How to Enjoy Tea 1: Edo Saryo is a workshop where you can enjoy tea and tea-themed ceramics.
How was tea originally consumed?
Just as tea was taken as medicine in Tang Dynasty China, it was also consumed in Japan at that time to improve health and recover from poor physical condition. It may have been viewed much like today's health foods and health drinks.
Furthermore, the tea of that era differed in form from today's. It was known as "dancha," which consisted of steamed tea leaves that were ground and pressed into solid blocks before being dried. When consumed, the blocks were toasted over a fire, ground into powder, and added to hot water to brew.
At that time, tea was extremely precious, so only members of the upper class, such as imperial family members, influential monks, and aristocrats, could drink it. It was not something that ordinary people could afford. Tea, which had become consumed among the upper class for health reasons, spread only to a limited extent. With the abolition of the missions to Tang China, tea failed to become established in Japan, and its culture eventually faded away. Its decline can also be inferred from the fact that it is not mentioned in any literature for 300 years after the "Nihon Kōki."
What is Edo Saryo's Edo-nuri?
Edo Saryo is characterized by its [Edo-nuri], created through repeated trial and error. Rather than a potter's wheel, hand-building, hand-painting, pottery, or a workshop, the characteristics of Edo-nuri include the freedom to choose from more than 10 types of tea utensils, free-style and kintsugi styles, and the mixing of more than 10 types of paint. It is a technique for creating tea utensils by layering, carving, patterning, polishing, and finishing, while honing the artist's sense to the utmost.
Edo Saryo's background is rooted in the traditional craft of [Edo-nuri], cultivated in Edo—modern-day Tokyo—for approximately 260 years, which we were the first to successfully adorn with an even wider range of colors. Furthermore, [Edo-nuri] incorporates not only traditional culture but also modern art techniques in the layering, carving, patterning, polishing, and finishing of tea utensils. It not only follows the lineage of traditional Japanese crafts but also elevates each piece into a work that concentrates the essence of Edo style and Edo scenery in a single tea utensil.
In addition to tea, it can also be used for special Japanese alcoholic beverages, such as sake, allowing you to enjoy the unique aroma, flavor, and smooth finish of alcohol and sake. Please enjoy tea and alcohol with this one-of-a-kind original tea utensil.
Tokyo workshops, stylish workshops, art experiences, pottery classes, potter's wheel experiences, hand-building experiences, painting experiences, children's classes, Iko-yo, Retrip, Jalan, Rurubu, Rakuten Travel, Yahoo, Google Maps, art wine, art bars, Shimokitazawa, Harajuku, Aoyama, Shibuya, and Edo Saryo offer great group plans, as well as numerous workshops and services for couples, dates, students, and children, along with special campaigns. At Edo Saryo, you can also enjoy tea and sweets together.
What is Edo lacquerware at Edo Saryo?
Edo Saryo is characterized by its [Edo-nuri], created through repeated trial and error. Rather than using a potter's wheel, hand-painting, painting, pottery, or a workshop, the characteristics of Edo-nuri include the freedom to choose from more than 10 types of tea utensils, free style, kintsugi style, and kneading more than 10 types of paint. This technique involves layering, carving, patterning, polishing, and finishing to create tea utensils while heightening the artist's sense to the utmost.
The backbone is the traditional craft [Edo lacquerware] cultivated in Edo = Tokyo for about 260 years, and for the first time we succeeded in coloring it with even more diverse colors. Furthermore, [Edo-nuri] incorporates not only traditional culture but also modern art techniques in the layering, shaving, patterning, polishing, and finishing of tea utensils, and it not only follows the flow of traditional Japanese crafts, but also incorporates techniques from modern art. We will sublimate the work as a collection of Edo-style and Edo scenery in one tea utensil.
In addition to tea, it can also be used for special Japanese alcoholic beverages, sake, allowing you to enjoy the unique aroma and taste of alcoholic beverages and sake. Please enjoy tea and alcohol with this one-of-a-kind original tea utensil.
