ASA Ritual × The Social Hub: Japanese Calligraphy, Tasting, and Dialogue
About this Event
ASA Ritual is honoured to host a special edition in collaboration with The Social Hub.
Through Japanese calligraphy, mindful tasting and open dialogue, we will explore what it means to live with intensity and complexity around us — finding a balance between cherishing our own individuality and moving through the world with awareness, respect and care for others.
This edition grew from a simple conversation between Asako (ASA Ritual) and Gabriele (The Social Hub). Having just spent a month travelling through Japan, Gabriele shared impressions and observations with Asako, a Tokyo native, offering her a fresh perspective on a place she had always known as home.
From that conversation, they decided to create a special edition of ASA Ritual centred around Japanese ways of living and philosophies.
The experience (approximately 2 hours) consists of:
- Japanese calligraphy practice —approached not as a pursuit of technique or writing "correctly," but as a reflective experience of letting go and observing what naturally emerges.
- A tasting experience — featuring several pieces of ASA’s signature plant-based sushi, inspired by gratitude and appreciation for nature’s gifts.
- A moderated dialogue —with Gabriele, a guest local speaker, Asako and participants — inviting personal reflections, cultural perspectives and shared exploration.
About Asako Kato
Asako Kato is an artist who designs and hosts ASA Ritual. After seven years of dedicated practice in plant-based sushi, she began shaping ASA Ritual — an experience informed by Japanese ways of being, family-rooted calligraphy traditions, artisanal vegetable sushi, and a focus on how people find calmness, open up, and engage in more honest dialogue.
© Pictures by Shahrnaz Javid
Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Door open and welcome tea
🕑: 06:15 PM - 06:20 PM
Welcome from organizers and introduction to the day
🕑: 06:20 PM - 07:00 PM
Japanese Calligraphy Session
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:20 PM
Mindful Tasting: Plant-based Signature Sushi
🕑: 07:20 PM - 08:00 PM
Panel Talk: Acceptance & Adjustment
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
EUR 37.50 to EUR 40.00
