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I want to participate at least once! Ginza's "Silver Tea Party" is colored by street trees

[Hanes] Nov. 4, 2018 12:00


Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
I participated in the 17th "Silver Tea Party" held in Ginza on October 28 (Sun).
This event, which can be said to be a feature of autumn in Ginza, has a high threshold and cannot be experienced.
It is very popular among women because it allows you to experience authentic tea ceremony.
I've been looking forward to participating this year for a long time.

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It may be surprising for those who are not familiar with the "Silver Tea Party".
In fact, instead of being held in an indoor tea room, the town of Ginza will be the Nodot venue.
I'm happy to be able to stop by for free while coming to the silver bra.

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However, in order to participate free of charge, you will need a tea ceremony ticket distributed at each tea ceremony.
The flow to the event is as follows.
①I'll have a number tag.
②In exchange for a tea ceremony ticket with the start time of the participation round (three times a hour, about 20 minutes each time)
③Return to the tea ceremony at least 5 minutes before the start
④Participation

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And it is recommended that you decide which tea ceremony to participate in in advance!
For Omotesenke, Urasenke, Mushakojisenke, Edo Senke, and Enshu-ryu tea ceremony.
This is because tea ceremonies of different schools are held in different places.
Some of you may be wondering, "I don't know the school, so I'm going to use which tea ceremony."
Why don't you choose a silver tea ceremony original sweets that differ for each tea ceremony?
There are only rare sweets made by a famous restaurant in Ginza for this tea ceremony.
The tea ceremony you want to participate in will be decided immediately.

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For me, I don't have much image of the tea ceremony in Urasenke.
Select a place to offer "Kashi-Persimmon-" at Cafe Comsa Ginza store.
The sweets are eclectic in Japanese and Western styles, but it was a gorgeous finish different from other Japanese sweets.

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The design of the bowl was different, and there were some autumn-like ones with autumn leaves and persimmons.
(* Originally, it is not good to shoot at the tea seat, but this time I shot a little so as not to bother others.)

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Not only for foreign visitors to Japan, but also for Japanese who do not usually have the opportunity to experience the tea ceremony.
I think the silver tea ceremony will be a very valuable experience.
Unfortunately, those who missed the opportunity this year, next year in Ginza, where the street trees began to change color.
Why don't you experience traditional Japanese culture?

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Official Website: http://ginchakai.ginza.jp/