Hello, and welcome to the Marimeko Shino Tea House, in Japan. This tea house is
widely known as one of the most beautiful tea houses still in Japan. Built in
1831 by Marimeko Shino, it is made of cherry wood and many layers of thatch, built
to last. It is surrounded by bountiful gardens with no flowers, but grass and
tea bushes and streams instead. Today, there is a special tea ceremony going on.
The heir to the tea house, great-grandson of Marimeko Shino, is holding a ceremony
for a special friend of his. The host, whose name is Kiomine Shino. He is seen
here greeting his guest, the ambassador of France, whose name is Marie Coreau,
who hails from Miragnac. She arrives with her assistants, Jaques Maron and Chloe
Vivier. Those two are unpacking her luggage in the main house.