Experience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony and taste matcha by making your own.
Tea ceremony instructor, Kazuki Nakajima, will demonstrate how to make a bowl of matcha in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. The registered participants will make their own bowl and taste matcha.
Matcha preparation demonstration
Watch how matcha is prepared with attention to movement, utensils, and hospitality.
Guests try making matcha Practice
whisking matcha yourself in a relaxed, beginner-friendly setting.
Learn tea ceremony manners
Discover basic etiquette for receiving, appreciating, and drinking matcha.
Enjoy a calm cultural moment
Share tea together and experience a quiet pause inspired by Japanese tradition.
About the instructor: Kazuki Nakajima is a Japanese cultural practitioner and entrepreneur dedicated to sharing traditional Japanese culture with people around the world. He serves as Secretary General of the Japan Cultural Tradition Association and has been actively hosting Japanese tea ceremony experiences in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Through the tea ceremony, Kazuki hopes to offer people a moment of peace and space away from the busyness of everyday life, while creating opportunities to experience the spirit and values of Japanese culture.
~ More Bio Facebook link:
Hello, I'm Naka Jumiko (Nakajima Katsuki). I was born in 2000. I jumped right into things, thinking, "This sounds interesting."
At 19, I went to Australia with only 30,000 yen. I performed magic on the streets and earned my daily living expenses there, hitchhiking across the continent for about 6,000 km.
In Japan, I walked from Tokyo to Osaka in 13 days, covering 530 km, and this year (2026) I've driven about 16,000 km across the US.
I also read, and I've almost all of the books I've read, which I've put out on YouTube.
And now, I'm starting MAORA in the US, and I'm challenging to bring Japanese culture to the world.
But what I really want to convey is not just Japanese culture itself. The Japanese culture, which includes the tea ceremony, places great importance on "negative space" and "space in between."
In this fast-paced world where we are always pressed for time, I want to take a moment to pause and share some time with those I care about, and with others.
Through MAORA, I hope to share the "negative space" and "space in between" of Japanese culture with the world. I'm working towards creating that kind of atmosphere.
If you resonate with this sentiment even a little, please feel free to reach out. I'd love to talk to people from all walks of life.
Thank you ~
