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The standing tea ceremony will be a re-enactment of the "Sakai Hospitality Tea Ceremony" held at the Czech Pavilion, and tea will be served using tea utensils including Bohemian glassware from the Czech Republic. Japanese sweets with a motif of "Rene," the Czech Pavilion's mascot, will be served.

<Ryūrei Tea Ceremony>

Date and time: March 20th (Friday/Holiday) to March 22nd (Sunday)

  10: 00-17: 00 (reception until 16:40)

 

Location: Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko

Capacity: Approximately 20 people per session

Contents: Tea ceremony (approximately 20 minutes each)

Participation fee: 800 yen (tax included)

Sweets provided: Japanese sweets based on the Czech Pavilion character "Rene"

How to apply: No reservation required. First come, first served on the day.

Tea ceremony in the hall

March 21 (Sat)

1. 10:00～ 2. 11:30～ 3. 13:00～ 4. 14:30～ 5. 16:00～

March 22 (Sun)

1. From 13:00 2. From 14:30 3. From 16:00

 

Location: Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko　

Capacity: Approximately 20 people per session

Contents: Tea ceremony in a tea room (approximately 60 minutes each)

Participation fee: 1,000 yen (tax included)

Offered sweets: Japanese sweets inspired by Mucha's work "La Traviata"

How to apply: Make a reservation in advance on the Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko reservation site

　　　　　Book online

Other: 21st (Sat) ①～②, 22nd (Sun) ①～③ include tea making experience

　　　　     On the 21st, from ③ to ⑤, a shamisen performance by Tsuruya Musical Instruments will be held.

Performances using Tsuruya Musical Instruments, which were shown at events sponsored by the Osaka-Kansai Expo and at collaborative events with the US Pavilion, will be held at three of the tea-serving venues.

 

Date and time: March 20th (Friday/Holiday) to March 22nd (Sunday)

Location: Sakai City Tea House Shinan, Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko, MI-TE Sakai (Sakai City Hall 21st floor observation lobby)

Participation fee: Free *As the performance will be held at Sakai City Tea Room Shinan and Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko, a separate tea ceremony experience fee will be charged.

Contents: Performance and talk (20 minutes), 3 performances per day

You can experience making traditional Sakai wagashi (nerikiri) by hand under the guidance of an instructor.

Participants will be able to take home two freshly made Japanese sweets (one seasonal and one related to the Expo).

Date and time: March 20th (Friday/Holiday), March 22nd (Sunday) ① 13:00~ ② 14:30~

Venue: Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko Lecture Room

Lecturer: March 20 (Friday, public holiday) Takayuki Maeda, Sakkai Housen Confectionery Shop

　　　March 22 (Sun) Mr. Kazuo Takada, Minoya, Hamadera Sokaan

Duration: Approximately 60 minutes per session

Capacity: 10-15 people per session

Participation fee: 500 yen (tax included) *Cash only

How to apply: No reservation required. First come, first served on the day.

*Children under the third grade of elementary school must be accompanied by a guardian.

Artist and performer Vít Kodousek, who served as Chief of Protocol at the Czech Pavilion at the Osaka-Kansai Expo, will be performing a painting performance using ink.

You can enjoy live painting, in which the artist paints a "moment that can only be created in this place, right now," while sharing the same time and space with the audience.

 

Date and time: March 20th (Friday, national holiday) to 22nd (Sunday) 11:00- 14:30pm- (each session lasts approximately 25 minutes)

Location: Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko

Admission: Free

Why not travel around Sakai with the Sakai limited edition stamp passport and enjoy the city to the fullest?

Anyone who collects five or more eligible stamps, follows the Sakai Tourism and Convention Association on Instagram, and answers a survey will receive a Myaku Myaku x Haniwa Bucho collaboration pin badge!

 

 Period: March 1 (Sun) to March 31 (Tue)

(The installation period and time vary depending on the stamp)

 

 

 <Stamp points>

①Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko ②Teppo-Kiji-Yashiki ③Sakai Station Tourist Information Center (Available only from March 20th to 22nd) ④MI-TE Sakai (Sakai City Hall 21st floor observation lobby) (Available only from March 20th to 22nd)

⑤Sakai Higashi Tourist Information Center (open only from March 20th to 22nd) ⑥Balloon Ride Tourist Information Center ⑦Mozu Kofun Group Visitor Center ⑧Sakai City Tea House Shinan　

⑨ Sakai Denshokan ⑩ Sakai Alphonse Mucha Museum (only open from March 20th to 22nd)

 

Participation fee: Free *Admission fee required for the Mucha Museum.

(For more information, please visit Sakai Alphonse Mucha Museum (Sakai City Cultural Center))

How to participate: After receiving a stamp passport at the distribution location, collect stamps at various points within Sakai City!

 

 

<About Stamp Passport Distribution> *While supplies last

March 1 (Sun) to March 31 (Tue): Distributed at each stamp point

▷Click here for information on Stamp Passport distribution status

*Due to construction closures, stamp passports will not be distributed at MI-TE Sakai (Sakai City Hall 21st floor observation lobby) from March 16th (Mon) to 19th (Thu).

 

 

 <Pin badge distribution period> *Ends when stock runs out　

March 20 (Friday/Holiday) - March 22 (Sunday): Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko (10:00-17:00)　　　

*If there is stock after the 23rd, they will be available at the Sakai Station Tourist Information Center (9:00-18:00) until March 31st (Tuesday).

Planned distribution numbers: March 20 (Friday, national holiday): approx. 2,000; March 21 (Saturday): approx. 2,000; March 22 (Sunday): approx. 1,000

 

 

 <Conditions for receiving pin badges> (All three conditions must be met)

1. Get 5 or more stamps to receive a pin badge

2. Follow the Sakai Tourism and Convention Association Instagram

3. Answer the questionnaire

 

■ 注意 事項

・Each person is limited to one stamp passport.

・Pin badges are limited to one per person.

- Anything stamped on paper other than the stamp passport does not qualify for the pin badge.

- It is not possible to collect the pin badges on behalf of others, so please make sure everyone comes together to collect the pin badges.

・Resale of stamp passports, pin badges, stamped paper, etc. is prohibited.

・In principle, each person will be limited to one stamp.

・Please note that the dates and times when stamps can be stamped vary depending on the location.

・Stamp passports and pin badges will be available while supplies last.

*As soon as stock runs out, we will announce this on the Sakai 2026 website.

As part of Tezukayama Gakuin University's Well-Being Co-Creation Hub's practical learning and regional revitalization efforts using Sweets Psychology®, three new collaborative sweets have been completed with the full cooperation of a Sakai shop! A product unveiling and tasting event will be held by students at Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko.

│Date│March 20, 2026 (Friday, public holiday)

│Time│10:00-16:00　

│Venue│Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko Tea Room Hall

│Participation fee│Free

│Application│Not required, first 300 people on the day

│Notes│

・We plan to prepare 100 of each type of sweets on the day. Once they are gone, they will be sold out.

・When tasting, you can choose between Fukugacrew (Heartbeat beans.) coffee or matcha.

・For each sweet you sample, you will be asked to fill out one online survey.

│Organizer│Tezukayama Gakuin University Well-being Co-creation Hub Sweets PsychologyⓇ Project

│Supported by│Fukugacrew (Heartbeat beans.), Tenjinmochi Confectionery, Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko