Tea ceremony experience in Japan

• Age 1～Age 70
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 07:30

Escape the hustle and bustle of Tokyo and enjoy a tranquil day trip to Mt. Fuji with a knowledgeable guide. This adventure includes a visit to Lake Kawaguchi, the Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway, and the picturesque Oshino Hakkai. Meet your guide and head to Lawson Convenience Store at Lake Kawaguchi, an Instagram-famous spot near Mt. Fuji. Here, capture the unique beauty of Mt. Fuji and enjoy a complimentary drink. To make your trip even more enriching, enjoy a matcha experience. Learn how to make matcha from a local instructor, taste fresh matcha, and experience authentic Japanese culture. After the matcha experience, take a leisurely stroll along the shores of Lake Kawaguchi. Record beautiful moments of Mt. Fuji with photos! Lake Kawaguchi is a vast lake located at an altitude of 830 meters and covers an area of 5.7 square kilometers. The indented shoreline of the lake offers many great spots to view Mt. Fuji, and on a windless day, you must see the beautiful "upside-down Fuji" reflected in the lake! Board the Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway and enjoy the majestic view from the observation deck at 1,075 meters. On a clear day, you can enjoy a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi, and maybe even see all the way to the Southern Alps. Explore Oshino Hakkai, a region between Lake Yamanaka and Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture. This charming region is known for its eight pure springs that stand out against the backdrop of Mt. Fuji. Finally, with your mind and camera full of beautiful memories, follow your guide on the journey back to Tokyo. ~Schedule~7:00 Pick up at your hotel in Tokyo's 12 wards (transport to hotel/private inn)10:30 Kawaguchiko Lawson convenience store11:00 Matcha experience12:20 Kachikachiyama Panorama Ropeway14:20 Oshino Hakkai15:20 Return journey17:40 End of schedule (Guests on the course that includes a hotel/private inn should wait for the shuttle bus. When the shuttle bus arrives, it will take you back to your hotel/private inn and the tour will end.)

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• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 1～Age 70
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 08:00 / 08:30

Escape the hustle and bustle of Tokyo and enjoy a tranquil day trip to Mt. Fuji with a knowledgeable guide. This adventure includes a visit to Lake Kawaguchi, the Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway, and the picturesque Oshino Hakkai. Meet your guide and head to Lawson Convenience Store at Lake Kawaguchi, an Instagram-famous spot near Mt. Fuji. Here, capture the unique beauty of Mt. Fuji and enjoy a complimentary drink. To make your trip even more enriching, enjoy a matcha experience. Learn how to make matcha from a local instructor, taste fresh matcha, and experience authentic Japanese culture. After the matcha experience, take a leisurely stroll along the shores of Lake Kawaguchi. Record beautiful moments of Mt. Fuji with photos! Lake Kawaguchi is a vast lake located at an altitude of 830 meters and covers an area of ​​5.7 square kilometers. The indented shoreline of the lake offers many great spots to view Mt. Fuji, and on a windless day, you must see the beautiful "upside-down Fuji" reflected in the lake! Board the Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway and enjoy the majestic view from the observation deck at 1,075 meters. On a clear day, you'll enjoy a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi, and maybe even see all the way to the Southern Alps. Explore the Oshino Hakkai, a region between Lake Yamanaka and Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture. This charming region is known for its eight clear springs that stand out against the backdrop of Mt. Fuji. Finally, with your mind and camera full of beautiful memories, follow your guide and make your way back to Tokyo. ~Schedule for the day~8:00 JR Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Exit8:30 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Shinjuku West Exit Branch10:30 Kawaguchiko Lawson Convenience Store11:00 Matcha Experience12:20 Kachikachi Mountain Panoramic Ropeway14:20 Oshino Hakkai15:20 Head home17:40 End of the itinerary (JR Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Exit, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Shinjuku West Exit)

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• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 7～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

