaki, one of the most renowned kilns in Japan. This exhibition …
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Diversity of Japanese Tea (feat.low&no caffeine teas )
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandThere’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. At Nari we strive to showcase farmers and artisans pushing the conceptions of what tea may be. In the past year …
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Ferment Your Own Tea Workshop R1
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandNo this is Not a Kombucha Workshop, No this is Not a Kimchi Workshop! This is (maybe the first of it's kind) a workshop where you will be Fermenting Dried Tea Leaves straight from Farmer Jun Morishita himself. We love working with Jun because aside from being a great Fukamushi (deep steamed) tea maker, he …
Ferment Your Own Tea Workshop R2
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandNo this is Not a Kombucha Workshop, No this is Not a Kimchi Workshop! This is (maybe the first of it's kind) a workshop where you will be Fermenting Dried Tea Leaves straight from Farmer Jun Morishita himself. We love working with Jun because aside from being a great Fukamushi (deep steamed) tea maker, he …
CHAKABUKI: Tea Cultivar Tasting Game (Sat)
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandCHAKABUKI has its roots as a centuries old gambling game for entertainment of the Kyoto elite - monks, warriors and nobles - where participants would guess the type and origin of tea. Gambling aside, the CHAKABUKI format has proven to be a great method for developing a personal taste dictionary, and is a methodology by …
Whisked and Steeped: Matcha & Sencha Tea Ceremony
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandIn the past two Japan Fests, the Matcha Tea Ceremony would sell out incredibly fast. This year, not to outdo ourselves (well actually to outdo ourselves) we'll not only have two Tea Ceremony sessions, but they will also be extended session with both Matcha and Sencha Tea Ceremonies. You will first learn about the traditional …
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CHAKABUKI: Tea Cultivar Tasting Game (Sun)
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandCHAKABUKI has its roots as a centuries old gambling game for entertainment of the Kyoto elite - monks, warriors and nobles - where participants would guess the type and origin of tea. Gambling aside, the CHAKABUKI format has proven to be a great method for developing a personal taste dictionary, and is a methodology by …
Rinkan Tea Sauna Ceremony | Nari X Kulttuurisauna X Murasaki
kultuurisauna Hakaniemenranta 17, Helsinki, FinlandCulminating Nari Japan Fest, we have an extra special treat a year in the making. We're creating a modern version of the Rinkan Tea Sauna Ceremony (淋汗茶会) in collaboration with Uyo Okabe, Asahiyaki, Kulttuurisauna and Murasaki. During the 1300s in the Muromachi Period, Zen monks developed the Rinkan Tea Ceremony, where guests were invited to …
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Sundown Social Club // 07 – Thinking By Hand, Paper Crochet Workshop
Nari Tea Lab Toinen Linja 13 B30, Helsinki, FinlandSundown Social Club is back! For our 7th Sundown Social Club, we invite you to kickback with Studio D-ja for a night of unwinding and crocheting with … paper? That's right! When we first saw Helsinki based designers Studio D-ja's newest project En Edit, which focuses on reimagining the medium of paper in all it's …
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