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Kyoto: Table-Style Tea Ceremony at a Kyo-Machiya

By Éclat Japon
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $45 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Experience tea ceremony while sitting on a chair instead of on the floor.
  • Relax with a welcome drink, sake, juice, Japanese tea, etc.
  • Enjoy taking photos and videos using umbrellas, folding fans and Katana. sword..
  • Make your own creamy, frothy matcha using a bamboo whisk.
  • Write your name in kanji or hiragana and enjoy calligraphy.
Activity location
    • Nara
    • Nara, Nara, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • 711 Setomonochō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8052, Japan | Our location is on the outskirts of Kyoto, about 20 minutes by train. From Kintetsu Kyoto Station, take the express train for about 15 minutes and get off at Kintetsu Momoyama-Goryo-mae Station. From Keihan Gion-Shijo Station, get off at Fushimi-Momoyama Station. Head west on Otesuji shopping arcade. Walk down about 3 minutes. and turn right at the Mizuho Bank or mobile shop"Rakuten" . From Momoyama Station (JR) : Head north west. Go straight and pass by Gokogu (shrine) on the right in 300 meters. Continue on Otesuji Arcade and turn right at the Mizuho Bank or mobile shop"Rakuten" . Continue to walk for about 2 minutes, you will see an old Kyoto townhouse with a blue curtain on your right. Some guides wearing kimono will be waiting for you!
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Check availability

Small Group Tour Without Kimono
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

Choose this option for a small group tour up to 8 people in one group.
This option does not include Kimono

Language options: English
Price details
$44.67 x 1 Adult$44.67
Total
Price is $44.67
Until Fri, Jan 9
Private Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

Choose this option for a private tour where only your group takes part in the experience.

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00pm
Price details
$446.71 x 1 Traveler$446.71
Total
Price is $446.71
Until Fri, Jan 9
Small Group Tour with Kimono
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

Choose this option to wear a Kimono during a small-group experience.

Language options: English
Price details
$76.58 x 1 Adult$76.58
Total
Price is $76.58
Until Fri, Jan 9

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tea ceremony experience
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Traditional sweets for the tea ceremony
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Welcome drinks (sake or juice)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Latte art using thick tea
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Calligraphy experience
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hanging scroll or envelope with your name written in Japanese kanji or Hiragana
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Kimono rental (if option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tea ceremony flower arranging experience
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users

What you can expect

No need to sit on the floor! Experience a tea ceremony comfortably using tables and chairs.
Experience how to purify yourself at a stone basin in the garden, just like a shrine.
Enjoy taking photos and videos In a typical Kyoto garden or house.
Learn how the tea ceremony developed in Japan, Japanese spirit and manners by watching PowerPoint presentations.
Enjoy a tea ceremony in a +100 year-old traditional, nostalgic house that evokes the atmosphere of Kyoto's daily life. Take a stroll through the townhouse and enjoy the architecture, including the old Buddhist and Shinto altars or some antiques.
This town is located in the southern part of Kyoto. It's well-known for its sake, so you can easily enjoy dining and shopping before or after your experience. It's also convenient for travel — you can reach Osaka or Nara by train in just 40 minutes.

Location

Activity location
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    • Nara
    • Nara, Nara, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    • 711 Setomonochō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8052, Japan | Our location is on the outskirts of Kyoto, about 20 minutes by train. From Kintetsu Kyoto Station, take the express train for about 15 minutes and get off at Kintetsu Momoyama-Goryo-mae Station. From Keihan Gion-Shijo Station, get off at Fushimi-Momoyama Station. Head west on Otesuji shopping arcade. Walk down about 3 minutes. and turn right at the Mizuho Bank or mobile shop"Rakuten" . From Momoyama Station (JR) : Head north west. Go straight and pass by Gokogu (shrine) on the right in 300 meters. Continue on Otesuji Arcade and turn right at the Mizuho Bank or mobile shop"Rakuten" . Continue to walk for about 2 minutes, you will see an old Kyoto townhouse with a blue curtain on your right. Some guides wearing kimono will be waiting for you!
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan