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The Art of Farewell & Renewal — Registration

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JAPANESE AESTHETICS THROUGH TEA · No. 02

A Gathering Series by Yoshitsugu Nagano × VERDEA

A gathering series exploring how Japan has found meaning in nature, time, beauty and everyday life — through the lens of tea.

A New Year for Tea: The Art of Farewell & Renewal

Sunday, November 8th · 2–3 PM Manhattan, New York

THE GATHERING

November has long been known in the Japanese tea tradition as the “New Year of Tea.”

Yet before welcoming a new beginning, there is a moment to honor what is passing.

October is the season of nagori — a time to savor the last tea of the previous year and appreciate the quiet beauty of imperfection, memory, and farewell. Even repaired or weathered tea utensils take on special meaning.

November brings kuchikiri, the ceremonial opening of tea jars containing leaves harvested earlier in the year and carefully stored through the summer. With the opening of the hearth, the tea room enters a new year.

From farewell to renewal, the changing tea year reveals a distinctly Japanese way of seeing beauty in time and transition.

Join tea practitioner Yoshitsugu Nagano as he guides us through these seasonal traditions and the aesthetics of chanoyu.

The gathering concludes with a guided tasting of Japanese matcha presented by VERDEA.

Through tea, into culture.

LEARN The Art of Farewell & Renewal with Yoshitsugu Nagano

TASTE

Matchawith VERDEA

REFLECT Conversation & Q&A

The program will be primarily in English.

Registration & Lecture Fee

Tea Culture Lecture Fee: $30 per person

The lecture fee is paid directly to tea practitioner Yoshitsugu Nagano in appreciation of his instruction and expertise.

An additional tip is entirely optional. Please note that Square may preselect a 15% tip. If you prefer not to leave a tip, select “Other” and enter $0 before completing payment.

The Japanese matcha tasting is provided complimentary by VERDEA. VERDEA does not collect or receive any portion of the payment.

Your seat will be reserved upon payment verification and confirmed by email, subject to availability.

An additional tip is entirely optional. Please note that Square may preselect a 15% tip. If you prefer not to leave a tip, select “Other” and enter $0 before completing payment.

Your seat will be reserved upon payment verification and confirmed by email, subject to availability.

Pay the $30 Lecture Fee

Changes & Cancellations

Lecture fees and tips are non-refundable.

If you notify us at least 48 hours before the gathering, the full amount paid may be transferred to a future session in this series, subject to availability.

Cancellations made less than 48 hours before the gathering are not eligible for transfer.

Participant Commitment

We ask every participant to complete a thoughtful post-event feedback survey within 72 hours of the gathering.

Please register only if you are willing to make this commitment.

YOUR HOSTS

Yoshitsugu Nagano Tea Practitioner · Professor, Ueda Sōko School

Professor of the Ueda Sōko School, a samurai tea tradition with more than 400 years of history, and Founder & General Director of Chanoyu Week NYC. Based in New York since 2019, Nagano has conducted more than 150 tea ceremonies and 400 lectures.

Eriko Nishimoto Founder, VERDEA

VERDEA is a New York-based Japanese matcha company connecting carefully selected matcha from producers in Japan with the U.S., while sharing the culture and context behind the tea.

Photography & Video
Please note that photos and videos will be taken during the gathering and may be used for social media, promotional, and marketing purposes by VERDEA, Yoshitsugu Nagano, and their affiliated organizations. By attending the gathering, you acknowledge and consent to such use.

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