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From: Joi Ito<I I> Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2016 1:36 AM To: Karyna Shuliak Cc: Mizuka Ito Subject: Re: Tea House in Kyoto Great ;-) On Sep 30, 2016, at 3:23 PM, =aryna Shuliak < > wrote: Yes! <imagel.jpeg>=span =d="cid:F31E9C5E-5568-450A-9F89-FBD46BE9ACB9"><image2.jpeg>=span =d="cid:E3EAE693-A3FA-48E8-880E-6E80A6190DCB"><image3.jpeg>=span =d="cid:DF859396.9F22.4BE8.9A43- 1E018EE9D612"><image4.jpeg>=/div> On Sep 30, 2016, at 1:51 PM rote: So =lad it worked out! I hope you took some pictures! Sent from my iPhone On =ep 30, 2016, at 13:45, Karyna Shuliak < wrote: Hi Mizuka and Joi, Last night at Minoya was an =nforgettable experience for Jen and me. It was so kind of you to make =his special arrangement for us. And our hosts at the tea house were =ost gracious and hospitable. We are truly grateful for having this precious =limpse into a mysterious and unique part of your culture! Karyna. On Sep =8, 2016, at 8:11 AM, Karyna Shuliak a wrote: Thank =ou Joi! On Sep 28, 2016, at 7:11=M, Joi It > wrote: EFTA_R1_01258799 EFTA02329590  BTW, it's OK to take photos if you =sk. Joi On Sep 28, 2016, at 5:21 AM, Mizuka •: =rote: Hi Karyna, I hope that you are =njoying Japan to the fullest. There is no dress code but you already =now about tatami and zabuton at Tawaraya. Short =kirts and tight pants are not comfortable, I think. Minoya Oct 29th Thursday at 7pm Please contact us if there is anything =e can do. Enjoy the rest of your trip! Mizuka 2016/09/26 Ink7:57, Karyna Shuliak =.1 )m GM om» (7).>t —4>=834o : Hi =izuka, I forgot =o ask what is the dress code for the tea house please? Thank you! Karyna. On Sep 26, 2016, at 10:07 PM, Mizuka Ito =rote: Hi Karyna! How =bout 7pm? 2016/09/26 8:40, Joi Ito cji >=E3$41 — 2 EFTA_R1_01258800 EFTA02329591  OK, we'll arrange the =9th. Keep the evening free. We'll get you instructions, etc. =asically, you will go, they will feed you. (Hopefully, you have no food =llergies right?) You will be accompanied by geisha (In Kyoto, they are =ailed "geiko") and Maiko who will hang out with you. =fter the meal, they will dance for you. You can ask them anything, =bout Kyoto, their lives, their art, food, etc. Many of them are very =unny and interesting. Some don't speak English well, but some =o. :-) Joi On Sep =6, 2016, at 8:38 AM, Karyna Shuliak corn> wrote: Hi Joi, Thank you so much for the offer, it is very kind of you! =/span> Thursday =he 29th would be perfect for us. Thank you very much!!! Karyna. 3 EFTA_R1_01258801 EFTA02329592  P,S. I wanted to thank Mizuka again for the hotel =ecommendation in Kyoto, we just arrived today, it is such a special =lace.. On Sep 26, 2016, at 8:34 PM, =oi Ito <mailto > > wrote: Hi Karyna, Mizuka just checked with the =ea House and they are available Thursday the 29th - evening, does that =ork for you? - Joi On Sep 26, 2016, at 7:24 AM, Joi Ito > =rote: Hi Karyna, Jeffrey mentioned that you might want to go to our teahouse =n Kyoto. Can you tell me what evenings you are free. Mizuka will try to =rrange it. They have to do some arrangements. The best "typicalQ=80. evening includes a dinner and then drinks with geisha and maiko =ncluding traditional Japanese dance. Does this sound good? 4 EFTA_R1_01258802 EFTA02329593 Tell me which evenings you are available. Thanks! -Joi =br class=""> 5 EFTA_R1_01258803 EFTA02329594