Kyoto: Tea Ceremony in a 150-Year-Old Silk Merchant's Home
- 1h 15m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
1. Explore a rare, 150-year-old former silk merchant's townhouse and private garden in historic Nishijin. 2. Whisk your own premium, practitioner-grade matcha on a rare, traditional Misonodana table. 3. Savor seasonal, plant-based Japanese sweets from Kyoto's finest confectioners. 4. Learn the deep meaning behind each ritual in clear English from a master with up to 40 years of training. 5. Take home simple, mindful techniques to recreate the calm of the tea ceremony in your everyday life.
Inclusions
What's included
- Live tea demonstration by a licensed master
- Guided tour of a 150-year-old former silk merchant's townhouse & garden
- Selection of premium, practitioner-grade top tea & your choice of artisan tea bowl
- Seasonal, plant-based Japanese sweets from Kyoto's finest artisan
- Deep insights into Kyoto's culture & Nishijin history, explained in clear English
- Hands-on matcha preparation using a rare, traditional Misonodana table
What's not
- Public transportation
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.9
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Ratings come from 36 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- - City Bus #203, 59 201, 5-minute walk from Imadegawa Jofukuji. - 19-minute walk from Exit 4 of Imadegawa Station (Subway Karasuma Line). - 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 7 travellers
- Operated by
- 聚らく JURAKU - Kyoto Cultural Hub
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
How it compares in Kyoto
- Its from-price is 60% below the median of the 1713 experiences we list in Kyoto.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 305 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.
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