Sutan's First Tea Ceremony Experience in Kyoto 

Thanks for watching, Kimonoko❤ Okamoto-san also teaches a tea ceremony for children. This time he welcomed me to bring my daughter to the tea room, which made me very happy because I was not able to do a Tea ceremony lesson after giving birth ❤️ I had completely left the tea ceremony, but I realized again that I really love this space. I'd like to have a moment to calm myself down in my hectic daily life. If you're interested in more, check it out here! Tea in the Cultural Life of Kyoto：bit.ly/chanoyu_2022 Japan Cultural Expo to learn more about Japanese culture : bit.ly/JapanCulturalExpo Okamoto-san：bit.ly/ukiukichachacha 🥰😍😸😽👋💓

She's so patient with her daughter. You can tell at times that she's purposely doing opposite of what her mother asks🙈😂. But she's always still so loving and patient with her. Such a kind, gentle, beautiful soul.

Moe, knowing how scared you are of bugs, I almost screamed on your behalf when the dragon fly landed on your finger.😮 but you did great letting it rest there. I'm proud of you, not scaring Sutan, or making her scared of bugs. I am 65, but for most of my childhood and youth I was afraid of dragon flies because as a little girl around Sutan's age, my grandmother told me they were sewing needles that would sew up my mouth if I talked or cried too much. It was a horrible thing to do to a child who loved nature. Now the only insects I fear are the stinging kind because I am allergic to them. Just remembering running and screaming from, what turned out to be, beautiful creatures of many iridescent colors, saddens me....but brings me joy watching you. God bless you.

moe’s time as a maiko is so evident here - every motion is so graceful, her bow is impeccable, she is smooth and beautiful and just glowing!! 💛

The dragonfly moment is magical! ✨ Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony has meaning & intention in every movement and every pause. Thank you for sharing this introduction! 💖🍵🙏

Moe: "If you stretch your finger out, the dragonfly will land on it" Dragonfly: "Thanks 😃" Moe: "😱" That was hilarious 🤣

He is very handsome! But how wonderful and such great knowledge he has to teach about a tea ceremony that’s lasted for many generations. Many countries make sure to keep their traditions going for as long as possible. I’m proud of my Mexican heritage and traditions and family traditions, from ceremonies to food. You look so pretty in your Apple Green Kimono and Sutan just wants to be close to her mama. Just adorable. And what timing the dragonfly landed on your finger! Thank you for sharing. 💖🌸🌸🌸

Sutan has really grown up so much. The last time I've seen her, she was just a toddler. I'm hoping that she will be able to pursue greater things in her life. I know she has the potential and capacity to do so.

Sutan watching her mother bravely enjoy the special dragon fly moment will probably be a memory she never forgets. The sheer joy, fear, and love on Moe's face is so clear! I also truly feel like I learned something important about hospitality and mindfulness. The rewarding feeling of practicing both is reason enough to continue to strive to be better! Thank you for sharing.

It's so funny when Sutan - star-of-the-channel Sutan - gets shy. Also, you were so brave when the dragonfly landed on your finger, Moe. Wishing you both and Moto too a pleasant autumn.

I enjoyed 2 tea ceremonies while visiting Japan. This was the most informative. Tell Sutan an Asian pear about her age was planted in my garden. I named it Sutan and will grow along with her.

These video blogs are my favorite because, we see how much you work to explain clearly so we can learn and experience it with you. Hopefully, i'll get the chance of seeing that live

Sutan was about 9 months old when I started watching you both. My son was a baby then. It s so incredible to see how we all evolved since then. Like you, since becoming pregnant and a mum, there are many things I still not been able to get back to. Things that I long to do again. I had a parental burn out lately and had to spend 10 days just by myself to rest. It was the first time I parted with my 2.5 year old son, I thought I was abandoning my child. But that was a big liberation for me, since then I try step by step to do what I love doing again. I am very impressed by how the teacher was very patient and gentle with Sutan :) Very beautiful experience to watch! Sending the family big hugs and lots of love.

We experienced a shorter tea ceremony when we visited 3 years ago, it was the most beautiful experience. Although I was unable to sit comfortably our host was very accommodating. The tea itself tasted amazing, I have to admit I found our visit quite moving . I vow to practice to sit in the proper manner so that when we visit again I will be more comfortable, thank you moe for allowing us into your part of the world

It's such a beautiful idea" the front and back of the heart" there seem to be so many specific things to do but it's all done with such kindness behind I never knew! What a joy to share with your daughter

Absolutely beautiful Tea ceremony. I grew up with a good family friend from Japan she introduced us to all her traditions it was fantastic. Love that you keep all the awkward moments in.

