{"id":3434,"date":"2025-10-21T09:38:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hagi-machihaku.com\/html\/?post_type=event&p=3434"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T02:59:01","slug":"33","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/hagi-machihaku.com\/html\/en\/events\/event\/33\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience Traditional Japanese Tataki Earthen Floors & Coffee from the Edo Period"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 17 (Fri) to November 30 (Sun)
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9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Please call or check the website for screening times for the footage of Tataki<\/em> flooring process)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a51,500 (includes documentary film viewing, visiting the newly restored earthen floor, special exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of the museum’s opening, Goemon coffee & yokan<\/em> sweets)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

What are Tataki<\/em> floors? Discover Japan\u2019s traditional earthen \u201cconcrete.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Step inside the historic Kumaya Art Museum, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, and experience a piece of Japanese history. This year, the residence\u2019s earthen floor was carefully restored by local plasterers using centuries-old methods. In the museum\u2019s storehouse, you can view rare archival footage capturing the process and techniques of the traditional tataki<\/em> flooring method. During your visit, enjoy the special 60th anniversary exhibition \u2018What Will One Day Become a Record\u2019<\/em> and savor Goemon Coffee\u2014a unique revival of a brew once described in Edo-period documents, recreated with organic Toarco Toraja beans. Alongside the coffee, listen to family stories about the Kumaya family’s traditional yokan<\/em> (sweet bean jelly), lovingly passed down by Grandma Aiko.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Meet the Host<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Iori Eguchi | Director at Kumaya Art Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kumaya Art Museum has preserved its home and family history in Hagi for over 400 years, safeguarding both tangible and intangible cultural treasures for future generations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite you to step into the centuries-old storehouse and enjoy archival footage of the traditional tataki flooring method. See the techniques used, then admire the finished product yourself in the freshly restored earthen floor\u2014connecting tradition with the changing times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Meet at Kumaya Art Museum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Tour of the Important Cultural Property Kumaya Art Museum, including the newly restored earthen floor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Visit the special exhibition: ‘What Will One Day Become a Record’<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Watch archival footage of the Tataki flooring technique in the storehouse<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Enjoy Goemon Coffee and hear stories about the Kumaya family and Grandma Aiko\u2019s yokan<\/em> sweets (alternative drinks available for those who don\u2019t drink coffee)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    *Schedule may change due to weather conditions, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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    Kumaya Family Residence, a Nationally designated Important Cultural Property<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Enjoy viewing the beautiful Kumaya Residence main building, with its freshly restored earthen floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Our 600-year-old Japanese sago palm and 300-year-old sacred pine tree known as Yogo no Matsu<\/em>, welcoming you to the garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    A tranquil moment of mindfulness under the woodland elaeocarpus tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    The recreation of Goemon Coffee, based on Edo-period manuscripts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Skilled plasterers at work restoring the Tataki earthen floor using traditional techniques<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    A rare family photo of Grandma Aiko, with the current director of Kumaya Art Museum in her childhood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Treasures Found Here<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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    Kumaya Family Residence, an Important Cultural Property<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    A historic residence where samurai stayed during the late Edo period, and where tea masters of the Meiji era once gathered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Kumaya Family Garden<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    This garden from the Edo period is said to have the kind of magnificent scenery you would find in old books on garden design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Kumaya Family\u2019s Yokan Sweets<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Enjoy delicious Goemon coffee from the Edo period while learning about the secrets of yokan passed down through the Kumaya family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Information<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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    Date(s)<\/td>October 17 (Fri) to November 30 (Sun)
    *Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays

    On days when the director is absent, other museum staff will guide you.<\/td><\/tr>
    Time(s)<\/td>9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Please call or check the website for screening times for the footage of Tataki<\/em> flooring process)<\/td><\/tr>
    Location<\/td>Kumaya Art Museum
    47 Imauonotanamachi, Hagi-shi 758-0052<\/td><\/tr>
    Access<\/td>By car<\/em>: Right next to the Kumaya Art Museum parking lot (free parking)

    Using the Hagi City Circular Hop-on Bus:<\/em><\/strong> Take the Eastern Route to Kumaya Museum (E19) bus stop.<\/td><\/tr>
    Parking<\/td>Available\u2014Please use the Kumaya Art Museum parking lot. (30 standard cars, 3 buses)<\/td><\/tr>
    Cost<\/td>\u00a51,500 (includes documentary film viewing, visiting the newly restored earthen floor, special exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of the museum’s opening, Goemon coffee & yokan<\/em> sweets)<\/td><\/tr>
    Payment Method<\/td>Cash only<\/td><\/tr>
    Capacity<\/td>5 to 10 people each time
    Must be of school age and above (preschool children free)<\/td><\/tr>
    What to bring<\/td>A gentle spirit ready to walk carefully on the freshly prepared tataki<\/em> floor, and flat shoes (no heels)<\/td><\/tr>
    Please note<\/td>The event will take place even if it rains. If severe weather is forecast, we will contact you by the morning of the event to confirm whether it will proceed.<\/td><\/tr>
    How to make a reservation<\/td>\u30fbBy phone: 0838-25-5535 (9:00 am to 4:00 pm, except Wednesdays and Thursdays)

    \u30fbVia SNS: @kumaya_artmuseum<\/a> (Instagram)<\/td><\/tr>
    Reservation Deadline<\/td>Please reserve at least 3 days in advance.<\/td><\/tr>
    Cancelations<\/td>Day before: Must pay 50% of program cost
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