Why is the Edo Saryo Japanese culture experience highly recommended for the August and September summer holidays?
Step away from your smartphone, create your own tea bowl, and savor matcha. Enjoy a "two-hour digital detox" in Shibuya, Tokyo."
Summer holidays in Tokyo.
Shopping, sightseeing, gourmet food, theme parks, museums.
There are so many ways to enjoy Tokyo.
But even though you're on summer vacation, don't you find yourself spending much of the day looking at your smartphone screen?
Checking your smartphone when you wake up.
Browsing social media on the train.
Looking up tourist attractions.
Taking photos.
Filming videos.
Checking messages.
Searching for your next destination.
And whenever you have a spare moment, you check social media or watch videos again.
Of course, smartphones are convenient and indispensable for both travel and everyday life.
That's exactly why you should try setting aside just a little time during your summer vacation to step away from your smartphone.
Edo Saryo offers
"Japanese Culture × Art × Matcha × a Two-Hour Digital Detox"
as a new kind of experience in Tokyo.
It's not about banning smartphones.
You're welcome to take photos while you work or of your finished tea bowl.
But once you pick up a tea bowl, choose your colors, and start moving your brush to create a piece all your own, you'll find yourself looking at your smartphone less and less.
"What color should I use?"
"Maybe I'll add this pattern."
"Let me add a little more color here."
"This pattern turned out more interesting than I expected!"
Focus on the tea bowl right in front of you and the movement of your hands.
And finally, slowly enjoy matcha and Japanese sweets.
Amidst the hustle and bustle of sightseeing in Tokyo,
spend 120 minutes reconnecting with your own senses.
That's the kind of summer experience we want you to enjoy at Edo Saryo.
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Two hours of forgetting your smartphone, rather than "enduring" without it
When you hear "digital detox,"
you might think of not using your smartphone.
Not checking social media.
Not watching videos.
Staying away from digital devices.
You might imagine it as something a bit strict.
But the digital detox at Edo Saryo is much more natural.
It's not about not looking at your smartphone.
It's about having so much fun with the experience right in front of you that you forget to look at your smartphone.
That's what this is.
Choose a tea bowl.
Choose your colors.
Hold your brush.
Draw a pattern.
Layer the colors.
Step back and look at the whole piece.
Add more touches.
And finally, complete it.
As you create your piece, small decisions will come one after another.
"What colors do I like?"
"What kind of atmosphere do I want to create?"
"Is it finished here, or should I add a little more?"
You don't need to search the internet for the right answer.
You don't need to get a "like" from anyone.
What matters is
what you want to do.
Deciding with your own senses.
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An era where you don't just "see" Japanese culture, but "experience" it
When you visit Tokyo, there are many places where you can experience Japanese culture.
Shrines and temples.
Museums.
Gardens.
Traditional architecture.
Crafts.
Tea ceremony.
Of course, simply seeing these is a wonderful experience.
But at Edo Saryo,
we value the experience of moving from "seeing" Japanese culture to "creating" it yourself.
Adding your own colors and patterns to the tea bowl right in front of you.
It's not just about admiring the finished piece.
Participating in Japanese culture with your own hands.
And after creating your piece, you savor matcha and Japanese sweets.
"Seeing," "creating," "savoring."
You can experience Japanese culture using multiple senses.
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Create a tea bowl that is one of a kind in the world
The pieces you create at Edo Saryo are all different.
Even if you choose the same tea bowl,
the colors you use.
the patterns.
the movement of your brush.
the layering of colors.
the use of negative space.
Everything is different.
Some people create bold pieces, while others create delicate ones.
Some choose Japanese hues.
Some create modern designs.
Some keep it simple.
Some use many colors.
There are no right answers.
That's exactly why it becomes
a tea bowl that is one of a kind in the world.
It's different from a souvenir you buy in a shop.
The time you spend in Tokyo itself becomes the piece.
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Edo-nuri, freestyle, tarashikomi-nuri, and other styles that reflect your own expression
At Edo Saryo, you can enjoy creating tea bowls using a variety of styles.
Edo-nuri, expressing the Japanese sense of beauty.
Freestyle, enjoying colors and designs with free thinking.
Tarashikomi-nuri, enjoying expressions on the outside of the tea bowl that make use of color flow and chance.
For those who want to create a truly special piece, we also recommend our premium experience using a matcha bowl.
Even if you choose the same technique, the finished pieces will be completely different for everyone.
According to your own preferences and senses,
"express your own Japan."
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Finally, slowly enjoy matcha and Japanese sweets.
The Edo Saryo experience doesn't end when you complete your tea bowl.
After enjoying the process of creating your piece, it's time to savor matcha and Japanese sweets.
This is also an important part of the digital detox.
Instead of drinking it in a hurry while looking at your smartphone,
look at the color of the matcha.
Smell its aroma.
