A candlelit tea ceremony in a 100-year-old Kyoto townhouse.

Candlelight, not electric light. We turn the lamps off because in the dark you notice more — the sound of the water, the smell of the tea, the weight of the bowl. A 100-year-old townhouse, kept for most of its life by a traditional textile merchant in Kyoto. You sit in the rooms they used. Three rooms, moving from the bright front of the house into a tearoom lit only by candles, with the garden through the window. Seven guests at most, on the floor or in a chair — whichever you prefer, no explanation needed. Bowls chosen for the day and the season, some over two hundred years old, some by potters working today. Every piece is selected by our founder, a designer and antiques dealer, and your host will tell you what you're holding. Matcha grown in Uji, blended to the preference of a tea school's grand master, prepared by a host trained in one of Japan's historic schools of tea. Forty-five minutes. It is unhurried, with no etiquette you can get wrong.

Point de rendez-vous

The address is 〒602-0053 Kyoto, Kamigyo Ward, Nakaogawachō, 237 You can come to the address by bus or the subway. Nearest Station: 10 minutes on foot from Imadegawa Station (Kyoto City Subway)

Prise en charge

Tout le monde se retrouve au point de départ ; il n’y a pas de prise en charge.

Type de billet

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Taille du groupe

Jusqu’à 7 voyageurs

Opéré par

Taku Okamoto

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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