{"id":79803,"date":"2013-11-22T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T01:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=44547"},"modified":"2016-04-01T02:13:02","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T17:13:02","slug":"the-way-of-tea-3","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/the-way-of-tea-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Way of Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate the new year and experience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony at the Japanese Garden in Ohori Park. \u201cThe Way of Tea\u201d is part of a series of cultural experiences run by NPO Hearty Care Foundation to promote interaction amongst the international community. Enjoy the aroma and flavors of green tea, while meeting people from many different countries.\u2028 It\u2019s a great chance for those new to tea ceremonies to learn the rules and manners of this traditional ritual. All sessions are conducted in both English and Japanese by instructor Dairiku Amae, so foreigners and Japanese are welcome. You don\u2019t need to bring anything, but no jeans or bare feet! Experience true &#8220;omotenashi&#8221; &#8211; a term expressing the spirit of Japanese selfless hospitality. This workshop is part of a series of Japanese cultural experiences \u201cThe Way of Japan\u201d run by NPO Hearty Care Foundation to promote interaction amongst the international community.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-44574\" alt=\"923117_279612248841657_300343731_n\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/923117_279612248841657_300343731_n.jpg?w=640\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/923117_279612248841657_300343731_n.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/923117_279612248841657_300343731_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/923117_279612248841657_300343731_n.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Application:<\/strong> To apply, register the following details by emailing hearty.npo@gmail.com: your name, age, the names and ages of any accompanying persons, your phone no., mail address, and the event name &amp; session you wish to attend.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1\/25 (Sat.), Session 1: 15:00-16:30, Session 2: 18:00-19:30**<br \/>\n\u2022 1\/26 (Sun.), Session 1: 10:00-11:30, Session 2: 12:00-13:30, Session 3: 14:00-15:30<br \/>\n\u2022 Japanese Garden in Ohori Park<br \/>\n\u2022 Adult: \u00a52,000 Children: \u00a51,000 (4~15 years),<br \/>\n**Dec. 25 Session 2 (night session): \u00a53,000 (Adults only; incl. small appetizer and sake before tea ceremony)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/hearty-care.com\/ \" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/hearty-care.com\/ <\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heartycare\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heartycare<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate the new year and experience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony at the Japanese Garden in Ohori Park. \u201cThe Way of Tea\u201d is part of a series of cultural experiences run by NPO Hearty Care Foundation to promote interaction amongst the international community. 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This workshop is part of a series of Japanese cultural experiences \u201cThe Way of Japan\u201d run by NPO Hearty Care Foundation to promote interaction amongst the international community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6391,"featured_media":44574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-79803","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-chuo-ku","event-type-culture","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/79803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}