Sakura Tea Ceremony

We are aware that many of you have had to cancel your plans with us (and in coming to Japan), and that a great many people are in isolation at the moment. As you cannot come to us, we thought we would broadcast a tea ceremony to you.
With the cherry blossoms coming into bloom, we chose the theme of Sakura and springtime for our event. You can see many nods to cherry blossoms in the utensils we use and the sweets we serve.
Our teahouse, 'Camellia Garden', is located in a 100 year old property, right next door to Ryoan-ji temple (famed for its rock garden) in the north west of Kyoto.
We do hope you enjoy taking a peek at our tearoom, the tea ceremony and the gardens, and we truly hope to see some of you soon.
For now, best wishes from everyone at Camellia.
Stay safe and take care.

[@ianoverseas]

My ASMR journey is complete! I never knew that this is where it started. We're visiting Japan in Jan 2025 and I hope we can include this experience on our itinerary.

[@redmoneylady2213]

In a world of madness, this is calming to my soul. Thank you.

[@TheWorldOfRagus]

This is a rare treasure on youtube. With so much passion, but same time modesty, I felt very well „picked up“ in regards of getting the understanding of this. However, though it is „only“ virtual, I felt welcomed personally to this calm place. Also the 2 Ladies who conducted this, did that without the „show off“-attitude, which made this video even more special. Everything without commercial but with pure passion to creat a joyful moment for the viewers. One of the things that touched me most is the fact, that this ceremony has rituals that are followed on - but it looks so natural and not „studied“, if that makes sense. You can now add a new needle into your visitors map: I‘m Stefan, I am from Munich in Germany and I‘d like to thank you ever so much for giving me this wonderful moment.

[@camelliateaceremony]

Hi Stefan, I'm sorry it took long to reply to your wonderful comment. It's been already a year since we filmed it and we are pleased to hear this video gave you some impressions and that you enjoyed it. We look forward to you visit us in the future to have a beautiful time together. Until then, please stay safe.

[@NoLow95]

I loved the ceremony a lot. I noticed how you were preparing the tea without a lot of foam, i assume omotesenke style(?) I'd love to see a video on comparing the different styles of tea ceremonies, mainly the san-senke. Maybe even including examples? I couldnt find a good video on youtube about that yet. Love your work, thanks for sticking around with us during lockdown, greetings from germany.

[@redd264]

So beautiful and peaceful, I hope to visit you someday and experience this in person 🌸

[@ketosheestyle9540]

Love the tea ceremony

[@louisebuck91]

When the world opens up again, Kyoto and Tokyo are on my to go list. Always wanted to attend a tea ceremony

[@azeoprop]

I miss Kyoto.....

[@77cha-com]

Chinese people are used to serving tea to guests and have formed a corresponding tea etiquette. For example, when inviting a guest to drink tea, the cup should be placed on the tray and offered with both hands. The cup should be placed in front of the guest's right hand. When talking and drinking, the guest should be provided with water in time. The guest should be good at "taste", sipping tea slowly and taking small mouthfuls instead of gulping it down.

[@davidnguyen6236]

Thank you . Will see Kyoto again . Love from Texas.

[@NealeOBrien]

How beautiful. A totally serene experience; i would love to experience this once in my lifetime. Beautiful women - so elegant!

[@seeksustainablejapan]

This is another wonderful video- looking forward to talking with you once again this morning in the Seeking Sustainability Live Talkshow - thank you for all the wonderful work you do to promote Japanese tea ceremony culture and heritage to the world

[@LightheartGaming]

A tea ceremony, one of the experiences i would love to partake of- Pink snow known as cherry blossom, I'd be so very happy, and i'd visit the local temple and pray to my ancestors- japan is to me is place of spirituality and finding inner peace. Tea is an icebreaker to start a conversation, i may be western but I'd learn and be willing to not just indulge in all things japan, as they say when in japan one must do all they must to ensure respect of all places

[@ltcrtw1]

Great video!

[@randyfloyd560]

Lovely. Thank you for sharing.

[@user-dp9ym3dl8r]

ある外国の友人に日本製の抹茶を送って欲しいと頼まれてから自分も抹茶をのむようになりました。茶筅も買い毎朝シャカシャカやってから頂いています。この動画は素晴らしいですね。イギリス英語がとてもお上品に聞こえます。その外国の友人もイギリス人なのでぜひシェアしようと思います。

[@rachelhall5522]

Beautiful and peaceful ❤️

[@harms5846]

Beautiful tea ceremony, it is wonderful! Us East Frisians really respect all others who can perform such a traditional and well thought out/organized tea ceremony. Keep doing this, and great video!

[@huansikiaku4780]

Unfortunately i didn't do it to visit tea house when i visit Japan January 2020. Hope will be back one day. 🤗

[@nyotamwuaji6484]

one day, i should like to attend one of these in person. I should also like to learn the history and traditions of the tea ceremony

[@jillians1138]

Thank you so much for this video, I cannot wait to partake in a real tea ceremony in Japan when I can get there.

[@atlanticpacificocean]

This is so beautiful to watch and is so calming also. Thank you for uploading🌸

[@MrsFonfel]

I have been looking for the tea ceremony video and this one made me so relaxed and I really felt as if I was there with You. Thank You very much for this video, it is beautiful. The experience of watching it was amazing. I take the feeling of peace with me. I really hope to visit You one day.

[@PreppyMal1buXO]

Beautiful ceremony, thank you for this interesting view into Japanese culture, I would love to visit Kyoto some day

[@MaleaMoonS]

So beautiful!

[@gypsygirl731]

Well done I. Not used to things being slow but I stayed and saw how you do it

[@gillianpelton-saito2247]

Beautiful and graceful

[@alainrheault6579]

Thanks Dear Madams for sharing your knowledge about this tea ceremony 😍😘🥰 If i will invitate into these ones, I will not to be taken as fried noodle or novice into these 🙂

[@MarcinBarcz]

After reading "The Pillow Book" and "The Tale of Genji", I realised that the most commonly consumed drink during court ceremonies was not tea, but sake - and in large quantities. I suppose harmony with the world was reached fairly quickly...

[@theatrical-machine]

Love ❤❤❤

[@OnnaBlade]

This is so accurate I'm Big fan of Japanese accurate I like anime and samurai, ninja stuff My favorite drinks is matcha and Secha I like the sense of tea ceremony About for greeting people But now not all other people likes matcha but for me I like it Arigato

[@cjr5252]

I love watching the ceremony. I hope to go to Japan some day and explore Kyoto, especially the tea ceremony. Do you teach the ceremony or do you feel it is inappropriate to share with others? Thank you for a brief look into your world!

[@camelliateaceremony]

Hi CJR, thank you for your comment. It's more like 'experience' tea ceremony we offer in Kyoto and we are happy to share this beautiful culture with the world. Please come visit us when this is all over. Until then, stay safe and healthy. -Atsuko

[@Hexarth]

i thought that was elvis in the thumbnail

[@courtneypope6045]

My daughter (10)wants us to learn different tea ceremonies together. I dont want to appropriate anyone's culture and I want her to see the beauty that each culture brings and appreciate them. I want to make sure we do this right. Where should I start?

[@Ray-js8sl]

Which Ryuha is it?

[@Ray-js8sl]

Is this omote senke?

[@gillianpelton-saito2247]

Is it possible to take an intensive class during summer or spring break ( For me between semesters)?

[@cosrom5294]

soooo slow. Uselessly slow. Painful to watch. And they invented tables a long time ago, btw...