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Kyoto: 45-Minute Tea Ceremony Experience

By Tea Ceremony Koto
8.6 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is $23 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 45m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Experience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony
  • Hear about the history and spirit role of the tea ceremony from a licensed tea master
  • Learn how to make tea according to the rules of the tea ceremony

Activity location

    • Kinkaku-ji
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Japan, 〒603-8377 京都府京都市北区衣笠西御所ノ内町37 | • Meet at the Tea Ceremony Koto (茶道体験古都), the building with the orange curtain. If you reserve the Kimono add-on, please arrive 20 minutes early. • The meeting point is a 1-minute walk from Kinkakuji-Michi city bus stop, 10-15 minutes by Kyoto city bus 204 or 205 from Kitaoji subway station, 10-15 minutes by Kyoto city bus 204 or 205 from JR Enmachi, or a 1-minute walk from the gate of Kinkakuji-temple. Look next to the parking area for bicycles if you are visiting Kinkakuji-temple.
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Public Ceremony
  • Activity duration is 45 minutes45m
    45m
  • English
Price details
$22.75 x 1 Adult$22.75
Total
Price is $22.75
Evening Tea Ceremony by Candlelight
  • Activity duration is 45 minutes45m
    45m
  • English

Select this option for an ceremony that feels more mysterious and tranquil than the daytime ceremony. Select the kimono wearing add-on for a more authentic experience.

Starting time: 6:00pm
Price details
$64.80 x 1 Adult$64.80
Total
Price is $64.80

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included2 flavors of Japanese green tea
  • What's includedWhat's includedTraditional Japanese sweets
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pick-up
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHair setting
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedKimono (can be selected as add-on)

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Video recording

What you can expect

You will take you place on the tatami, the traditional Japanese floor mat and be met by your English-speaking host, who is a licensed tea master from Urasenke, the biggest school of tea ceremony in Japan. Watch as the host carries out the ceremonial preparation of matcha, powdered green tea. Then, you will have the chance to make tea yourself, while the host informs you about the history and spiritual role of the tea ceremony and the effects each tea-making method has on its flavor. Afterwards, savor some traditional Japanese sweets

Once the ceremony has come to a close, you will have the chance to take photos and see examples of kimonos and beautiful woven textiles made in the Nishijin district of Kyoto. If you'd like to wear a kimono during the experience, you can select it as an add-on during booking and take photos to remember the experience.

Location

Activity location

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    • Kinkaku-ji
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Japan, 〒603-8377 京都府京都市北区衣笠西御所ノ内町37 | • Meet at the Tea Ceremony Koto (茶道体験古都), the building with the orange curtain. If you reserve the Kimono add-on, please arrive 20 minutes early. • The meeting point is a 1-minute walk from Kinkakuji-Michi city bus stop, 10-15 minutes by Kyoto city bus 204 or 205 from Kitaoji subway station, 10-15 minutes by Kyoto city bus 204 or 205 from JR Enmachi, or a 1-minute walk from the gate of Kinkakuji-temple. Look next to the parking area for bicycles if you are visiting Kinkakuji-temple.
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Japan, 〒603-8377 京都府京都市北区衣笠西御所ノ内町37 | • Meet at the Tea Ceremony Koto (茶道体験古都), the building with the orange curtain. If you reserve the Kimono add-on, please arrive 20 minutes early. • The meeting point is a 1-minute walk from Kinkakuji-Michi city bus stop, 10-15 minutes by Kyoto city bus 204 or 205 from Kitaoji subway station, 10-15 minutes by Kyoto city bus 204 or 205 from JR Enmachi, or a 1-minute walk from the gate of Kinkakuji-temple. Look next to the parking area for bicycles if you are visiting Kinkakuji-temple.
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Japan, 〒603-8377 京都府京都市北区衣笠西御所ノ内町37 | • Meet at the Tea Ceremony Koto (茶道体験古都), the building with the orange curtain. If you reserve the Kimono add-on, please arrive 20 minutes early. • The meeting point is a 1-minute walk from Kinkakuji-Michi city bus stop, 10-15 minutes by Kyoto city bus 204 or 205 from Kitaoji subway station, 10-15 minutes by Kyoto city bus 204 or 205 from JR Enmachi, or a 1-minute walk from the gate of Kinkakuji-temple. Look next to the parking area for bicycles if you are visiting Kinkakuji-temple.
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan