DATE: Sunday May 31, 2026
TIME: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, Burnaby
Join us for a full day of Japanese cultural activities. Dojin Arts will host an outdoor tea ceremony in the Nikkei Garden and scent-matching games in the 2nd Floor Matsu Room. See details below. Attend just one session or add on a bento lunch and spend the day with us and partner presenters for a full day of Japanese culture.
Omotesenke Nodate Tea Ceremony 表千家野点茶席
Enjoy tea and sweets amidst the fragrant breeze of the Nikkei Garden.
Celebrate the fragrant air of early summer with a nodate (outdoor) tea ceremony in the Omotesenke tradition, presented by The Dojin Japanese Arts Society. Guests will enjoy a seasonal sweet with a bowl of matcha prepared in the open air at a special tea table. Please join us for an opportunity to slow down and treat your senses to a special experience of the serene Nikkei Garden.
In the event of rain, sessions will move indoors with a view of the garden.
Fee & Registration
$18 + fees & taxes.
20% off for members.
Book your tickets in advance on Eventbrite.
A limited number of tickets will be available in person on the day.
Kumikō Scent-Matching Game “The Four Seasons” 組香：香当てゲーム「四時香」
Experience the art of "listening" to fragramce. Quiet the mind and sample rare fragrances through a literary lens.
Quiet your mind and focus your senses on the rare fragrances of a selection of naturally aromatic woods in this elegant scent-guessing game. In addition to testing your scent-memory, kumikō draws upon Japanese poetry and traditional cultural knowledge to create a sophisticated story around this contemplative exercise. You will sample four types of aromatic wood, then be offered one of them to identify. This program is ideal for beginners, with no prior experience in Japanese incense practice required. To ensure a relaxed and accessible experience, guests will be seated ryūrei-style at long tables rather than on tatami.
Fee & Registration
$40 + fees & taxes.
20% off for Nikkei Centre members.
Book tickets in advance on Eventbrite.
About the instructor:
Hitomi Tōkō Ginnan 銀杏董香
Hitomi Tōkō Ginnan 銀杏董香先生 is a certified instructor of Kōdō, the Way of Japanese Fragrance, with the Senzan Goryū School 香道泉山御流, based in Kyoto, Japan. She leads monthly kumikō classes at SaBi Tea Arts in Vancouver and introduces traditional incense culture at schools and cultural institutions in partnership with The Dōjin Japanese Arts Society.
This program is presented by Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.