{"title": "Chanoyu: Japanese Tea Ceremony at the Table", "start": "2026-12-08T13:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-12-08T14:30:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/tea"], "description": "Chanoyu: Japanese Tea Ceremony at the Table is a class at Resobox in Long Island City in which participants experience a Japanese tea ceremony. Resobox, a Japanese cultural venue, hosts it, and all materials are included. During the ceremony, powdered green tea, or matcha, is prepared using traditional tea utensils. The ritual, based in Zen Buddhism, calms the mind and improves concentration; silence lets subtle sounds and nuances of light take center stage, and a bowl of matcha sipped in this setting has a deeper, richer taste than usual.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/chanoyu-japanese-tea-ceremony-at-the-table-55319/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/chanoyu-japanese-tea-ceremony-at-the-table-13/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a3e4be6cca22ea2f3bdeb58858d0190f4d0ad6bddd71d5bf72d499cda2aa7893-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-12-08T13:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-12-08T14:30:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-12-22T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-12-22T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "NYZ: Zen in the Kitchen - Shojin Ryori Cooking Workshop", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T13:30:00-04:00", "place": "New York Zendo, 223 E 67th St, New York, NY, 10065", "address": "", "price": "$90.00 – $160.00", "price_from": "90.00", "price_to": "90.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/japanese", "religion/buddhist"], "description": "A temple cuisine workshop where you learn shojin ryori, an ancient form of Buddhist temple cooking that uses only simple, seasonal plant-based ingredients with no meat, fish, eggs, or strong-smelling vegetables such as onions and garlic. It is led by Masami Asao Sensei, one of Japan's leading instructors, a temple chef and registered dietitian who directs Akasaka Teran, a vegetarian cooking school at Jokokuji, a 350-year-old temple in Tokyo. Participants prepare traditional Japanese dishes in the temple setting of New York Zendo Shobo-ji, and each day concludes with sharing the dishes made, followed by a ceremonial matcha offering by Johan Lee, a hospitality management expert and student of the Urasenke Chanoyu tea school. Instruction is in Japanese with an English interpreter, and there is a different menu each day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-zen-in-the-kitchen-shojin-ryori-cooking-workshop-57617/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-zen-in-the-kitchen-shojin-ryori-cooking-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0809174f06569272ca57e1486deddb12dd6046abd9f9e3bfdae0ae5dc88d3171-2000.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Introduction to Meditation", "start": "2026-11-05T18:45:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "", "address": "", "price": "$10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/meditation"], "description": "NYZ: Introduction to Meditation is a Thursday-evening class that teaches the basics of zazen, the seated meditation of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, covering posture, breathing, and concentration. It is offered by New York Zendo Shobo-ji, which invites city dwellers to experience traditional Zen practice and find an oasis of deep stillness in the heart of Manhattan. Beginners also learn the forms used at the zendo, including bowing, chanting, and kinhin (walking meditation), and no prior experience is necessary. The class is a prerequisite for attending zazen at New York Zendo.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-introduction-to-meditation-57616/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-introduction-to-meditation/2026-10-29/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7041cdbb16f6dcaecc1ce79dcfc1b7540079f27d8b79ed94bbc92dc3c455ceb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Sunday Morning Service and Zazen", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "New York Zendo, 223 E 67th St, New York, NY, 10065", "address": "", "price": "A $10 donation (payable online) is requested from non-members", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "NYZ: Sunday Morning Service and Zazen is a Sunday morning Zen practice at the New York Zendo, held by the Zen Studies Society. It consists of choka (morning service) followed by kinhin (walking meditation) and zazen, and after zazen there are 30 minutes of nittensoji (temple cleaning) followed by tea and informal discussion, with a Dharma Talk on the first Sunday of each month. Newcomers are asked to first attend an Introduction to Zen Meditation class, held on Thursday evenings, and the event is also offered online. A quiet atmosphere is essential: no scented cosmetics, silent electronic devices, and comfortable, loose-fitting clothing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-sunday-morning-service-and-zazen-79698/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-sunday-morning-service/2026-11-08/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ba8ac51ddff66be9bf1466bd9703abd8f747fef71a5f90d3a26dcb8bdca588c5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Memento Mori in NYC After Party: A Night to Celebrate Life", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person · food and drinks included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party", "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["food-drink/japanese", "occasion"], "description": "Memento Mori in NYC After Party: A Night to Celebrate Life is an evening that closes the two-day Memento Mori in NYC experience with a celebration of life. Japanese chef Daisuke Yamada, with over 25 years of experience in Japanese cuisine, has created an exclusive menu for the night, with Japanese food and drinks including Dassai BLUE, shochu, craft beer, and matcha. Koki Kimura, a professional nōkanshi (Japanese encoffinment ritual specialist), performs a special funeral ritual, and guests can also try the Coffin Experience. Speakers, performers, artists, and exhibitors from Memento Mori in NYC join the evening to reconnect, exchange ideas, and reflect on the past two days.