Tea ceremony experience in Japan

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

Using traditional tools, you will make seasonal Kyoto sweets. You will enjoy one of the finished sweets with the matcha tea that you prepared yourself. You can take the rest home in a small Japanese sweets box. ①Nerikiri craft 3-piece plan: Approximately 70 minutes ②Nerikiri craft 4-piece plan: Approximately 80 minutes [About supported languages] At our facility, reception and experience instruction are all in Japanese only. Please note that you will be given a textbook in the relevant language and instruction will be provided using a translation app and gestures.

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• For Groups

• 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. Try making three types of nama Yatsuhashi: bean paste, matcha, and roasted chestnut, starting from making the dough. Take the finished product as a souvenir. [About supported languages] Reception and experience instruction at our facility are only available in Japanese. Please note that you will be given a textbook in the relevant language and instruction will be provided using a translation app and gestures.

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• 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!

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• For Groups
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• 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.

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• 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!

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• 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 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 13:00

This plan includes visiting a traditional Japanese townhouse, "Machiya," and participating in a tea ceremony in Kyoto wearing traditional costumes. First, after arriving, you will be quickly dressed in a kimono made of real silk. After that, you will be guided around the townhouse built in the Meiji period. Enjoy tea while listening to an explanation about the tea ceremony in the tea room. There is a traditional four-and-a-half-tatami tea room and a standing seat where you can sit on a chair, so anyone can enjoy tea. Feel free to take photos during your stay and fully experience Japanese culture.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

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

"Otemae" is the formal way to prepare tea when entertaining guests at a tea ceremony. It's not just about preparing tea, but also about cleaning (wiping and washing) the tools you will be using in a set way and manner, and then preparing the tea in front of the guests. This plan allows anyone to experience the introductory lessons to the tea ceremony. ♪This experience is difficult for foreigners, so please avoid it.

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• 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.

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• In Door Activity

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

Schedule for the day: [08:00] ▼Pick up at your hotel in Tokyo's 12 wards (Pick up at your hotel or guesthouse) [08:30] ▼Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Shinjuku West Exit Branch - Meeting point [10:30] ▼Lake Kawaguchi Lawson Convenience Store [11:00] ▼Matcha Experience [12:20] ▼Kachi Kachiyama Panoramic Ropeway [14:20] ▼Oshino Hakkai [15:20] ▼Departure [17:40] ▼Pick up at your hotel in Tokyo's 12 wards (Pick up at your hotel or guesthouse) 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 Lake Kawaguchi Lawson Convenience Store, 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 your matcha experience, take a leisurely stroll around 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 covering an area of 5.7 square kilometers. The indented shoreline of the lake offers many great vantage points for viewing Mt. Fuji, and on a windless day, you must see the beautiful "upside-down Fuji" reflected in the lake! Take the Mt. Fuji Panorama Ropeway and enjoy the magnificent view from the observation deck at 1075 meters. On a clear day, you can see the magnificent view of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi, and maybe even the Southern Alps. Explore Oshino Hakkai, a seaside resort 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 filled with beautiful memories, follow your guide on the journey back to Tokyo. This is a shared tour and participants come from all over the world.

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• For Rainy Days
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• For Groups
• Spring Campaign Sale 2025

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

〜Schedule〜【08:00】▼JR Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Exit - Meeting place【08:30】▼Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Shinjuku West Exit Branch - Meeting place【10:30】▼Lawson convenience store in Kawaguchiko【11:00】▼Matcha experience【12:20】▼Kachikachiyama Panoramic Ropeway【14:20】▼Oshino Hakkai【15:20】▼Return【17:40】▼End of itinerary (JR Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Exit, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in Shinjuku West Exit)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 the Lawson convenience store in Kawaguchiko, 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 spiritually enriching, enjoy a matcha experience. Learn how to make matcha from a local instructor, taste fresh matcha, and experience authentic Japanese culture. After your matcha experience, take a leisurely stroll around 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 covering an area of 5.7 square kilometers. The indented shoreline of the lake offers many great vantage points for viewing Mt. Fuji, and on a windless day, you must see the beautiful "upside-down Fuji" reflected in the lake! Take the Mt. Fuji Panorama Ropeway and enjoy the magnificent view from the observation deck at 1075 meters. On a clear day, you can see the magnificent view of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi, and maybe even the Southern Alps. Explore Oshino Hakkai, a seaside resort 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 filled with beautiful memories, follow your guide on the journey back to Tokyo. This is a shared tour and participants come from all over the world.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• Spring Campaign Sale 2025

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

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 ♪

• 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

In a full-fledged tea room, a course for customers to participate in a tea ceremony held by the owner of our hermitage. Under the guidance of the staff, a set of courses where you can make matcha yourself. At the tea ceremony, you can enjoy the tea ceremony while watching the tea ceremony! After that, try making your own tea using tea utensils (chasen, chashaku, natsume, bowl). You can learn how to walk in the tea room, how to greet, basic tea ceremony, and how to make delicious matcha ♪

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