Retreat Itinerary

Thu 22 May

Community connect & welcome dinner

3:00 PM
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Check-in
5:00 PM
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Orientation at Maana Atelier
7:00 PM
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Welcome dinner
Fri 23 May

Visit to Mie to meet a tea expert and visit a regenerative tea farm

10:00 AM
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Harvest tea leaves at wild tea farm
11:00 AM
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Hike to enjoy tea with mountain water
12:30 PM
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Farm-to-table lunch & regenerative tea farming discussion
2:30 PM
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Hierloom tea making and tasting experience
4:30 PM
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Home to Kyoto
Sat 24 May

Visit an organic tea farm and a 16th-generation potter specialized in tea ware in Uji, the capital of Japanese tea

9:00 AM
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Visit a traditional organic tea farm
10:00 AM
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Visit tea-making factory
11:00 AM
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Teaware shop visit
1:00 PM
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Tea ceremony & lunch at tea house
3:00 PM
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Optional workshop at Maana Atelier, or free time
Sun 25 May

Visit a potter’s home to make tea cups & botanical tea experience

10:00 AM
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Pottery class to make tea cups or matcha bowls
12:00 PM
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Lunch
3:30 PM
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Foraged wild flower Ikebana and botanical tea
6:00 PM
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Farewell dinner
Mon 26 May

Sleep in & relax

11:00 AM
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Checkout