Check this out...
hakone.com
"A tranquil place of peace and harmony. Come experience Hakone, the oldest Asian and Japanese estate in the Western Hemisphere--eighteen acres of magnificent beauty nestled in the verdant hills of Saratoga overlooking Silicon Valley."
They have regular tea ceremony classes and the place looks beautiful.
hakone.com
"A tranquil place of peace and harmony. Come experience Hakone, the oldest Asian and Japanese estate in the Western Hemisphere--eighteen acres of magnificent beauty nestled in the verdant hills of Saratoga overlooking Silicon Valley."
They have regular tea ceremony classes and the place looks beautiful.
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Re: Interesting place to enjoy tea
Wed, October 3, 2007 - 1:21 PMWhat a lovely place! Thanks for posting it! -
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Re: Interesting place to enjoy tea
Wed, October 3, 2007 - 1:33 PMwow! i'll be bookmarking this one and hopefully visiting soon!
thank you for the post. -
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Re: Interesting place to enjoy tea
Thu, October 4, 2007 - 1:09 AMIt really does look cool, if you guys/gals beat me there please post a review, I am very curious. -
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Re: Interesting place to enjoy tea
Thu, January 31, 2008 - 8:13 PMI did not have tea there, but did spend the day touring the gardens and watching the koi. It's worth the drive. -
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Re: Interesting place to enjoy tea
Fri, February 1, 2008 - 12:18 AMcool, I still haven't made it down there, but I just stuck it on my top of my browser marks so i'll remember, glad to hear it was nice :) -
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Re: Interesting place to enjoy tea
Fri, February 1, 2008 - 4:31 PMDon't go in the summer, Chris, as it is unbearably hot there. Spring is a beautiful time for Hakone. -
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Re: Interesting place to enjoy tea
Fri, February 1, 2008 - 8:45 PMI think I amy just hibernate till then :)
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