Special ProgrammeYou can’t truly understand a tea bowl unless you hold it in your hands and drink from it. It is sad to see tea bowls standing proudly under bright lights inside display cases.
The bowls themselves are saying, ‘We want tea… we want tea…’
These are the words of the museum’s founder, the 14th-generation Kakunyū.
Soon after the museum opened, Kakunyū established the Special Appreciation Tea Gathering, a unique tea gathering in which guests could actually drink tea from works in the museum’s collection.
Held four times a year, following the seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, the gathering is hosted by the museum director, Raku Jikinyū XV.
Participants are invited to touch the tea bowls, raise them to their lips, and savour tea in an atmosphere of quiet ease and contemplation.
The conversations and reflections shared by Jikinyū offer a further depth of insight and enjoyment.
Date & Time: Sunday 13 December 2026
① 10:00–11:00 (First Session)
② 11:20–12:20 (Second Session)
③ 13:00–14:00 (Third Session)
④ 14:20–15:20 (Fourth Session)
Venue: Raku Museum Tea Room
Participation Fee: ¥12,000 (includes admission to the Raku Museum)
Booking Schedule
• Online Booking : Opens Tuesday 17 November 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
• Telephone Booking : Opens Saturday 21 November 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Important Notice:
＊Please be advised that payment is accepted only by bank transfer (Furikomi) from a Japanese bank account.
＊As the tea gathering will be conducted exclusively in Japanese, we kindly ask that participants either be able to communicate in Japanese or be accompanied by an interpreter.
Please be aware that interpreters are also subject to the participation fee.
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Tangible Museum Programme
To hold a tea bowl is to grasp a microcosm of the universe in one's palms. It is to experience through one's fingers the delicacy and soft tactility of its form, the texture of the clay and glaze, its volume and mass, the finish of its foot and the contours of its interior. A world that can never be discovered only by looking will reveal itself. There are several programmes available:
These sessions are all provided in Japanese language only.
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Visitors are invited to handle tea bowls by different generations of the Raku family in our tea room to deepen their understanding and appreciation of them. Explanations are provided by the museum's curator.
Starting time & Participating fee: Ask by our Contact form
Due to the limited number of seats we recommend advance booking.
For more details, please ask by our Contact form.
For visitors wishing to experience drinking tea from a Raku tea bowl, we are able to organize special tea ceremony sessions in our tea room using tea bowls by different generations of the Raku family. The sessions are hosted by Kichizaemon XV・Raku Jikinyū, who provides explanations and encourages discussion.
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The session programmed for young children accompanied by their parents is hosted by Raku,Fujiko, consort of Kichizaemon XV・Raku Jikinyū, providing explanations comprehensible to young participants who are invited to drink tea in selected Raku tea bowls.
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RAKU WARE | Raku Museum
