Services & Fees

Our service offering can be customized to meet the needs and preferences of our visitors. This includes accommodating groups of different sizes. For more information about upcoming events and programs such as workshops and lectures, please visit our Upcoming Events section.

Stroll Tokushima-Saginaw Friendship Garden

Explore weeping cherry trees, stone lanterns, and a vermillion bridge over a rippling stream and waterfall. Enjoy a moment of peaceful relaxation.

Self-guided garden walks are free and open to the public from 12:00- 4:00 pm, April through October. 

Enjoy Our Tea Ceremony

Public Tea Ceremony

Join us for a serene tea ceremony, where you’ll experience its rich history and culture amid beautiful architecture, scrolls, and pottery. Watch practitioners in traditional kimono perform the ritual, and end with a bowl of matcha and a sweet.

$10/person – 1 hour, held at 2 PM on Saturdays during the season *NO tea ceremony on September 14th*

December-March – every 2nd Saturday. 

Private Tea Ceremony 

For any inquiries or to schedule a private tea ceremony for your group, please contact us at director@japaneseculturalcenter.org  or 989. 759.1648

We require a minimum of 10 people or $100 to offer a tea ceremony. For groups of more than ten people, a $10 charge is added per person. The maximum capacity is 30. Prepayment is required at the time of reservation.

Enjoy Our Tea & Tour

Explore Awa Saginaw An, one of the most authentic Japanese teahouses outside Japan. Enjoy a docent-led tour of traditional and modern tearooms, the mizuya kitchenette, and tea gardens. Learn about the tea ceremony, the sukiya structure, and its sister-city ties. The tour includes green tea and sweets.

$ 5/person – 30 minutes
Walk-ins welcome

For Group Tour – contact us at director@japaneseculturalcenter.org or 989.759.1648

 

Learn How To Prepare Matcha With Our Touch of Tea

Join our hands-on Japanese tea ceremony, where practitioners will guide you in making matcha with traditional tools. Enjoy your tea with Japanese sweets. Group size is limited to six for a personalized experience.

$ 20/person – 40 minutes
Reservations with payments required – director@japaneseculturalcenter.org or 989.759.1648

 

Covid-19 Policies for Social Distancing and Face-covering

What you need to know: We will closely monitor the prevalence of COVID-19 and strictly adhere to the prevention guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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