Savor its taste.
Enjoy the combination with the sweetness of the Japanese sweets.
Talk with the family, friends, or partner who joined you.
In our busy daily lives, even drinking a beverage can become something we do "while doing something else."
That's exactly why
simply savoring matcha
makes such a simple time feel special.
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A Japanese culture experience for parents and children to enjoy together
We also recommend participating as a family during the August and September summer holidays.
Children play games.
Adults look at their smartphones.
Even though they are in the same place, they are each looking at a different screen.
That is also part of modern daily life.
At Edo Saryo, the whole family gathers around the same table and each creates their own tea bowl.
"That color is great!"
"How did you make that pattern?"
"Dad's piece is surprisingly bold!"
"Which tea bowl looks more Japanese?"
Conversation naturally begins.
It's not just adults teaching their children.
Adults are sometimes surprised by the free use of color by the children.
There are no right answers in art based on age.
That's exactly why parents and children can enjoy it together on equal terms.
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It can also be a summer holiday independent study: "Learn by experiencing Japanese culture"
As a summer holiday experience, it's not just fun;
it can also lead to learning
"about Japanese culture,"
"about tea bowls,"
and "about colors and design."
Why is this tea bowl shaped this way?
Why have Japanese people drunk matcha?
What is the relationship between vessels and food culture?
What happens when you combine Japanese tradition with modern design?
By actually creating your own tea bowl, you can develop a perspective that is different from simply researching it in books or on the internet.
From an independent study of just researching to an independent study of experiencing.
It's a kind of learning that is only possible during the summer holidays.
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An indoor activity for the summer in Tokyo
August in Tokyo is extremely hot.
The heat can linger into September.
Also, sudden rain and other weather conditions may force you to change your plans.
In such a summer in Tokyo,
an experience you can enjoy indoors for about two hours
can be easily incorporated into your daily schedule.
Sightseeing in Tokyo in the morning.
Edo Saryo in the afternoon when it gets hot.
Shopping after the experience.
And dinner in Tokyo in the evening.
This is also highly recommended.
It's not about going indoors because you have no choice but because of the heat.
It's about making the time spent indoors itself the purpose of your trip.
That's Edo Saryo.
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A trip to Tokyo that doesn't end with just photos
During our trips, we take many photos.
Hundreds, sometimes thousands.
But how many of those photos will you look back at in a few years?
At Edo Saryo, you can take home not only photos,
but also a tea bowl you created yourself.
Display it in your room.
Actually use it.
Show it to your family.
Tell your friends about your trip.
Every time you look at the piece,
you'll remember,
"I made this in Tokyo."
"We all experienced this together that summer."
You'll remember.
Not just digital data,
but a tangible memory of your trip.
That's another appeal of Edo Saryo.
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Creating not for social media, but for yourself
Of course, taking photos of the process of creating your piece and the finished tea bowl is also part of the fun.
Posting it on social media is also wonderful.
But while you are creating your piece,
try to value
"what you like"
more than
"how it will look on social media."
Choose this color because you like it.
Choose this pattern because you think it's beautiful.
Put down your brush when you think it's finished.
Decide with your own senses, not by the number of "likes."
It may be a rare opportunity in our daily lives.
Forget your smartphone for two hours.
Choose a color.
Hold a brush.
Touch a tea bowl.
Move your hands.
Think.
Hesitate.
Try something.
Enjoy a happy accident.
Talk with family.
Laugh with friends.
Look at your partner's work.
And complete your very own tea bowl.
Finally, slowly savor matcha and Japanese sweets.
It is a little different from the two hours that pass by as you scroll through your screen.
There,
you will have a piece you made yourself and memories of the experience.
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This summer, experience Japanese culture × digital detox at Edo Saryo.
August and September.
For a family summer vacation.
For a parent-child independent research project.
For a couple's Tokyo date.
For an outing with friends.
For a trip to Tokyo from abroad.
And for a holiday when you want to experience something new by yourself.
Forget your smartphone for two hours.
Experience Japanese culture for two hours.
Make a tea bowl with your own hands for two hours.
And finally,
Savor matcha and Japanese sweets.
From Japanese culture you only watch,
to Japanese culture you experience yourself.
From souvenirs you only buy,
to souvenirs you make yourself.
From two hours looking at your smartphone screen,
to two hours moving your own hands.
Why not try a slightly special Japanese culture experience in Shibuya, Tokyo, this summer vacation?
Make.
Savor.
Feel.
And take it home.
A one-of-a-kind tea bowl,
and memories of 120 minutes spent in Tokyo.
120 minutes of immersing yourself in Japanese culture with your smartphone put away.
Make your very own tea bowl.
Finally, slowly savor matcha and Japanese sweets.
Edo Saryo
Japanese culture × tea bowl making × matcha
This summer, enjoy a two-hour digital detox.
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