Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Chabako No.9 - Negoro - Nuri Oribe Tea Box | Tortoise General Store
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Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature | Tortoise General Store
Chabako No.9 - Negoro - Nuri Oribe Tea Box | Tortoise General Store
Chabako No.8 - Two in Silence: Fan Tea Box | Tortoise General Store

Workshop: Explore Nodate Treasury - Matcha culture in nature

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Very rare opportunity to explore the world of Tea Ceremony including Nodate, a picnic style of Matcha.

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We are honored to welcome Souu Dobashi, an instructor of the Japanese tea ceremony in the Omotesenke tradition, visiting us from Tokyo. She will be sharing her beautiful collection of Chabako—portable tea sets—and guiding a workshop where you can explore the world of Nodate, a picnic-style tea ceremony, and the interesting world of tea ceremony. Participants will also have the rare opportunity to prepare and enjoy matcha, in both roles as a host and as a guest.

IG: Nodate_Treasury 

Exhibition:
May 6th Tuesday - 13th Tuesday 2025 
*Monday is closed. 

View HERE to see the collection. The price and the availability will unveil on May 6th at 1PM. 

Workshop:
DATE: May 9th Friday, 10th Saturday & May 11th Sunday 
TIME: FRI&SAT: 10:30AM-1PM (2.5 Hours) SUN: 9:30AM-12PM (2.5 Hours)
FEE: $180/seat
MAX: 8 Seats each session

Topics Include:

  • The four principles of the tea ceremony
  • The history of the tea ceremony
  • Stories of the relationship with samurai and aristocrats
  • The difference in style between Omote (front) Senke and Ura (back) Senke
  • The philosophy of the tea ceremony
  • Tea utensils
  • Nodate (open-air/picnic-style tea ceremony)
  • Demonstration
  • Hands-on experience
  • Contemporary applications of the tea ceremony

About the instructor, Souu Dobashi
Started to study Omotesenke Tea Ceremony in 2011 under Sosui Sekimoto, professor of Omotesenke, and studies under Yoshimizu Sosho, the master of the Suigetsu-kai.

Instructor at Omotesenke Fushin'an since 2024

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Message from Keiko Shinomoto, co-owner of Tortoise General Store

Last summer, my 13-year-old son and I visited her home and saw her incredible tea set collection tucked inside her writing bureau. It felt like discovering a dollhouse—each drawer revealing a new treasure. Souu was like a child at play, sharing stories behind each piece with such joy. She said she spent special moment alone at home by doing tea ceremony for herself. Matcha is extreamly popular here and there nowadays, but the experience stayed with us, and by the end of the year, the idea to host an exhibition of her collection was born.

My husband and I first met Souu at IDEE in Tokyo, where we worked before moving to the US in 2003. In addition to being a tea master, she is also a designer—she even designed the clock you may recognize in our shop!

We hope you’ll join us for this special exhibition and enjoy the same delight and inspiration we felt in her presence!

Warmly,  Keiko