The Table Is Almost Set
The Japanese Supper Club is three days away. Thursday 30th April at No.82 Poole Road in Westbourne, a table for ten guests, an evening shaped around six of the longevity rituals that have made Japan the longest-living nation on earth.
A few seats remain. For anyone arriving late to the campaign, this is what the evening contains.
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The Shape of the Evening
Sushi and drinks served throughout. A live Chadō tea ceremony at the centre of the night, performed and explained by someone who has practised it properly. Conversation woven across six longevity themes. Ten seats, one table, approximately three hours from the first drink to the last.
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Who Leads It
Barbara Cox is a nutritionist, naturopath, and the author of Land of the Rising Lifespan: Japanese Rituals of Longevity. She spent a decade living in Nara, one of Japan's most ancient cities. Her talk walks through the six longevity rituals she observed and practised during those years.
Charlie from InsideJapan Tours brings the travel perspective. InsideJapan is the UK's leading Japan specialist, Bristol-based, B Corp certified. Every member of their team has lived and worked in Japan. Charlie connects the cultural principles to the places where they come alive.
'The evening is not a lecture. It is a table, a conversation, and the time to sit with something worth sitting with'
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How to Join
Email hello@agentnouveau.com to confirm a seat. A note by Wednesday evening helps us finalise the table and the menu. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated, given the intimate format.
If the evening does not suit, it is worth registering interest anyway. The next supper club is already in planning.
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One Last Thing
The six rituals Barbara will cover (Ikigai, Shinrin-Yoku, Chadō, Kaizen, Moai, Hara Hachi Bu) are not exotic. They are not difficult. They are the everyday habits of the country that has been quietly outliving the rest of us for generations.
Come find us at No.82.