Forget Drinking Green Tea — This Tokyo Wellness Experience Lets You Smoke It
As the first hotel under Aman’s new sibling brand, Janu has established itself as a beacon of social wellness in Tokyo’s soaring Azabudai Hills. But beyond its airy interiors and sprawling spa, the hotel is championing a deeper narrative: a reinvention of how global travelers connect with Japanese culture, each other and themselves. This August, […] The post Forget Drinking Green Tea — This Tokyo…
Aman's new brand, Janu, is a wellness-focused hotel in Tokyo's Azabudai Hills. Their latest offering, the Chaji Experience, reimagines traditional Japanese tea ceremonies for modern travelers. The experience starts with a five-course sushi meal at the hotel's sushi restaurant, Iikura, designed to calm the mind and prepare guests for connection.
Following the meal, guests walk to a historic tea house, Ohashi Saryo, for the chakou session. This session involves inhaling nicotine-free, ritualistic smoke from pure green tea leaves heated over charcoal. The aroma gradually changes, from fresh spring notes to warm roastiness and a sweet finish, inducing a tranquil state known as cha-yoi.
The experience concludes with traditional matcha and seasonal wagashi, reinforcing the sense of shared calm and connection. Janu's Chaji Experience promises a unique, multi-sensory journey that distills the essence of classic Japanese hospitality while integrating contemporary innovation and social wellness.
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