Assembled and disassembled in one hour! A Sustainable Assembled Teahouse Special exhibition of "Mobile Teahouse that Travels Around the World" at Osusowake Marche

2025.04.07 09:30

Masuda Research Institute,Inc.

Masuda Research Institute, Inc. (Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Fumihiko Masuda) will hold a special exhibition of the "Mobile Tea House that Travels the World" at the 3rd Osusowake Marche to be held at the Aole Nagaoka event site in front of Nagaoka Station in Niigata Prefecture on May 5, 2025 (Monday, holiday).

The "World-traveling Mobile Teahouse" is a sustainable, assembled teahouse that can be assembled and disassembled in just one hour, allowing visitors to experience the possibilities of the teahouse of the future. It was born from the desire of a master carpenter and a tea ceremony master to "spread the wonderful Japanese wooden technology and the traditional culture of the tea ceremony and powdered green tea to the world.

＜Outline of the 3rd Osusowake Marche

Date: Monday, May 5, 2025 (national holiday)

Location: Aole Nagaoka (1-4-10 Otedori, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture)

Access : 3-minute walk from JR Nagaoka Station

モバイル茶室です

Mobile Teahouse.

モバイル茶室

Mobile Teahouse

■"Mobile Teahouse that Travels the World

What is the Japanese culture that we want to preserve even 1,000 years into the future?

You can find the answer to this question through a special cup of tea that you will enjoy only on this day and occasion in an extraordinary space created by Akima Ichikawa, the representative of Hana Masu Mokko Shrine and Temple Architecture, a master carpenter who has inherited traditional Japanese architectural techniques.

The reason why the "Mobile Teahouse that Travels the World" has attracted worldwide attention.

The first time the "Mobile Teahouse that Travels the World" attracted global attention was at a tea ceremony held at the world's most prestigious international exhibition in Paris in 2019. When the tea ceremony started in a small tea room of 2 tatami mats placed in a narrow aisle space in the corner of the exhibition hall, a crowd quickly gathered, and "What is that delicious aroma? and the eyes of buyers from around the world were glued to the tea room and the matcha tea.

Since then, the "Mobile Teahouse that Travels the World" has been attracting visitors from international conferences, luxury hotels, and museums around the world, and has been conveying the wooden construction techniques of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Miyako, the depth of Japanese wood, the beauty of the tea ceremony, and the delicious taste of matcha tea.

This "mobile teahouse that travels the world" will be unveiled at the 3rd Osusowake Marche to be held at Aole Nagaoka in front of Nagaoka Station in Niigata Prefecture.

モバイルし茶室全景

Panoramic view of the Mobile Teahouse

Features of the "Mobile Teahouse that Travels the World

The "Mobile Teahouse that Travels the World" is inspired by the National Treasure "Rikyu's Waiting Room," and was created by Machiko Hoshina, a tea ceremony master with deep knowledge of the world of chanoyu and the world of palace carpentry, and Shoma Ichikawa, a master temple carpenter, based on the concept of "Shori-ba-ri" (break and separate).

A fusion of old and new.

The "Mobile Tea House that Travels the World" on display at Aole Nagaoka symbolizes a future-oriented project that fuses the traditional techniques of miya carpentry with sustainable concepts.

[Portable around the world.

The tea house can be assembled and disassembled in less than one hour, making it easy to take this chic example of Japanese architecture anywhere in Japan or overseas.

Lightweight and durable design: Can be installed anywhere, from urban areas to natural environments, to deliver the very space where you can experience Japanese culture.

■Three objectives of the "Mobile Teahouse that Travels the World

1. to connect the skills of the palace carpenters

Challenge to cultural inheritance: Nurture the next generation of craftsmen and cultural leaders, and connect Japanese traditions to the future in a sustainable manner.

Heritage for the future: Preserve the techniques of Miya Carpentry and tea ceremony culture and leave them as a cultural heritage that the next generation can be proud of for 1,000 years. 2.

2. preserving forests and satoyama

Visitors will experience the beauty of Japanese trees up close and raise awareness of the need to protect the forests that are the source of Japan's water supply.

3. promote Japanese culture in Japan and abroad

Provide authentic cultural experiences: Create opportunities to experience the essence of Japanese culture through experiences that bring traditional techniques and spirit to life.

Through the sustainable mobile teahouse, we will communicate the traditional values and new creations of Japanese culture to the global community.

■About this exhibition

In this exhibition, visitors can experience a mobile "world-traveling mobile tearoom" that combines the beauty of a traditional Japanese tearoom with future mobility technology.

By transcending conventional stereotypes and offering a new spatial experience that can be transported anywhere, this exhibit will expand the possibilities of tea ceremony culture.

Points of the exhibition

Fusion of tradition and innovation: Mobile tea ceremony room while maintaining the traditional Japanese tea ceremony room setting.

Contribution to a sustainable future: Proposing next-generation lifestyles by employing the latest technology with minimal environmental impact.

Creating a new value of experience in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, a place steeped in history and culture.

In addition, this event will also feature collaboration with local businesses utilizing the "Oususotsuwake Marketplace Tsukutsuku! and a variety of booths will be set up under the theme of sustainable society.

The "Oususowake Marketplace Tsukutsuku! will also contribute to the revitalization of shuttered shopping streets, and by holding a marché among businesses in Tsukutsuku, we can expect great results in regional development, which the government is focusing on.

You can experience the possibilities of the teahouse of the future at the "3rd Osusowake Marche".

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