The Daigokuden has been restored to its large appearance in the capital of Nara Year and the ruins of the central palace [Heijo Palace]. If you go northwest from the Taikyokuden, you will find "Cafe Kyoan". Experience the tea ceremony here and explore the various tea rooms. First of all, decide the seating order of the customer. If there are four people, it will be a regular customer, a second customer, a third customer, and a last customer. When you enter the tea room, you will be given a signal by a gong. After that, you will enter the room after cleaning your hands and mouth with the Tsukubai in front of the tea room. The entrance of the tea room is less than 1m square! Enter one by one from the regular customer to the last customer through the entrance (small rectangular entrance). The tea room is a different space. First, you will see (appreciate) tea utensils (everything has a name and meaning) such as hanging scrolls, and then sit down at your own seat. The owner (the person who makes tea according to the fixed method <pointing>) comes into the tea room with tools. The tea party is about to begin! During the tea ceremony, the instructor will teach you how to do it in the tea room. At the end of the ceremony, there is a <seeing> of the light tea bowl (Natsume) and chashaku (Chashaku) used by the host. You will be asked to place the tools in front of you in order from the regular customers. The way of <seeing> is surprisingly careful to handle the tools! This may also be my first experience. Let's listen to the "sound" in the tea room! The sound of boiling water, the sound of pouring and rinsing the cassotte and chasen water, and the indescribable impression! At the end of the tea ceremony, as well as when entering the room, after seeing the tools in the tea room, we will leave from the regular customers through the entrance. I'm used to returning home, so it may be easier to get out! Thank you for your hard work! Originally, it is not possible to take pictures in the tea room, but there is a shooting time after the end. There is no doubt that it will look good on Instagram, as it is in front of you, as a customer!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

This is a course where you can participate as a customer in a tea ceremony in which the owner of this hermit is in a full-scale tea room. Enjoy the tea party while watching the gift! You can fully learn the basic manners such as walking in the tea room and drinking tea ♪

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

In the tea room (table and chair seats), this is a course where you can participate as a customer in a tea ceremony held by the owner of our hermitage and learn about the tea ceremony. Enjoy the tea party while watching the itadakimasu. It is recommended because you can easily learn the tea ceremony without sitting upright ♪

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

This is a course where you can participate as a customer in a tea ceremony in which the owner of this hermit is in a full-scale tea room. Enjoy the tea party while watching the gift! You can fully learn the basic manners such as walking in the tea room and drinking tea ♪

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

Would you like to experience matcha at Ochadokoro Sanwa? Our matcha experience is not a tea ceremony, but is based on the concept of "enjoying matcha deliciously" that is unique to a tea shop. This experience is aimed at those who have never tried matcha before, those with small children, and those participating alone, and is aimed at those who can casually try matcha. ~Experience flow~① We will explain the tea utensils set on the tray. ② Pour hot water from the kettle and sift the matcha using a sieve while the tea bowl is warming. ③ Put the matcha into the tea bowl. ④ We will explain how to hold the tea whisk, and you will actually make matcha with the staff. ⑤ We will bring you our proud matcha fresh cream daifuku, so you can eat it with matcha. When you leave, you will take home a small souvenir such as a sweet made with matcha.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:30 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 15:30

We will make seasonal Kyoto sweets using traditional tools. Enjoy the finished Kyoto sweets with your own matcha tea. The rest can be put in a small box of Japanese sweets and taken home. ① Nerikiri work 3-kozukuri plan about 70 minutes ② Nerikiri work 4-kozukuri plan about 80 minutes

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

While being instructed by the staff, they make their own matcha using formal tea utensils (chasen, chashaku, natsume, bowl). The instructor will carefully teach you how to make delicious matcha. If you use a chasen to make a lot of bubbles and then make the bubbles finer, you will get a very delicious matcha. A little trick is needed-let's learn about it from the instructor!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 / 17:30

At the "Ninshu Ware Gallery & Matcha Shop," produced by a pottery maker that purveyors the world heritage site Ninnaji Temple in Kyoto, you can experience a pottery landscape modeled after a dry landscape garden, and enjoy matcha tea from Ippodo and Japanese sweets from Senbon Gyokujuken. This is a plan that you can enjoy. At our store, which is a renovated Kyoto townhouse built over 100 years ago, you can easily experience Kyoto culture such as Kyoto's handmade pottery, Kyoto townhouses, matcha and Japanese sweets, and Karesansui.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:30 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 15:45

“Nama Yatsuhashi” is a Kyoto confectionery that represents Kyoto. Challenge yourself by making the dough for three types of raw yatsuhashi: bean paste, matcha, and roasted chestnuts. The finished product is a souvenir.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 2～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:05 / 11:35 / 14:05 / 16:35 / 19:05

From one person to a group, you can casually experience tea ceremony. It is also recommended as a relaxing break during sightseeing! [Welcome to the wonderful world of tea!] In the tea ceremony experience, after a brief lecture, you will make matcha yourself and enjoy it casually. You can also take photos! How about a cup of matcha between sightseeing or on your way home from work? Experience tea at An and enjoy Japanese culture!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups