Tea ceremony by the tea master in Kyoto SHIUN AN
- 45 minutes
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The tea ceremony goes in a small group. The maximum number of people are 6 for each session.But during peak seasons, it will increase to a maximum of 8 people. Experience an authentic tea ceremony, which is near the Zen buddhist monastery Daitoku-ji Temple in Kyoto. Daitoku-ji had many famous priest graduates in the history and has a close relationship with tea ceremony culture which has given a major influence to Japanese culture. We are also not far from the World Cultural Heritage site, the Golden Pavilion Temple. (Kinkaku-ji)It's only four stops away by bus. You’ll be provided with a tea container, tea bowl, tea scoops and whisks, and instruction on how to make matcha. You’ll also enjoy two bowls of matcha and two kinds of Japanese sweets. Tea ceremony is a learned experience, and it leads to enlightenment, similar to Zen’s understanding of realizing the truth through self-discovery.
Inclusions
What's included
- matcha tea and Japanese sweets
- Tea bowls, tea containers, tea scoops and tea whisks
- White socks and fold fan
What's not
- Pickups and drop-offs.
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
- Meet at the entrance of the tea room. The route to our tea room: Take city bus No.206/No.6 from Kyoto station. Take city bus No.46 from Gion/Heian Jingu Shrine /Shijo Kawaramachi. Take city bus No.59 from Kyoto Imperial Palace/Kinkakuji Temple. Get off at Kenryuko-mae station and walk 3 minutes.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 6 travellers
- Operated by
- SHIUN AN
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Please let us know if you have any food allergies
How it compares in Kyoto
- Its from-price is 72% below the median of the 1713 experiences we list in Kyoto.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 208 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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