An Afternoon in a 110-Year-Old Japanese House: Make Your Own Matcha

A relaxed matcha afternoon in a 110-year-old Japanese house, hosted in English. No experience needed, and it's not a formal tea ceremony, so come as you are. You'll pick your own tea bowl, make matcha side by side with Japanese hosts, and enjoy it with Japanese sweets. Then try a matcha tasting game, and take your own bamboo whisk home. Sunagawara is a house from the Taisho era (1912–1926) in Ichikawa, Chiba. It has an old-style gate, tatami rooms, a detached tatami room and a moss garden. It's a 5-minute walk from JR Ichikawa Station, about 20 minutes from Tokyo Station. What we'll do • Look around the house • Watch our guide whisk the first bowl • Choose your own tea bowl and tell us why you picked it • Make your own matcha with a Japanese host right beside you, then enjoy it with Japanese sweets (wagashi) • Play a matcha tasting game: compare three kinds of matcha, then guess which one is in the mystery spoon. It's based on tōcha, a tea-guessing game that samurai and nobles played some 600 years ago. • Take home your own bamboo whisk (chasen). Everyone gets a new one. You can sit however you're comfortable. Our guide enjoys tea as a hobby and will show you the basic steps. Your host Hi, I'm Hide, the founder of ACTUAL JAPAN. I lived in Canada and have worked in English with international residents in Japan for years. I'll be with you all afternoon, together with our tea guide, so feel free to ask anything about Japan. Event details • Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026, 2:00–4:00 PM (please arrive by 2:00) • Place: Sunagawara, 1-21-23 Ichikawa, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba • Access: 5 min walk from JR Ichikawa Station (North Exit) • Price: ¥5,000 per person, including matcha, wagashi and a new chasen to take home • Group size: up to 6 guests. Kids are welcome with a parent or guardian. Everyone needs a ticket. • Language: English, with a little Japanese mixed in Rough schedule (may shift a little) 2:00 Arrive and look around the house 2:30 First bowl, then choose your tea bowl and make your own, with wagashi 3:20 Matcha tasting game 3:40 Photos and chat 4:00 Finish Good to know • You'll take your shoes off inside and sit on tatami. Socks are a good idea. • We use hot water for the tea. If you bring kids, please keep an eye on them. • There's no parking. Please come by train. If you drive, use a coin parking lot nearby. Stopping on the street isn't allowed, even for a minute. • The house is on a quiet residential street, so please keep your voice down inside and outside. • Cats sometimes wander in. Keep this in mind if you're allergic. • No smoking anywhere on the property. • We'll take photos and short videos for ACTUAL JAPAN's social media. When you book, you can tell us if you'd rather not appear, and we'll keep you out of the shots. • Please join at your own risk and look after your belongings. Number of guests This event will be held regardless of the number of participants. 参加人数にかかわらず開催します。 Cancellation Cancellations by participants are accepted up to 3 days before the event (by Thursday, November 5) for a full refund. No refunds for cancellations after that. To cancel, please send us a message on Peatix. 参加者のご都合によるキャンセルは、開催3日前の11月5日（木）まで全額返金します。それ以降のキャンセルは返金できません。キャンセルのご連絡は、Peatix のメッセージでお送りください。 Organized by ACTUAL JAPAN. Questions? Send us a message on Peatix. Want to hear about our next events? Follow ACTUAL JAPAN here on Peatix.