Experiences
Wagashi as a quiet inner journey
Shared slowly,
one moment at a time.
These experiences are not workshops to master a skill.
They are spaces to slow down,
to taste, to listen,
and to notice what shifts quietly inside you.
Nanakai Seasonal Wagashi & Tea
A quiet inner journey in forests and by lakes.
Nanakai is a seven-part series of seasonal tea gatherings co-created by two women,
one shaping nerikiri wagashi, the other creating tea vessels.
We meet in a European nature, slow down, and share tea, meditation, and wagashi
as a gentle way to listen inward.
This is not a workshop to master a skill.
It is a space to taste, to breathe, and to notice what softens over time.
2.5 hours | ~10 guests | Mainly English (with Czech and Japanese support)
Demonstration is not a performance.
It is a quiet unfolding of hands, time, and attention.
Rooted in the spirit of Japanese tea culture,
each moment is treated as ichigo ichie —
a meeting that will never happen in the same way again. In this setting, wagashi is shaped slowly,
in front of the guests, allowing them to witness how form emerges from stillness.
The experience can last from two hours to half a day, adapting to the rhythm of the place and the people.
It may take place in a hotel, a restaurant, a private space, or anywhere in the world where silence can be welcomed.
Details such as duration, scale, and contributionare shaped through conversation.
Workshop / Gathering
This is not a workshop to master a technique. Nor is it a retreat with answers.
It is a small gathering where hands move,
senses open, and attention softens.
Participants are gently guided to shape wagashi,
to prepare tea, and to sit with what arises
— without rushing to name it.
Through making and tasting, conversation may appear,
or silence may deepen.
What matters is not what is learned, but what is noticed.
These gatherings are held for a small number of people,
in natural settings or quiet indoor spaces, where time can slow down enough to be felt.
Each gathering is shaped by the place, the season,
and the people who come together.
Nothing is repeated in the same way.
If something here feels familiar, you are welcome to reach out.
We can begin with a simple conversation.