Just as tea was taken as medicine in Tang Dynasty China, it was also consumed in Japan at that time to improve health and recover from poor physical condition. It may have been viewed much like today's health foods and health drinks.
Furthermore, the tea of that era differed in form from today's. It was known as "dancha," which consisted of steamed tea leaves that were ground and pressed into solid blocks before being dried. When consumed, the blocks were toasted over a fire, ground into powder, and added to hot water to brew.
At that time, tea was extremely precious, so only members of the upper class, such as imperial family members, influential monks, and aristocrats, could drink it. It was not something that ordinary people could afford. Tea, which had become consumed among the upper class for health reasons, spread only to a limited extent. With the abolition of the missions to Tang China, tea failed to become established in Japan, and its culture eventually faded away. Its decline can also be inferred from the fact that it is not mentioned in any literature for 300 years after the "Nihon Kōki."
What is Edo Saryo's Edo-nuri?
Edo Saryo is characterized by its [Edo-nuri], created through repeated trial and error. Rather than a potter's wheel, hand-building, hand-painting, pottery, or a workshop, the characteristics of Edo-nuri include the freedom to choose from more than 10 types of tea utensils, free-style and kintsugi styles, and the mixing of more than 10 types of paint. It is a technique for creating tea utensils by layering, carving, patterning, polishing, and finishing, while honing the artist's sense to the utmost.
Edo Saryo's background is rooted in the traditional craft of [Edo-nuri], cultivated in Edo—modern-day Tokyo—for approximately 260 years, which we were the first to successfully adorn with an even wider range of colors. Furthermore, [Edo-nuri] incorporates not only traditional culture but also modern art techniques in the layering, carving, patterning, polishing, and finishing of tea utensils. It not only follows the lineage of traditional Japanese crafts but also elevates each piece into a work that concentrates the essence of Edo style and Edo scenery in a single tea utensil.
In addition to tea, it can also be used for special Japanese alcoholic beverages, such as sake, allowing you to enjoy the unique aroma, flavor, and smooth finish of alcohol and sake. Please enjoy tea and alcohol with this one-of-a-kind original tea utensil.
Tokyo workshops, stylish workshops, art experiences, pottery classes, potter's wheel experiences, hand-building experiences, painting experiences, children's classes, Iko-yo, Retrip, Jalan, Rurubu, Rakuten Travel, Yahoo, Google Maps, art wine, art bars, Shimokitazawa, Harajuku, Aoyama, Shibuya, and Edo Saryo offer great group plans, as well as numerous workshops and services for couples, dates, students, and children, along with special campaigns. At Edo Saryo, you can also enjoy tea and sweets together.
What is Edo lacquerware at Edo Saryo?
Edo Saryo is characterized by its [Edo-nuri], created through repeated trial and error. Rather than using a potter's wheel, hand-painting, painting, pottery, or a workshop, the characteristics of Edo-nuri include the freedom to choose from more than 10 types of tea utensils, free style, kintsugi style, and kneading more than 10 types of paint. This technique involves layering, carving, patterning, polishing, and finishing to create tea utensils while heightening the artist's sense to the utmost.
The backbone is the traditional craft [Edo lacquerware] cultivated in Edo = Tokyo for about 260 years, and for the first time we succeeded in coloring it with even more diverse colors. Furthermore, [Edo-nuri] incorporates not only traditional culture but also modern art techniques in the layering, shaving, patterning, polishing, and finishing of tea utensils, and it not only follows the flow of traditional Japanese crafts, but also incorporates techniques from modern art. We will sublimate the work as a collection of Edo-style and Edo scenery in one tea utensil.
In addition to tea, it can also be used for special Japanese alcoholic beverages, sake, allowing you to enjoy the unique aroma and taste of alcoholic beverages and sake. Please enjoy tea and alcohol with this one-of-a-kind original tea utensil.
EDO SARYO JOURNAL · 編集・運営 / Published by 江戸茶寮
公開 / Published 2025.05.10 · 更新 / Updated 2025.05.10
