JAPANESE LESSONS

TO MARK THE AMAN BRAND’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY, AMAN TOKYO AND AMANEMU ( AMAN.COM) HAVE LAUNCHED A SERIES OF 12 INSIDER JOURNEYS AIMED AT ALLOWING GUESTS TO SHED THE DETACHMENT OF BEING MERE OBSERVERS AND BECOME PARTICIPANTS IN TRADITIONAL JAPANESE CULTURE. IN TOKYO, THESE RANGE FROM A SUSHI-MAKING CLASS AT SEVEN-SEATER GINZA RESTAURANT IWA HANARE TO A TEA CEREMONY INSIDE A MINIMALISTIC CHASHITSU TEAHOUSE, WITH THE RARE CHANCE TO PREPARE SEASONAL WAGASHI SWEETS AT THE STUDIO OF A TRADITIONAL CONFECTIONER BEFOREHAND. THREE HUNDRED KILOMETERS TO THE SOUTHWEST AT AMANEMU, GUESTS CAN EXPLORE THE DEEP BLUE WITH A VETERAN FEMALE PEARL DIVER OR EMBARK ON A CULINARY TOUR OF THE SURROUNDING SHIMA PENINSULA.