Incorporate tea ceremony experience as a benefit

【Incorporate tea ceremony experience as a benefit】

福利厚生

Increasing employee satisfaction and attracting and retaining talent are extremely important issues for today’s companies. However, traditional benefit programs do not always provide benefits to all employees in a fair and equitable manner.

Challenges with Traditional Benefits

「I’m an owner-occupier, so I can’t use rent assistance.」
「There’s no point in having a recreational facility because there’s no time to travel.」
「I’m single, so I can’t take advantage of family services.」
「Healthy, so no opportunity to use medical assistance」

These are probably the voices heard by many companies. As the lifestyles and home environments of individual employees become more diverse, it has become a major challenge for companies to provide fair and attractive benefits to all employees.

What we would like to focus on is the new idea of incorporating “tea ceremony onsite” as a benefit program. The tea ceremony experience offers many benefits not found in traditional benefits programs.

The multifaceted value of the tea ceremony experience

What we would like to focus on here is the new idea of incorporating “on-site tea ceremony” as a benefit program. The tea ceremony experience offers many benefits not found in traditional benefits programs：

1.mental health care

Refreshment from daily work
- Away from the office for a change of pace
- Temporarily freeing yourself from the drudgery of work and providing an opportunity to reset your mind and body
Mindfulness Effect
- Concentrating on the act of serving tea helps to clear your mind of distractions.
- Focusing on each action, such as turning a bowl of tea or receiving sweets, helps you to focus on the present moment.
- Breathing and spending time in silence helps relieve stress.

2.Communication Promotion

Cross-Departmental Interaction
- Interact naturally with members of departments with which you normally have little contact.
- Dialogue over tea transcends position and status.
- The informal and friendly atmosphere encourages honest dialogue.
Build new relationships
- Mutual understanding is deepened by teaching each other how to use tea utensils.
- Cooperation in the process of learning tea ceremony etiquette leads to a natural bonding process.
- The shared experience of a special tea ceremony becomes a lasting memory.
Team Building
- Cooperation is fostered through the preparation and cleanup of the tea ceremony.
- Work as a team toward a common goal (making delicious matcha tea)
- Cultivate a spirit of consideration for others through Japanese tea ceremony etiquette

3.Value as a cultural education

Understanding Traditional Japanese Culture
- Learn about the history and spirituality of the tea ceremony
- Opportunity to experience traditional Japanese crafts such as wagashi and tea utensils
- Experience the seasonal atmosphere and sense of the seasons
Cultural introduction for foreign employees
- This is a valuable opportunity to gain a hands-on understanding of Japanese culture.
- Transcend language barriers and convey culture through gestures
- Can be used as an opportunity for international exchange
Application to business manners
- Learn basic manners such as bowing and handing things to others
- The consideration for others can be applied to business situations.
- Cultivate the ability to read the atmosphere

Benefits of Matcha
- - Contains active ingredients such as catechins and theanine
  - Moderate caffeine content improves concentration
  - Antioxidant properties help maintain the body’s health

These benefits can be gradually realized through regular tea ceremony experiences. When introducing this program in the workplace, it is recommended that it be phased in according to the interest and fitness level of the participants.

Flexibility of implementation

Our on-site tea ceremony service is flexible and tailored to your company’s needs：

Frequency: Can be set according to company budget and employee needs, such as once a month, once a quarter, or once every six months.
Location: Can be held in existing facilities such as company meeting rooms, break areas, or company cafeterias.
Time: Can be arranged in a way that does not interfere with work, such as during lunch time, after work, or during work hours on specific days.
Participation Format: Various formats are available, including voluntary participation, rotation by department, and participation by all employees.
Customized content : We can arrange the content according to your needs, such as having authentic matcha tea prepared by the instructor or experiencing making matcha yourself.

Introducing an on-site tea ceremony as a benefit is an innovative solution to meet the needs of your employees that cannot be met by the traditional system.

We hope you will consider introducing the traveling tea ceremony as an option to breathe new life into your company’s employee benefit program.

For more information, please feel free to contact us. Together, we can improve employee satisfaction and corporate value.

Reservations and Inquiries

If you are interested in introducing tea ceremony to your business event, please feel free to contact us. Our professional coordinators will listen to your needs and propose the best plan for you.