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party-a-night-to-celebrate-life-55329/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9f91184246d9b41757a8a87a0e079e4d4266bc1fae630abc5615b9b908ee58f4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Zazen and Tai Chi", "start": "2026-11-03T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "New York Zendo, 223 E 67th St, New York, NY, 10065", "address": "", "price": "$10 donation requested from non-members, payable online", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "wellness/tai-chi"], "description": "NYZ: Zazen and Tai Chi is an evening of seated Zen meditation followed by a tai chi class at New York Zendo. The Zen Studies Society opens the temple on these evenings, offering 40 minutes of zazen and then a tai chi session on the second floor. A quiet setting is essential to the practice, so visitors are asked to avoid scented cosmetics, silence electronic devices, and wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. Newcomers are asked to first attend an Introduction to Zen Meditation class, held on Thursday evenings, and no registration is needed to join.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-zazen-and-tai-chi-57610/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-zazen-and-tai-chi/2026-10-27/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7387c5517ec1f438681f0731226b6470aa5d52ca15f476126a4ed97d235193d8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$20 Early Bird (first 100 tickets), $30 General Admission, plus NY sales tax (8.875%), valid for bot", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["society/death"], "description": "Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death is a two-day festival at RESOBOX that brings together artists, thinkers, and makers from Japan and New York to explore life through the lens of death. It opens with a live encoffining ceremony by the nōkanshi Koki Kimura, who with his father served as technical advisor on the Academy Award–winning film Departures, alongside a calligraphy performance by Taisan Tanaka. Visitors can see an art exhibition by more than 20 Japanese artists and craftspeople, attend talks with a Zen teacher, a death doula, and a death-literacy researcher, try a coffin experience and write their own epitaph, and browse a marketplace of Japanese crafts, urns, and keepsakes. No knowledge of Japanese is needed and all are welcome, whatever their beliefs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/memento-mori-in-nyc-the-art-of-japanese-life-and-death-55326/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/355990fa568d46df2b8aaebf4277de9b3ace42282b135df4b2bd6b5208a2fd53-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting – Bamboo (Four Noble Ones)", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T19:10:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person, all materials included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/IBCPACMBB6HM2NGUYJVAV27H", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting – Bamboo (Four Noble Ones) is a hands-on class at RESOBOX in Long Island City where participants learn Japanese ink-wash painting. The session's theme is bamboo (take), one of the Four Noble Ones (shikunshi) alongside the orchid, chrysanthemum, and plum blossom, plants that have anchored East Asian ink painting for centuries and that stand for resilience and integrity in bamboo's case. Students begin with basics such as holding the brush, then paint the jointed stalk with steady strokes, mark the nodes, and finish with clusters of leaves in dark and light ink evoking the movement of wind. The class is taught by instructor Kohfu Furukawa, and all materials, including ink, brushes, and calligraphy paper, are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sumi-e-japanese-ink-painting-bamboo-four-noble-ones-55324/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/sumi-e-bamboo-november-3-6pm/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5b0b5c0abdcb00ab9611e58b12bc96550f0d985e24902113bb681de3695d851b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arrangement – Ohara Style", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "Single Class $79 / person, 4 Session Pass $296 / person", "price_from": "79.00", "price_to": "79.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/FQGHOS4TYBMUD64377TE3B4S", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/flower-arranging/ikebana"], "description": "An Ikebana class in the Ohara style, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, held at RESOBOX. The program offers an introductory course and a level above beginner, with the flower fee and all materials included. Registration closes 72 hours before the session, and cancellations made within that window are nonrefundable. A single class or a four-session pass can be reserved.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/ikebana-japanese-flower-arrangement-ohara-style-55331/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/ikebana-japanese-flower-arrangement-ohara-style-6/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ace5903b8413b4364cb72950478e1b648e330ed4f29ecaf0adeef841019ff724-1200.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Ordinary Mind Sesshin", "start": "2026-11-07T09:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T17:00:00-05:00", "place": "New York Zendo, 223 E 67th St, New York, NY, 10065", "address": "", "price": "$50–$100, free for Zen Studies Society members", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "100.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "NYZ: Ordinary Mind Sesshin is a half-day or full-day Zen retreat held at the New York Zendo, offering a day of meditation practice. It is taught by Barry Magid, head teacher of Ordinary Mind Zendo, whose practice follows Charlotte Joko Beck's vision of psychologically-minded Zen adapted to American students in everyday life. The day includes zazen, a Dharma talk, dokusan (one-on-one interview with the teacher), oryoki lunch, liturgy, and work practice, and can also be joined via Zoom. The fee is $50–$100, free for Zen Studies Society members; registration is by email.