飛ぶ茶室
A tea house in motion
In 1947, a tea master named Tanaka discovered that buildings need not touch the earth. His tea house rose one morning with the mist and never descended. It moves continuously at 7 kilometers per hour, following wind currents at 2,000 meters altitude. We serve tea while in motion. The house has been airborne for 78 years.
Morning
Fukamushi sencha from Shizuoka. Deep-steamed, bright green. Served at sunrise, wherever we happen to be.
Afternoon
Lishan oolong from Taiwan. Grown at 2,200 meters. The house moves 84 kilometers during a typical service.
Evening
Twenty-year aged pu-erh. By sunset, we are 168 kilometers from where we woke.
The house follows wind patterns over central Japan.
Current speed: 7 km/h. Altitude: 2,000 meters.
We pass over most locations once every few years.
Signal us with a white cloth if you see us.
elevation@flyingteahouse.jp