toco toco — Season 1, Episode 2: Soryo Matsumura, tea ceremony master
Documentary • 30 min • 3 seasons, 74 episodes
Episode synopsis
The tea ceremony master, Soryo Matsumura is taking us to the Sankeien Garden in Yokohama, and to his own teahouse "Shuhally". The Sankeien Garden(三渓園) is an artificial garden built about 100 years ago by Hara Sankei. In this episode, we discover the Rinshunkaku built by the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu's son about 350 years ago and other traditional Japanese teahouses such as Kinmokutsu and Shunsoro. Soryo Matsumura also invites us to his teahouse "Shuhally" situated at the 5th floor of a regular condominium in Yokohama.
About toco toco
toco toco is a program where Japanese artists and creators introduce places in Japan that inspire them. No scripted text or guidance, guests speak naturally and are free to choose any place they like. “toco toco” is the onomatopoeia to describe the sound of footsteps in Japanese, for the walks we go on together with our guests.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Yusuke Shigeta, digital artist
- E3Michihito Fujii, film director
- E4Hima://Kawagoe, illustrator
- E5Wagashi Asobi, Japanese traditional confectioners
- E6Professor Sakamoto, 8-bit musician
- E7Kyoka, electronic musician and artist
- E8Arisa Katayama, Walking Bicycle project leader
- E9Riyoo Kim, ceramic artist
- E10Fuyuki Kanai, illustrator and performer
- E11Ayaka Matsuno, cookie artist
- E12Montblancs, comedy duo
- E13Take0920you, video games youtuber