Wow the tea ceremony lesson from Okamato-san was incredibly educational and inspiring. So much life lessons including sincerity, truth, hospitality, and respect. Thank you Moe for sharing your wonderful Japanese culture.

You're such a patient mother. You were meant to be a mom. ❤️ I've watched for awhile now and you're just a huge breath of fresh air as a person and momma. Back when I had mine so little, I'd have been sorrowful and a little annoyed for not listening in those times but, you just smile and are kind.

Seeing how happy Moe-san is to show Sutan around Kyoto is so lovely.🥰 You can tell how happy they are to be bonding and making such precious memories together.🥺

Japanese really know how to enjoy good tea 😊 Done to perfection 👍 Cute Sutan is not afraid of Dragonfly 🥰 Cute Sutan has a strong character 😄

Moe, I loved your explanation of how practicing the tea ceremony clears your mind. That was beautiful! 💗

Thank you Moe!!, for letting us see a small part of Japanese culture. Even in the drinking of tea,the art of perfection and respect for surroundings and history.❤️

When Sutan grows up she will have a wonderful video reminder of How Great Her Mother Truly is. Many hours of Beautiful Family Fun and Adventures as well as Awesome Food and Home Crafts. Thank You for All The Hard Work.

Bonjour de France 🇫🇷, incroyable chance que nous avons de pouvoir assister à cette cérémonie du thé, merci beaucoup à vous et ce maître de cérémonie.👏🏻 vous êtes une excellente ambassadrice des coutumes et cultures du Japon 🇯🇵 j’apprécie la diversité de vos vidéos, merci à vous et sutan qui a sut être patiente. Prenez soin de vous

Japanese culture is so beautiful, humbling and inspiring. Thank you for such a wonderful and thought provoking video!

Congratulations Sutan! And what a rich history of traditions that Japan has, one of which is this ceremony.

What a beautiful, meaningful the Japanese tea ceremony is! So intricate, each movement having its own meaning.

Sutan did really well for her first tea ceremony! I remember watching the vlog from a few days ago, was really hoping to see the actual ceremony, too! I loved how patient you were, trying to get Sutan to wear the socks, and I especially liked how the teacher got up to show everyone is wearing them, but then backed away when he saw Sutan agreed. Sugoi-ne!

Tea ceremony is one of my favorite things to do as a Japanese 💜💜💜 so calming, and warming

WoW, this is so exciting for you to share with us such important ceremony in Japanese history!!! And I LOVE your beautiful green colored Kimono.

Culture is important. It’s just as important for a child to grow up with and experience their traditions. Well done.

Sutan was not on her best form today. She is going through a phase like my daughter did. But she is so beautiful and funny I adore her presence. Thank you for sharing your life with us

In memory of my beloved dad, hoping to visit Japan..I will love to visit the tea ceremony experience. 🙏👍

Amo la tradizione Giapponese, grazie per questa atmosfera di pace 🙏❤

Such a beautiful tradition. I’m happy young generations in Japan today still and willing to learn and maintain such. My aunty (my uncle’s wife) was from Kyoto, they married in Tokyo and have two girls before moving to Australia. Very informative and professional tea ceremony master here, beautiful mom and daughter! 🇯🇵

謝謝您介紹京都，滿喜歡看你們一家人出外遊玩畫面，以後可以多拍一點嗎？我覺得媽媽剪輯功夫很強，任何畫面都處理很細膩。真的讓人很佩服！

As i visited Japan some years ago, one of the places i felt in love with, was Kyoto! A beautiful place - so serene, peaceful, and clean. A very deep rooted historical city. Just loved being there! 💞💕

Great Culture!!!!! I mean, I think this episode will be a fabulous lesson for westerner fans since they can feel the vibe of a totally different eastern culture. But I, as Chinese, am already got sooo used to cultures such like this. I would love to see more SUTAN!!!!!!!! my baby!!!!!!!!!

One of my favorites! Thank you for sharing your culture with us. And that moment with the dragonfly was just precious. ☺️

Moe! This was so fascinating! Thank you so so much for taking us with you and for teaching us 🥰🥺 I hope to see more videos like this alongside with your wonderful cooking videos as well! 💙 Thank you!!