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-ordinary-mind-sesshin-79697/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-ordinary-mind-sesshin-2026/2026-11-07/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Warm Sake Tasting Class and Brewery Tour", "start": "2026-11-06T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T19:30:00-05:00", "place": "Industry City", "address": "67 34th Street, Brooklyn, NY", "price": "", "price_from": "75.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/wine/sake"], "description": "A sake tasting class exploring how temperature changes sake, with five sakes each paired with a bite, plus a behind-the-scenes brewery tour. It takes place at Brooklyn Kura, New York State's first sake brewery, and contrasts the same sake served chilled and warm with food pairings.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/warm-sake-tasting-class-and-brewery-tour-66651/", "official_url": "https://www.sakestudiescenter.com/courses#id=exploring-sake-temperatures", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f11e0f311c559ef30be01d8e9842a4c4b4e6fd250dc09cc691a66e52d2af0ebc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Introduction to Sake Tasting Class and Brewery Tour", "start": "2026-11-01T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-01T17:30:00-05:00", "place": "Industry City", "address": "67 34th Street, Brooklyn, NY", "price": "", "price_from": "75.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.sakestudiescenter.com/book?tour=haunted-brewery-tour-and-sake-tasting&plugin=brooklynkuraeveryday", "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["food-drink/wine/sake"], "description": "An in-person Introduction to Sake tasting class held at the Sake Studies Center at Brooklyn Kura in New York City, where participants learn the basics of sake and enjoy a guided tasting where sake is made. The class is hosted by Brooklyn Kura and its Sake Studies Center. It includes a welcome sake, a Sake 101 presentation, a guided tasting of four Brooklyn Kura craft sakes plus a premium sake from Japan, some fresh from the press, handouts, a guided tour through the brewery, and nibbles to pair with the sakes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/introduction-to-sake-tasting-class-and-brewery-tour-66647/", "official_url": "https://www.sakestudiescenter.com/courses#id=introduction-to-sake", "image": "https://noky.io/images/18c6ee81b4076f4b039fa4a96cd2839a7e67feea3611f6fa9ffcce42f8ed23b8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sake Label Calligraphy Class w/ Taisan", "start": "2026-11-11T19:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Kato Sake Works", "address": "Troutman Street 379, 11237 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/wine/sake", "art/calligraphy"], "description": "Sake Label Calligraphy Class w/ Taisan is a hands-on calligraphy class held in the taproom of Kato Sake Works in Brooklyn. It is led by Taisan, described by the makers as a friend and calligraphy extraordinaire who returns to the taproom. Participants learn Japanese calligraphy and design their very own custom KSW bottle label. Tickets are sold through Taisan Tanaka's Eventbrite page.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sake-label-calligraphy-class-w-taisan-71371/", "official_url": "https://www.katosakeworks.com/events/taisan-oct26-b8mrs", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f2f28f5e5d993a030279ae7976a9698c65f03c8869747c867401ac3ccd87a5dd-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kumiko Woodworking: Japanese Joinery – Flower Vase (Ichirin-zashi)", "start": "2026-10-31T13:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T15:00:00-04:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$90 / person (all materials included)", "price_from": "90.00", "price_to": "90.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/UZII5IGLHHN2SUI4H44Z4ATX", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts", "diy/woodworking"], "description": "A hands-on woodworking class in kumiko, the Japanese craft of assembling thin wooden pieces into intricate patterns without nails, where participants build a hanging wooden flower vase called an ichirin-zashi. The class is held at Resobox, and all kits are handcrafted by Ōminato Bunkichi Shoten, a kumiko atelier in Niigata, Japan. Students first learn what kumiko is and practice the three foundation patterns — asa-no-ha (hemp leaf), rindō (gentian), and goma (sesame) — building each in a practice frame before taking it apart. Finally, they design their own arrangement inside the flower vase, which has a clear acrylic back that doubles as a display stand, and take it home; no experience is necessary.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kumiko-woodworking-japanese-joinery-flower-vase-ichirin-zash-55321/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/kumiko-woodworking-japanese-joinery-flower-vase-ichirin-zashi-4/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2c317a75b5b7e389449ebfacde6c410902809b1ce049e51a4c61ced42243c9e8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Morning Zazen", "start": "2026-11-02T06:45:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-02T07:45:00-05:00", "place": "New York Zendo, 223 E 67th St, New York, NY, 10065", "address": "", "price": "$10 donation requested from non-members, payable online", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "NYZ: Morning Zazen is a seated Zen meditation session held in silence at a temple in Manhattan. It is offered by the Zen Studies Society, whose New York Zendo opens for morning zazen Monday through Thursday. Attendees should wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing, avoid scented cosmetics, and keep devices on silent. Newcomers are asked to first attend an Introduction to Zen Meditation class, a $10 donation is requested from non-members, and no registration is needed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-morning-zazen-57611/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-morning-zazen-2/2026-10-28/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e161c13ea30b6dcccace663e3e7886660a2e31bc6c8f0344692cd4906520d178-2000.webp"}]}