Jugetsudo Paris
The motto cha zen ichimi
The spirit of tea & zen
Sen no Rikyû, Japanese tea master of the wabi school (“sober and calm refinement”), brought the tea ceremony closer to the spirit of Zen in the 16th century and codified its process. For the founder, the spirit of the tea ceremony and that of Zen come together naturally in cha zen ichi-mi. By adopting the formula “cha zen ichimi” as its motto, Jugetsudo Paris offers its customers authentic green tea. Jugetsudo Paris is also the place where you can access the spirit of tea and Zen. Our teas, with delicate or powerful aromas, will touch your five senses, in this unique and authentically Japanese place.
The Jugetsudo tea house
95 rue de Seine, Paris 6e
Opening: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (closed on Sundays and public holidays)
Tea room : 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Metro: Odéon or Mabillon
Tel: +33 (0) 1 46 33 94 90
chumon@maruyamanori.com
The concept of the store
Tradition & renewal
We have chosen to entrust the design of our store to the architect Kengo Kuma, who carries out many large projects around the world, because his ideas and the spirit of his work fit perfectly with our conception of the Jugetsudo brand, that of a “concord of tradition and renewal”.
An original and unique design, but which is also in harmony with the atmosphere of the neighborhood. Alliance of traditional and natural materials, such as bamboo, and modern materials.
On the ground floor is the sales and tasting area. You will discover a simple decor, furnished with a large Japanese cypress counter and adorned with countless bamboo stems suspended from the ceiling. On this counter is a large cast iron kettle. Customers will taste our range of authentic green teas, served in refined tableware, as well as our small tea cakes. We also offer tea services and all green tea accessories.
In the basement is a somewhat mysterious space, a sort of underground cave in Paris, dedicated to the Chazen gallery and the tea ceremony. We organize various events inspired by the four seasons, for example exhibitions of traditional arts objects, tea ceremony sessions given by masters, concerts, etc.
Kengo Kuma
Architect of the “Jugetsudo Japanese Tea House” Boutique
The “bamboo temple”, a sort of tea fairyland, that Kengo Kuma imagined for the House Japanese tea house Jugetsudo from 95 rue de Seine in Paris, takes up, in its transparent, light design, the major themes of his remarkable work. Doesn't Kengo Kuma write, about his own work:
“I want to erase architecture”, which leads him to constantly invent new processes, new objects.
Also the Jugetsudo Boutique, designed by an exceptional architect, will integrate, with its simple and light elegance, into the classic architecture and atmosphere of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district.
Inugurated in October 2008, the Jugetsudo boutique in Paris is therefore the first work of Kengo Kuma in Europe, before the opening of the Cité des Arts and Culture of Besançon in 2013.
“I wanted to create a space that evokes a clearing in a bamboo wood. In these woods you breathe an air different from that of the ordinary world: there radiates a light that is not the usual light. In the middle of this special space I placed a plank of Japanese cypress, massive and without knots. Japanese tradition attributed to this wood the magical power to make what is placed smooth above I wanted people to guess that they were tasting the nature of Japan by placing their hands on this counter. In the basement is a stone-floored room, dedicated to the tea ceremony, a place with an interesting mystery, a sort of underground cave in Paris.
