TEA

HARVEST

Fields grow flush.

APRIL 20—24, 2026

The tea harvest is near. Everywhere, new growth surges — tea leaves, wild herbs, tender shoots, ready for picking. This is the season of ease, suspended between spring’s awakening and summer’s abundance.

The heritage and ceremony of Japanese tea.

Through the lens of tea, culture is revealed — heritage and ceremony, craft and invention. On an intimate estate of heirloom tea trees, we’ll harvest, roast, steep, and sip the season’s first leaves — tasting tradition at its freshest.

Wild, local, lyrical, and alive — a feast that roots you in place and time.

Each meal honors Japan’s microseasons — fleeting flavors gathered, celebrated, and savored while they last. More than ingredients, they are moments in time: expressed on the plate, felt on the palate, and cherished in memory.

HERE, every DETAIL IS CONSIDERED
every MOMENT IS INTENTIONAL

From private meals that celebrate Japan’s fleeting micro-seasons to hands-on encounters with master craftspeople, you’ll experience the richness of Mirukashi in its most personal form. This is not simply a trip, but an immersion — a chance to taste, create, and dwell fully in beauty, together.

The Shape of our Days

ARRIVAL

We’ll gather at the Salon for a welcome dinner, beginning with a seasonally infused Mirukashi original cocktail. From there, fresh flavors flow and new friendships take root — the adventure begins.

Make your way to Mirukashi for an enchanted evening.

FORAGE & COOK

We’ll begin in the Mirukashi kitchen to make dashi — the broth that forms a quiet foundation. Then we’ll step into the hills and fields to collect wild shoots and tender greens, returning to transform them into a lunch alive with seasonal flavor.

Ground yourself in the fundamentals of Japanese cuisine.

ARTISAN Atelier

Step into the pottery atelier for a rare and exclusive glimpse. Watch as she brings clay to life with her signature throwing techniques. As vessels take shape beneath her hands, she reflects on form, function, and the poetry of everyday objects.

Visit Hanako's studio where clay, fire, and philosophy meet.

Workshop

From powdered matcha to sencha’s green brightness, from roasted hōjicha to the surprising depth of kōcha, we’ll learn the finer points of whisking, steeping, and savoring four distinct expressions of the tea plant.

The breadth of Japanese tea— an intimate tasting and brewing primer.

masterclass

Guided by a master dedicated to preserving this rare craft, we’ll hand-pick the season’s first leaves of heirloom zairai tea trees, roast them in a wood-fired kettle, and taste teas unlike any you’ve known before.

Step into the world of fire-roasted tea at a secluded estate.

Tea ceremony

The moment is shaped by season, expressed through flowers, poetry, and painting, all gathered into the graceful choreography of tea-making — a living embodiment of Zen philosophy and the beauty of impermanence.

Enter a sacred space where art and spirit converge.

A perfect Picnic

Back in the Mirukashi kitchen, we’ll shape jewel-like temarizushi — vinegared rice orbs topped with translucent slices of tai and the bright green kiss of kinome leaves from the sansho trees. Each one a bite-sized poem to the season.

Color, texture, and flavor form a joyful expression of the season.

WHERE FLAVOR ORIGINATES

A picnic in the countryside, where all flavor originates. After our picnic, we’ll linger — unhurried — for a quiet ceremony of matcha and sweets, a moment of stillness and savoring beneath the open sky.

Where the landscape itself becomes part of the feast.

carry it home

Wake up to one last seaside sunrise. Today you leave with more than memories. Because the real souvenir isn’t something you pack — it’s the quiet shift within you that lingers, long after you’ve left.

Carry home new eyes, a new rhythm, and a new way of meeting life.

PLANNING YOUR VISIT

Schedule & Arrival

Salon sessions run Monday through Friday. Plan to arrive in Karatsu between 3–5pm on the Monday your session begins. We’ll open our time together with a welcome dinner that evening.

How to get here

Guests arrange their own travel to and from Karatsu. Fly into Fukuoka Airport or take the Shinkansen bullet train to Hakata Station. I’ll be happy to offer personal advice on the best route to Fukuoka for you.

Travel Details

Karatsu is an 80-minute train ride from Fukuoka. Upon booking, you’ll receive a detailed arrival guide with instructions for reaching Karatsu and checking into your seaside hotel.

When You Say Yes

YOUR COMMITMENT
Salon sessions are $3.550 USD per person. To reserve your place, a non-refundable deposit of $1,800 is required, with the balance due 60 days before your session begins. While deposits cannot be refunded, with at least 60 days’ notice we can apply your deposit toward a future session.

YOUR EXPERIENCE
Your experience includes four nights of quiet comfort in a private room at a 4-star oceanside luxury hotel, all meals and drinks thoughtfully prepared, curated session activities, and private chartered transportation during the salon. (Travel to and from Karatsu is not included.)

With just 7 guests per session, space is limited
by design — for a deeply personal experience.
Inquire for a seat at the table.

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