<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>Joi Ito &lt;I I&gt; </th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Saturday, October 1, 2016 1:36 AM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>Karyna Shuliak</td></tr><tr><td>Cc:</td><td>Mizuka Ito</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>Re: Tea House in Kyoto</td></tr></table>

Great ;-)

On Sep 30, 2016, at 3:23 PM, =aryna Shuliak < > wrote:

Yes!

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On Sep 30, 2016, at 1:51 PM, ████████████████████ wrote:

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 <███████████████████████> wrote:

Thank =ou Joi!

On Sep 28, 2016, at 7:11 =M, Joi Ito <███████████████████████████████████████>

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BTW, it's OK to take photos if you =sk.

Key information from the image:

*   **Joi**: Photos are OK to take.
*   **Mizuka Ito** (Sep 28, 2016): Response to Karyna regarding Japan visit, mentions no dress code at Tawaraya and a Minoya reservation for Oct 29th at 7pm.
*   **Karyna Shuliak** (Sep 26, 2016): Asks about the dress code for the tea house.
*   **Mizuka Ito** (Sep 26, 2016): Suggests a 7pm meeting time.
*   **Joi Ito** (Sep 26, 2016): Sending a message.

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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

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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.

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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 <███████████████>\n

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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 <███████████u> wrote:

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?

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Tell me which evenings you are available. Thanks!

- Joi

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