🌸 Sakura Walk 2026 🌸
🌸 Sakura Walk 2026 🌸
April 2 & April 4, 2026
Join us for a beautiful spring evening celebrating cherry blossom season along Kyoto’s iconic Philosopher’s Path with tea, art, music, and performance.
Schedule
⛩ 7:45 pm – Opening Ceremony at Honenin Sanmon Gate + Sakura Procession
🍵 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Tea Ceremony & Performances at Sayuu Gallery
Ticket Options
🍵 Tea Ceremony + Procession Ticket
¥8,500 / ¥7,500 for 2026 Tea J Club Members (Limited to 16 seats)
Host
• April 2 — Harry Lee (@harrylee.world)
• April 4 — Jack (@resona.tea_jack)
Includes
• Japanese sake and pastries from Hong Kong
• Tea ceremony and artistic performance
• Performance with Numabara, Shakuhachi master
• Guided Sakura procession along the Philosopher’s Path starting from Honenin Temple at 7:45 pm
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🌿 Garden Tea Party Ticket
¥6,500 (Limited to 8 seats)
Host
• April 2 — Thomas Pepito Vauthier (@thomas.pepito.vauthier)
• April 4 — Harry Lee (@harrylee.world)
Includes
• Outdoor rustic seating in the garden
• Tea tasting, Japanese sake, sweets, and art performance
Note
• Guided procession is not included, but guests are welcome to follow the procession team.
• Garden guests officially gather at Sayuu Gallery at 8:30 pm.
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• Please let us know in advance if you need to leave early.
🌱 Vegan options available for okashi — please inform us in advance.
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Featured Guests & Artists
🍃 Harry Lee (@harrylee.world) — Kyoto-based contemporary artist and founder @teajclub and founder of Harvard Club Tea Society. He reimagines the timeless ritual of the tea ceremony through immersive environments and ceramic artifacts.
• Tea Room host on April 2
• Garden host on April 4
🎨 Thomas Pepito Vauthier (@thomas.pepito.vauthier) — French artist, researcher & curator based in Kyoto. Through place-making projects and the curation of alternative art spaces, he investigates how artistic practice can generate new modes of living together and foster micro-communities. He is currently pursuing a practice-based PhD between France and Japan.
• Garden host on April 2
🍵 Jack (@resona.tea_jack) — founder of Resona Tea,Taiwanese tea maker, painter & cultural practitioner. Based in Belgium.
• Tea Room host on April 4
🎶 Numabara (@Numabara) — Sansei Ishihara a.k.a Numabara
Born in 1987 in Kyoto, Japan. He is currently a Tozan-style master and runs his own shakuhachi class. In addition to the shakuhachi, he also plays and collects mouth harps, and makes Japanese masks. Received the Special Jury Award from Ookura-style Kyogen performer Shinme Shigeyama (Living National Treasure).
• Performing in the Tea Room on both evenings
🖌 Sara Beye (@singulier_bazar) — French painter, currently painting a journey in Japan .
• Creating live paintings on both nights
Celebrate sakura, tea, art, and community in a unique cultural gathering beneath the blossoms.
Please reserve via our website. DM us on INSTAGRAM for enquiries.
#SakuraWalk #KyotoSpring #PhilosophersPath #CherryBlossomSeason #TeaCeremony #Shakuhachi #KyotoEvents #Sakura2026
🌸 Sakura Walk 2026 🌸
April 2 & April 4, 2026
Join us for a beautiful spring evening celebrating cherry blossom season along Kyoto’s iconic Philosopher’s Path with tea, art, music, and performance.
Schedule
⛩ 7:45 pm – Opening Ceremony at Honenin Sanmon Gate + Sakura Procession
🍵 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Tea Ceremony & Performances at Sayuu Gallery
Ticket Options
🍵 Tea Ceremony + Procession Ticket
¥8,500 / ¥7,500 for 2026 Tea J Club Members (Limited to 16 seats)
Host
• April 2 — Harry Lee (@harrylee.world)
• April 4 — Jack (@resona.tea_jack)
Includes
• Japanese sake and pastries from Hong Kong
• Tea ceremony and artistic performance
• Performance with Numabara, Shakuhachi master
• Guided Sakura procession along the Philosopher’s Path starting from Honenin Temple at 7:45 pm
_____________________________________________________________
🌿 Garden Tea Party Ticket
¥6,500 (Limited to 8 seats)
Host
• April 2 — Thomas Pepito Vauthier (@thomas.pepito.vauthier)
• April 4 — Harry Lee (@harrylee.world)
Includes
• Outdoor rustic seating in the garden
• Tea tasting, Japanese sake, sweets, and art performance
Note
• Guided procession is not included, but guests are welcome to follow the procession team.
• Garden guests officially gather at Sayuu Gallery at 8:30 pm.
_____________________________________________________________
• Please let us know in advance if you need to leave early.
🌱 Vegan options available for okashi — please inform us in advance.
_____________________________________________________________
Featured Guests & Artists
🍃 Harry Lee (@harrylee.world) — Kyoto-based contemporary artist and founder @teajclub and founder of Harvard Club Tea Society. He reimagines the timeless ritual of the tea ceremony through immersive environments and ceramic artifacts.
• Tea Room host on April 2
• Garden host on April 4
🎨 Thomas Pepito Vauthier (@thomas.pepito.vauthier) — French artist, researcher & curator based in Kyoto. Through place-making projects and the curation of alternative art spaces, he investigates how artistic practice can generate new modes of living together and foster micro-communities. He is currently pursuing a practice-based PhD between France and Japan.
• Garden host on April 2
🍵 Jack (@resona.tea_jack) — founder of Resona Tea,Taiwanese tea maker, painter & cultural practitioner. Based in Belgium.
• Tea Room host on April 4
🎶 Numabara (@Numabara) — Sansei Ishihara a.k.a Numabara
Born in 1987 in Kyoto, Japan. He is currently a Tozan-style master and runs his own shakuhachi class. In addition to the shakuhachi, he also plays and collects mouth harps, and makes Japanese masks. Received the Special Jury Award from Ookura-style Kyogen performer Shinme Shigeyama (Living National Treasure).
• Performing in the Tea Room on both evenings
🖌 Sara Beye (@singulier_bazar) — French painter, currently painting a journey in Japan .
• Creating live paintings on both nights
Celebrate sakura, tea, art, and community in a unique cultural gathering beneath the blossoms.
Please reserve via our website. DM us on INSTAGRAM for enquiries.
#SakuraWalk #KyotoSpring #PhilosophersPath #CherryBlossomSeason #TeaCeremony #Shakuhachi #KyotoEvents #Sakura2026