Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City in Tea ceremony experience

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

This plan involves visiting a traditional Japanese townhouse, a "machiya," and participating in a tea ceremony in Kyoto wearing traditional attire. First, upon arrival, you will be quickly dressed in a kimono made from genuine silk. You will then 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. Everyone can enjoy tea in either a tatami or hall, where you can sit in chairs. Feel free to take photos during your stay and fully experience Japanese culture.

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• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:30 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00

This is a tea ceremony experience held in Nijo, Kyoto. You will gain a deep understanding of the appeal of matcha, from its production areas to the finished product, and then have the opportunity to actually use matcha. After watching a video introducing the tea fields, you will briefly experience the process of turning tea leaves into matcha, and at the end, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the matcha you made yourself. While touching upon the basics of the tea ceremony, you will also learn modern ways of drinking and arranging the tea.

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• Age 12～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

Chotoku-ji Temple is the birthplace of Yamada Sohen, the founder of the Sohen School of Tea Ceremony in the early Edo period. Located west of the Imperial Palace in a quiet residential area, Chotoku-ji Temple, a Shinshu Otani school temple, offers a tranquil moment savored with all five senses. As a monk, Yamada Sohen cultivated Buddhist spirituality and aesthetic sensibilities early on at his birthplace, Chotoku-ji Temple. Later, he pursued the world of tea ceremony, embracing the spirit of Rikyu while pursuing a more introspective and spiritually charged "wabicha" style. This unconventional approach, focused on capturing the atmosphere and the spirit of the guest, remains a hallmark of the Sohen School. Experience the Muromachi culture of tea and incense arts at Chotoku-ji Temple. After the experience, enjoy a short moment of sutra copying or zazen meditation followed by a sermon from the head priest, allowing you to experience two hours of extraordinary relaxation in a tranquil setting.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

Chotoku-ji Temple is the birthplace of Yamada Sohen, the founder of the Sohen School of Tea Ceremony in the early Edo period. Located west of the Imperial Palace in a quiet residential area, Chotoku-ji Temple, a Shinshu Otani school temple, is a place where you can experience tranquil moments experienced with all five senses. As a monk, Yamada Sohen cultivated Buddhist spirituality and aesthetic sensibilities early on at his birthplace, Chotoku-ji Temple. He later entered the world of tea ceremony, embracing the spirit of Rikyu while pursuing a more introspective and spiritual style of "wabicha." This unconventional approach, which emphasizes the ambiance of the venue and the feelings of the guests, remains a hallmark of the Sohen School and continues to this day. Experience Muromachi tea and incense at Chotoku-ji Temple. Participate in tea contests, where participants listen to (taste) and distinguish the names of famous teas from the past, and horse-racing incense races, where participants listen to (smell) and compare aromas. If they match, they'll move their horses forward like in a game of backgammon. Experience a digest of old games using tea and incense used by the nobility, along with the spirit and etiquette that resides in them, and after a 150-minute experience of diving into Muromachi culture, you will experience an extraordinary experience in a tranquil space, where you will be able to harmonize both your body and mind with a short time of copying sutras or Zen meditation and a sermon by the head priest.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups