Elegant Tea Ceremony While Wearing Kimono Experience in Kyoto
Enjoy a cultural experience at Nishiki Orizuruya, a traditional tea house in Kyoto. All plans include kimono rental (with free hair styling for women) and are guided in English.
Tea Ceremony (90 min): Learn the art of Japanese tea in a peaceful tea room. Watch a demonstration, then prepare your own matcha using a bamboo whisk. Savor traditional sweets from a 100-year-old confectionery.
Tea Ceremony & Calligraphy: Combine the tea ceremony with Japanese calligraphy. After enjoying matcha and sweets, learn to write your favorite kanji using a brush and ink. A great chance to create a personal keepsake.
Tea Ceremony & Gold Leaf (130 min): After the tea ceremony, join a hands-on gold leaf workshop and decorate a small plate with high-purity gold leaf. Take home your handmade souvenir.
Tea Ceremony & Nishiki Tour(150 min): Join a tea ceremony, then explore Nishiki Market and the local area with an English-speaking guide. Discover Kyoto’s food culture, shrines, and historic shops.
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Tea Ceremony
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Kimono experience included
What's included in Elegant Tea Ceremony While Wearing Kimono Experience in Kyoto
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Enjoy an authentic cultural experience at Nishiki Orizuruya, a traditional tea room just a minute’s walk from Kyoto’s Nishiki Market. Begin by dressing in a beautiful kimono and participating in a formal Japanese tea ceremony led by a professional tea master. Savor seasonal wagashi (traditional sweets) paired with freshly prepared matcha. After the tea ceremony, choose one of the following cultural activities: - Calligraphy: Learn to use a brush and ink to create your own washi paper masterpiece. - Gold leaf art: Try applying delicate gold leaf in a fun, hands-on experience. - Nishiki walking tour: Explore Nishiki Market, known as “Kyoto’s Kitchen,” along with nearby local shrines and shopping streets. A perfect way to discover the elegance and depth of Kyoto’s traditional arts—all in one enriching experience.
Inclusions
- Kimono experience
- Experience fees
- 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
- Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your scheduled reservation time.
- Children aged 5 and above may join the tour. Please note there is no child discount.
- Expect potential crowding on weekends, holidays, and during special events.
- In case of severe weather or natural disasters (e.g., typhoon), the tour will be canceled and fully refunded.
- Guests are responsible for their own belongings; please take care of your valuables.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- 6 minutes from Hankyu Karasuma Station, 8 minutes from Hankyu Kawaramachi Station, and 8 minutes from Subway Shijo Station.
