6:08 a.m., early spring. A paper shōji sighs open; cool air slips in from a moss garden still beaded with last night’s rain. Sakura petals skitter across a stone path. A bell answers from across the Kamo River. Inside the teahouse, a bamboo whisk blooms bright matcha—green steam meets the scent of hinoki beams warmed by first light. The world is petal-soft, clean, precise
Top Notes: yuzu zest • green-tea steam accord • pear-dew Heart Notes: sakura accord (rose/violet facets, sheer) • peony • lily-of-the-valley • rain-on-stone (gentle ozonic/mineral) Base Notes: hinoki wood • cashmere musk • white amber (clean, long trail)
