Zaifu day at Murin-an.

October 16 (Tues.) is zaifu day at Murin-an. The autumn tourist season has arrived. Last time, we were joined by a group of women from Tokyo who enjoy tea ceremony and also people participating in a tour of famous Kyoto sites. Come spend some time gazing at a garden from Japan’s Meiji period. Our staff awaits your visit.
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The Gardener’s View

Pruning a persimmon tree under an invigorating autumn sky. Gardeners have to keep their balance as they move from branch to branch to prune a tree.
We took these shots of our gardener’s various postures that change so flexibly as he stretches his arm, clips the branches, stoops and then stands up again.

Gallery talk of Overseas Artists

On the afternoon of October 7 (Sun.), we held a gallery talk with Anne Laure Sacriste. We also invited ceramics artist Nobuo Nojima, whose atelier Sacriste trained at, to talk together about the creative process. A lively conversation ensued about topics such as overcoming language barriers by communicating through movement and providing support for what a fellow artist is trying to express. This exhibition ends today 6:00PM. Thank you for coming everyone.
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World Literature and Japan

On October 6 (Sat.), we held a lecture on English language haiku poetry amid a salon-like atmosphere in the 8-tatami mat room on the first floor of the main building. Our participants told us they learned to appreciate the garden not only as a place to lose oneself, but also to think and learn.
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Murinan Miniature Japanese Moss Gardening Experience

On the afternoon of October 6 (Sat.), we held a moss garden making event. As they toured the moss garden, participants eagerly asked our guide about the different varieties of moss they were looking at and touching. They then enjoyed making their own moss gardens in the Western-style building, discussing what sort of moss to use, and commenting how nice it would be to take their finished gardens home with them.
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Murin-an Tea Ceremony -Vol.3 Fire

Now accepting reservations! Murin-an Tea Ceremony, No. 3
October 14 (Sun.) ①10:00 AM- ②11:00 AM- ③1:00 PM- ④2:00 PM- ⑤3:00 PM
We offer two tea servings with two varieties of sweets. The main sweet and dry sweet each allow you to savor the tea in a different way. This is an authentic tea ceremony that pays discriminating attention to tea sweets, but that even people with no tea ceremony experience can feel free to join!
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Seasonal Tea Sweets Day

（Seasonal Tea Sweets Day） Kanro 寒露 (Cold Dew)

Spend a truly Japanese afternoon with appropriately seasonal sweets in a room decorated with seasonal flowers. At Murin-an, you can savor the season’s blessings with all your senses. Tomorrow’s theme is the “Cold Dew” (Kanro 寒露) season, which means late autumn/early winter in Japan’s 24-season calendar.
Enjoy sitting next to our new flower arrangement in the main house while exploring the delicate taste of wagashi (Japanese sweets) balanced by the pleasantly bitter taste of matcha tea, and also enjoying the soothing view of the garden.
First-come-first-served, there is only a limited availability of tea sweets, which are exclusively created for Murin-an garden.
Date: October 6, Saturday
Fee: 1000 yen (+Entrance fee. No reservation required)
*limited number /day, first-come-first-served
Tel・Fax　075-771-3909　http://murin-an.jp/
All our confectionery belong to a limited edition produced exclusively for Murin-an.
https://murin-an.jp/en/events/seasonal-event_20181006-2

Gallery talk of Overseas Artists

Artist: Anne Laure Sacriste will hold to Gallery talk at 8-tatami mat spece in the main building October 7, 2018(Sat.) 3:30 PM-4:30PM. Let’s enjoy talking with her works “expressions of nature created with human hands”
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The Murin-an Salon and Art

Now accepting reservations!
Salon Being Concurrently Held October 6, 2018 (Sat.) 10:00 AM-noon, 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
What do we mean when we say that something is Japanese? Let’s think together about Japan as it has been seen by its translators, who searched for truly Japanese things in the world of Japanese literature, through their translated works. 　
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Wednesday: Wild Bird Lesson

On the afternoon of October 3, we held a mini-lecture on Murin-an’s wild birds. Our topic this time was the Pale Thrush. This is a winter bird that sometimes comes as early as late October. We explained this bird’s ecology by discussing the connection between its behavior and the moss inside Murin-an.
Our next lesson will be on October 10 (Wed.) 2:00 PM-2:30 PM and will cover the Dusky Thrush.
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