Steeped in tradition, the Japanese tea ceremony known as cha-no-yu (literally ‘water for tea’) is more like performance art where every subtle movement has been designed to create a complete aesthetic experience. Although tea arrived from China in the 9th century, the foundations for the tea ceremony as we know it today was laid in the 16th century by the famous tea master Sen no Rikyu. We offer a private experience with a master practitioner in a chashitsu teahouse where you can enjoy the formal ritual of a cha-no-yu, the restrained omotenashi of the host and matcha tea in an authentic setting far away from the crowds.