Sakai Grand Tea Gathering: Expo Legacy Tea 2026

Dates & time: November 14, 2026 (Sat) 10:00–19:30 (outdoor tea 11:00–16:00, reception from 10:30; night tea from 17:30)
Price & booking: Outdoor tea seat ¥500 (cash only). Art tea session ¥1,500 (fully booked); night tea ¥1,000 (booking required, plus Japanese garden admission). No booking for the outdoor tea seat; just come on the day. The art tea session is fully booked. Night tea is first-come via Sakai City online application until November 6 (one seating per person).
Venue & access: Daisen Park (Great Lawn, Sakai City Tea House Shin'an, Japanese Garden) About 300 m from Mozu Station on the JR Hanwa Line. Parking is limited, and visitors are asked to come by public transport.

There are 1 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Daisen Park (Great Lawn, Sakai City Tea House Shin'an, Japanese Garden), and 5 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

Sakai, the hometown of tea master Sen no Rikyu, hosts a one-day city tea gathering in Daisen Park. On the Great Lawn the three Senke schools (Omotesenke, Urasenke and Mushakoji Senke) run a joint outdoor tea seat where matcha and a Japanese sweet cost ¥500 with no booking. The lawn also has tea-making demonstrations, shamisen on stage, and Sakai confectioners who exhibited at Expo 2025 making and selling wagashi. In the listed tea house Shin'an, an art tea session uses contemporary tea ware from the Expo, and after dark the Japanese garden hosts a night tea with Bohemian glass from the Czech Pavilion. No tea ceremony experience is needed.

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Also nearby

November 14–15 is Kansai Culture Day; visitors to Sakai Rishonomori receive a piece of Expo rope as a keepsake

In rain

Parts of the program may change in rain; the event may be cancelled in severe weather or disasters

※Inquiries: Sakai City Culture Division (072-228-7143)

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FAQ

Do I need to book?

The outdoor tea seat on the Great Lawn needs no booking. The art tea session is full, and the night tea takes advance first-come bookings.

Do I need to know tea etiquette?

The outdoor seat is a casual setting on the lawn, with matcha and a sweet for ¥500.

What if it rains?

Parts of the program may change in rain, and severe weather or disasters may cancel it. Check Sakai City's official page on the day.