April Courses
Sweets combining tradition and innovation, created through the skill of a Japanese confectionery craftsman of long standing. Japanese tea and cocktails using painstakingly selected tea leaves. Enjoy paired courses, choosing from five sweets and five Japanese teas

1 Fields of Spring
Bright golden yellow wind carrying the breath of flowers
Cream cheese, lemon, black pepper

2 Swelling with Light
Exquisite spring hues of fresh fruit
Shiranui, basil, white bean paste

3 Serenity
Springtime melting sweetly away in a pool of the sun’s rays
Apple, sweet soy sauce paste, white miso, hazelnut

4 Flowery Clouds
Blossoming flowers among the misty summits
Cherry blossoms, tonka beans, raspberry

5 Spring Sundown
Lamenting the passing of spring and its glowing crimson skies
Strawberry, chocolate, cardamom

1 Suika Gyokuro
Mellow flavor unfurling like mist over translucent greenery
A special gyokuro blend of Rishouen goko and komakage leaves, crafted by Naoki Kagata

2 Karo Yaezakura Blend Sencha
One lone petal capering on the spring water’s surface
A kanzan yaezakura blend of yabikita and koshun from Takanashi Chaen

3 Glittering Fruit
Roasted aroma whispering a faint hit of sparkling citrus
Hojicha, citrus vinegar, white sage
Glenmorangie scotch (absent in mocktail)

4 In Luxuriant Bloom
Pale pink dreams of spring in fullness of bloom
Sencha, cherry blossom, pomegranate, almond, lemon
Żubrówka vodka (absent in mocktail)

5 Tama no Shiro Matcha
The art of stone grinding, its secrets residing in breaths of silence
The favorite at Ryuouen tea shop of the Omotesenke school’s fourteenth head, Jimyosai