Upcoming Events

Event 1: 新春書初め体験　Experience Kakizome (New Year’s Calligraphy)

新年のお祝いイベント！Experience this traditional Japanese practice of writing your first words of your new year resolutions with brush and ink!

Event Details
Date: Sunday, January 5
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Fee: 500 yen per wooden board (includes sakura tea and practice paper).

Enjoy a casual calligraphy experience open to everyone! Write your New Year’s resolutions with a brush on traditional wooden items such as hagoita (decorative paddles) or ema (wooden wishing plaques).

We’ll start with practice on paper, then move to the real boards! Don’t miss out on our special sakura tea, featuring organic green tea with salted cherry blossoms, available only on this day. Quantities are limited. No reservation required.

日時：2025年1月5日(日)11時～14時

費用：木板ひとつ500円（桜茶と練習用半紙付き）

どなたでも気軽に参加できる書初め体験会を開催します。新年の抱負を、お正月らしい羽子板や絵馬などの木板に筆で書いてみませんか？まずは、半紙で練習して、いざ本番！この日だけの特別な桜茶（桜の塩漬けを入れた有機緑茶）をご用意してお待ちします。数量限定。ご予約不要です。

Event 2: 節分体験　Experience Setsubun (Throwing soybeans to defeat the demons)

節分イベントの準備を始めました。
恵方巻を作って食べて、書道具で鬼の顔を描いて、豆まきをしませんか？今年一年、みなが健康で暮らせるように！詳細は近日当ページとSNSでお知らせします。

日時：2025年2月2日(日)11時～12時30分

Setsubun Preparations Underway
We’ve started getting ready for the Setsubun event.

Event Details
Date: Sunday, February 2
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Join us in making ehomaki (lucky rolled sushi), painting oni faces with brush and ink, shouting out loud, and throwing beans to ward off bad luck!

This traditional Japanese event is a way to pray for everyone’s health and happiness in the year ahead.

More details will be shared soon on our website and social media.