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Private activities

Come to the Japanese Garden with your family, friends, colleagues and organise a fun group activity on the day of your choice. 

Requests for group activities must be made 14 days in advance.

Japanese symbolism and culture

Hasselt has the largest authentic Japanese garden in Europe. Cherry trees, koi fish, bridges, bonsais, winding paths ... here you can contemplate and you can meditate wonderfully. Or just sit back and just listen to the running water. Each season, the garden turns into a different robe: wonderful to experience.

  •     Valid: from March 21 to October 31, 2024 during opening hours
  •     Duration: 1.5 hours
  •     Normal rate entrance garden: 6.00 euros p.p.
  •     Group rate for garden access (min. 15 people): 4.50 euros p.p.
  •     Fee guide: 80 euros - max. 20 pers. per guide 

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japanse tuin

Tea demonstration for groups

Attend an authentic Japanese tea demonstration in the tea garden. Marvel at every sophisticated one
action: aesthetic, symbolic and soothing.

  •     Valid: from March 21 to October 31, 2024 during opening hours.
  •     Duration: 1 hour
  •     Maximum 15 people per group
  •     Entrance ticket to the garden must be bought seperatly at the box office.
  •    Workshop price: 300 euros (max. 15 people) - from 15 participants an extra 14 euros per participant.
  •     Reservation and questions: stafdaems@hotmail.com or T +32 3 482 14 40

Attention! Only one group (max. 15 persons) can participate in the workshop. A possible second group (so with a number of more than 15 participants) can only start 1.5 hours after the first group.

Staf Daems

Introduction to Buddhism and Meditation for groups

Learn how to find peace in your own mind. Shaku Jinsen, Buddhist priest and teacher of the Japanese Shingon tradition, will get you started with inspirations from Buddhist teachings and an introduction to meditation.

  •     Valid: from March 21 to October 31, 2024 during opening hours
  •     Duration: 1 hour
  •     Maximum 20 people per group
  •     Normal rate entrance garden: 6.00 euros p.p.
  •     Group rate for garden access (min. 15 people): 4.50 euros p.p.
  •     Workshop price: 100 euros (up to 10 participants) - from 10 participants 5 euros extra per participant
  •     Reservation: yoean@yoean.be
Boeddhisme

Sake tasting for groups

The time when sake was exclusively consumed with sushi or sashimi is over. The first "sake bars" are appearing in London, Paris and Brussels and more trendy restaurants are putting sake on their wine list. Are you also curious about sake? During the tasting of four different sakes with accompanying snacks, we would like to give you more information about this unique drink.

  •     Valid: from March 21 to October 31, 2024 during opening hours.
  •     Duration: 1.5 hours
  •     Minimum 10 persons per group
  •     Workshop price: € 29.00 p.p. (excluding VAT and mileage reimbursement)+ garden access

Reservation and questions: info@flexum.be

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Sushi Workshop

Become a true sushi chef. You will learn how to make different types of sushi. You can 'practice' a little longer on your favorite preparation. Eat your sushi on the spot or take it home.

  •     Valid: from March 21 to October 31, 2024 during opening hours.
  •     Duration: 1.5 hours
  •     Minimum 6 persons per group
  •     Workshop price: €48.00  p.p. + garden access

Reservation and questions: shigemiekhart@gmail.com

Sushi

Origami - Paper foldiing

Origami is the traditional Japanese paper folding art. Ori means 'folding' in Japanese, and gami is Japanese for 'paper'. The goal of origami is to turn a piece of paper into a work of art by folding it.
With traditional origami, it is not allowed to cut the paper or use glue, only folding.

Do you also want to become an origami master and make beautiful images from paper? Then register as a group and receive lessons from our origami master.

  •     Valid: from March 21 to October 31, 2024 during opening hours.
  •     Duration: 1 hour
  •     Minimum 10 persons per group
  •     Workshop price: € 19 p.p. + garden entrance

Reservation and questions: shigemiekhart@gmail.com

Origami

Kirie - Cut

Kirie or Kirigami literally means "cut image". Get creative with paper cutting and get inspired by the seasons, nature and different types of parties.

  •     Valid: from March 21 to October 31, 2024 during opening hours.
  •     Duration: 1 hour
  •     Minimum 10 persons per group
  •     Workshop price: € 19 p.p. + garden entrance

Reservation and questions: shigemiekhart@gmail.com

Kirie

Furoshiki - A wrapping cloth

A Furoshiki is a type of traditional Japanese wrapping cloth used to transport clothes, gifts or other goods. It is one of the most historically important everyday accessories in Japan, the history of furoshiki is one that goes back more than 1200 years. Learn the art of this ancient craft.

  •     Valid: from March 21 to October 31, 2024 during opening hours.
  •     Duration: 1 hour
  •     Minimum 10 persons per group
  •     Workshop price: € 19 p.p. + garden entrance

Reservation and questions: shigemiekhart@gmail.com

Furoshiki

Calligraphy - Japanese writing

Calligraphy is the art of calligraphy, in Japan calligraphy is still highly valued.
Japanese characters need to be written in one way. The characters are made up of lines and the order in which they are to be written, as well as the writing direction of a line (usually from left to right and from top to bottom) is fixed per character.
A calligrapher can take a long time to call one specific character, he must first prepare his mind completely and then suddenly he can write the character in succession in a number of strokes.
It is already a work of art in itself.

Come and immerse yourself in the art of Japanese writing. With brush and ink you will learn the basic techniques of Japanese calligraphy.

  •     Valid: from March 21 to October 31, 2024 during opening hours.
  •     Duration: 1 hour
  •     Minimum 10 persons per group
  •     Workshop price: € 20 p.p. + garden entrance

Reservation and questions: shigemiekhart@gmail.com

Kalligrafie

Bento box - Lunch box

Bentō is originally an ancient and popular Japanese lunch, but today it is also widely eaten in the United States and Europe.
A bento is a healthy meal, beautifully arranged in a bento box.
A bento box is characterized by the different boxes to separate food from each other.

Do you have a picky eater at home? Then bento is the way to make healthy food attractive and that it offers a positive solution for not wanting to taste or eat.

  •     Valid: from March 21 to October 31, 2024 during opening hours.
  •     Duration: 1.5 hours
  •     Minimum 6 persons per group
  •     Workshop price: €48.00 p.p. + garden access

Reservation and questions: shigemiekhart@gmail.com

Bento box

Ikebana - Japanese flower arranging

Ikebana literally means "living flowers". Ikebana is the Japanese art of making flower arrangements.
It is also called "kadō" - "the way of flowers".
In contrast to the art of flower arranging in the Western world, where the quality of the flowers is paramount, the Japanese flower arranging art is aimed at creating a beautiful composition.
It is an art form that can be practiced anytime, anywhere and by anyone. The art form has been around for almost a thousand years and is based on Buddhist rituals.

  •     Valid: from March 21 to October 31, 2024 during opening hours.
  •     Duration: 1.5 hours
  •     Minimum 8 persons per group
  •     Workshop price: € 27.00 p.p. + garden access

Reservation and questions: shigemiekhart@gmail.com

Ikebana