{"id":8,"date":"2026-10-31T11:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T11:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/kyoto-tea-house\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T11:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T11:05:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/kyoto-tea-house\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About \u2014 Kyoto Tea House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Our Story<\/h1>\n\n\n
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Four hundred years of patience, one bowl at a time.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Our History<\/p>\n\n\n

Four Centuries of Quiet Craft<\/h2>\n\n\n
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In 1624, a tea master named Sen no Sadashige established a modest tea room in the hills above Kiyomizu-dera. His intention was simple: create a place where travelers could pause, drink a proper bowl of tea, and remember what they were searching for.<\/p>\n\n\n

The room grew. The garden deepened. Twelve generations later, the tea house sits tucked behind a cedar fence on a side street in Gion, invisible to hurried footsteps but unmistakable to those who know to look for the indigo noren.<\/p>\n\n\n

We do not rush. We do not simplify. Every tool has its place, every motion has its reason, and every guest is received as if it were the first time they walked through our gate.<\/p>\n\n\n