Black Tea Ceremony in Kuroan by dokodemocha
In January, tea enthusiast and Omotesenke tea master Alba (@dokodemocha on Instagram) opened her very new and own tea room. I’ve been following her for a few years now and her insights always inspire me. Naturally, I was thrilled when she announced the opening of her tea room. So I booked a seat for her very first tea ceremony.
Her tea room is called 黒庵 Kuroan—meaning black tea room. And the name says it all: The whole room had a black theme going on mixed with some earthy colors. All utensils, sweets and even the flowers had been black.
It was not a traditional tea ceremony. For the inauguration of her tea room Alba thought of a unique concept. The whole experience included meditation, koicha, usucha, incense and and over all refreshing atmosphere. But I’m not going into the details, because no words would do it justice.
I guess the biggest insight for me was to see where one’s tea ceremony journey might take you 😌
