Hands-on Zen Calligraphy & 150-Year-Old Kyoto Machiya Tour
- 1h 15m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
• Grind your own ink, a meditative ritual rarely offered elsewhere • Write on a hanging scroll & stamp with your personal seal to take home • Choose a kanji meaningful to you: love, dream, ambition & more • Guided tour of a 150-year-old silk merchant's townhouse in Nishijin • Japanese tea & seasonal sweets included • Beginner-friendly, chair-seated & welcoming for all ages (kids 4+)
Inclusions
What's included
- Japanese tea and seasonal sweets
- Guided calligraphy experience by a professional instructor
- Original calligraphy artwork to take home
- Machiya & Kyoto cultural explanation (Machiya Tour)
- Hands-on practice and all necessary tools
- Assistance for photography
What's not
- Transportation
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Located next to Honryu-ji Temple, direclty across From Tori Iwarou, a well-known restaurant famous for its chicken and egg rice bowl.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 10 travellers
- Operated by
- 聚らく JURAKU - Kyoto Cultural Hub
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Kyoto
- Its from-price is 55% below the median of the 1713 experiences we list in Kyoto.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 491 of 1713.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan's imperial capital for over a thousand years, is a city of temples, gardens, wooden townhouses and refined traditions.
The city holds many of Japan's most treasured sites. Fushimi Inari Taisha's thousands of vermilion torii gates climb a wooded mountain, Kinkaku-ji's Golden Pavilion shimmers over its pond, and Kiyomizu-dera's wooden stage juts from the hillside above the city. The rock garden of Ryoan-ji and the mossy grounds of Ginkaku-ji invite quiet contemplation.
Top-ranked sights in Kyoto: Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha), Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion), Kiyomizu-dera Temple.
Special offers in Kyoto
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