So happy to see sutan getting to experience all sorts of things with moe. Additionally, this sort of japanese culture where they pay respect to all things makes me want to travel there and learn more about it. I hope i be there sooon... Love to moe and sutan

Thank you for the video! Tea Ceremony is such an interesting topic and Okamoto-san seems like a very patient man.

Such a cute vlog ✨️ You look so happy in your hometown, and Sutan had growned up so much !

Such a refined activity. Thank you for filming it and for the interview.

😂Moe with the dragon fly on her finger ☝️🪰Sutan behaved like a polite little lady for the tea ceremony 🍵💕

Just want to say thank you for your content. I am dating a Japanese woman in the US and your cooking and videos like this provide me the chance to learn the culture, while also helping me hear the language as I am taking classes. Your cooking gives us the chance to bring her home, here!

トンボに全力で耐えてるモエさん🤣思わず笑ってしまいました笑

Bless you! You are a such a good mama for taking the dragonfly and making it a good encounter for your sweet little girl despite you not liking hugs like that. Good job, Mama!

I am so happy that you take Sutan to attend such a traditional practice like this.

Thank you, Moe, for taking us to Tea Ceremony with you! 🙏 I love that the dragonfly landed on your finger and stayed for so long. I will give that a try.

Thank you for this experience! Lovely day for everyone!

This was amazing to watch and listen, learn from so polite man. Tea ceremony 🎑 bringing me peace of mind, I enjoyed every minute. Even dragonfly landed on your hand. Sutan behave as a little lady, so cute. 🍵🙏🏻 Greetings from Serbia 🇷🇸♥️

Thank you Moe! Another fantastic video to share. Maybe one of the best ever. So beautiful! Such rich culture. Very engrossing like the scents of the hospitable tea ceremony host. Such a challenging day with the heat and the young Sutan. I loved the dragonfly moment. I recently had a dragonfly moment in Dallas TX. Soon there will be otsukimi festival. Perhaps you can share that with us. Spectacular video!

full attention ! (now I begin to understand the ceremony, that, thanks to it, a "good sharing time" is achieved). "mindfulness" is a great tool to improve the brain and to know oneself, perhaps one of the most important activities: knowing who one is.

Ah it is a great experience for Sutan learn more about Japan's culture is so encouraging.Thank You for your video🌷

This video was incredible. I've seen Japanese tea ceremonies on travel shows many times, but only now do I understand that it is about the careful consideration the host gives, the appreciation the guest gives, and the comfort of the tradition. It made me think of so many ways I could treat my guests when I'm hosting them. Thank you for asking the right questions, so we can really understand what is happening. Also, you made me laugh so hard when the dragonfly landed on your finger. You were so gracious about it - I probably would have ended up in the water. 😂

Your teaching of the elegance and deeper meaning was beautiful and fun

I like that you didn’t edit out when Sutan didn’t want to put her socks on and when the dragon fly landed on your finger, such cute moments. Also the tea ceremony was very interesting! I can’t believe some places are as old as 400 years old! Wow

Wonderful! I especially liked the explanation of hospitality. The text added to the video was a very nice touch. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful ceremony.

É lindo a Cerimônia do Chá com suas regras de educação e bem-estar para todos. A profundeza do sentido de hospitalidade é incomparável.

Moe you were literally BORN to wear kimono, they are just stunning on you 💚🪄

Thank you very much dear Moe, a lovely experience🙏

Thank you for your amazing vlog today. It was a great way to introduce us to one of the Japanese cultures, the Tea Ceremony. The interview was very informative. I learned that the tea ceremony is about hospitality and very helpful with our mental health. I'm sure Sutan had a great time experiencing a wonderful culture at an early age. The place looks so calm and serene. Thank you again for your great vlog 💕.

Thank you for sharing Japanese tea ceremony history. Thank you Okamoto-san, I learned so much.

You both are so beautiful ❤❤❤ Wearing the Kimono makes you even more stunning 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Thank you for the chance to learn more about the beautiful tea ceremony.

this is a very nice vlog and also Sutan's first time having a tea Ceremony I did also experience attending a Tea ceremony definitely it was wonderful seeing it..😊❤

This was so wonderfull to watch. What a handsome man hé is, and so much knowless. Youre little girl is sooooo cute! I loved this video. Greetings from 🇱🇺 The Netherlands

This was a lovely video Moe-san. We enjoy watching your regular cooking videos, but this type of content is great too. Showing the side of Japan that is harder to access for foreigners like tea ceremonies, life of maiko/geisha or just a video talking about kimonos, all of that is very interesting to me and I am sure many others.

Дякую за чудове і сповнене теплоти відео! побачила для себе багато нового про японське мистецтво чаю. навіть не через слова, а через рухи і міміку вас, вашої доньки і чайного майстра. Дякую!

I’ve only went to a tea ceremony once. But that one time was an amazing experience. I’ve always wanted to go again ever since~

That was a BRILLIANT video ! I loved the manners and respect associated with the tea ceremony although I could not sit like that 🤣 The dragonfly on your finger made me laugh !! Xx🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️❤️

Thank you for asking if Okamoto-san is married 😍 If I lived in Kansai and not Kanto, I'd be booking tea ceremonies every week! 😂

Wah~ this was so pretty! Thank you for showing us this part of the Japanese culture ♥

Thank you for sharing more about the Japanese tea culture! It's interesting to learn more about it! ❤️

i usually comment about Sutan cos she's so adorbs , but Moe as Sir David Attonborough with the dragonfly was impressive

Thank you for sharing this mindful experience. I enjoyed it, if I come to Japan one day I would try it. You look good in your very elegant and pleasing to look at Kimono.

Iv'e always wanted to attend a Japanese Tea Ceremony but felt a little intimidated by the formality and tradition. Thank you so much for making this introductory video so we can learn more about this beautiful ceremony and understand the deeper meaning behind it! 😊💮

☄️Your videos is so calm and aesthetic that's what every one wants ♥️🥰💖🍓😍🍓♥️🥰🍓☄️

My mother-in-law told me she was maybe five [1932] when she was sent to her first tea ceremony. Her grandmother dressed her formally-right down to traditional underwear. My mother-in-law said that it was the most boring hour of her life. Don't forget to give the camera operator and crew credit, eh? The dragonfly was really cool! I hope that Sutan grows up with familiarity with nature. I am proud of the effort you made to bear the surprise of a scary insect on your finger. You seem to understand that adults are the first teachers of fear of fear that their children do not need.

It’s really interesting learning all about the culture and meaning behind it

This video was soo good, well done ❤️ You are a truly inspiring woman for me, and I am really grateful that I can watch your channel 🙏 🥰

Thank you for sharing a glimpse of your life and family. 🧘‍♂️🤗

I love this channel so much! The patience shown with your daughter amazes me. I am also fascinated with how you can sit on your knees like that for as long as you did. I tried to but I couldn't sit that long before my knees started hurting

I loved how he explained it thanks for introducing us to this

that green kimono is gorgeous!

love this tea ceremony ...very traditional...thank u for sharing moe....

You look so beautiful in the kimono ~ as always Moe 🤍🌸👘🇯🇵✨🍵

17:47 I was so shock by this moment wow😍 how it landed and you didn't panic so much to scare Sutan, I salute you Moe-san🤗

おはようございます。 爽やかなグリーンのお着物が夏のお茶席に合っていて、素晴らしかったです！🍀 帯も拝見できたので、模様の合わせ方など勉強になりました！ 夏仕様のお茶道具も涼やかで素敵ですね。 トンボは、前にしか進まないので「勝ち虫」といってとても縁起がよいものです。この先も皆さまの幸運が続きますように…✨

Hola preciosas me ha parecido un vídeo evocador, lleno de hermosas costumbres que nunca jamás debéis perder. Me ha encantado, enhorabuena

Omg I didn’t know you were a maiko! How cool! That explains your perfectly styled hair every video 😉

茶道についてたくさん新しいことをしらせてもらってありがとう。インド から ナンダィニともします。

Moe, I hope you do more educational videos like this in the future. I really love Kyoto when I visited.

This was really beautiful Moe! The way you told the story and edited the video were wonderful, I feel like I learned a lot about Japanese Tea Ceremony, and loved that I got to hear your personal experience and perspective on it!✨

I giggled at the dragonfly part. You put your finger out but then still we’re very surprised. This was an interesting interview. Thank you for sharing.

The Tea ceremony is excellent 👍👍👍

Wow, I have felt such a deep connection to Japanese culture for a long time. I have never been brought to tears watching the ceremony. Timing and seeing the experience brought forth old feelings that have been locked away. I hope to make it to Kyoto one day. Thank you for sharing with us in the meantime.

I like the mindfulness aspect of tea ceremonies. It’s one way to create peace and harmony by something as simple as drinking high-grade tea. (Also wished there was more focused perspective of the tea ceremony but nevertheless I enjoyed the info).

Thank you so much 😊 I miss Japan