Kyoto Tea Ceremony in a Machiya Townhouse
An unhurried hour of temae with a practising tea teacher
From ¥9,800 / person (tax included)
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Experience Overview
A quiet room, a charcoal brazier and one bowl of matcha made properly in front of you. Your host has practised Urasenke tea for twenty-two years and explains each movement as she goes, so the hour is a lesson rather than a performance.
- A real tea room, not a hotel function space
- Whisk your own bowl
- Seasonal sweets from a 1910 confectioner
What's Included
Included
Matcha and seasonal wagashi
One bowl prepared for you and one you make yourself.
English-speaking tea teacher
Twenty-two years of Urasenke practice.
Tabi socks to borrow
The room is tatami; shoes come off at the door.
What You'll Do
30 min
A real tea room, not a hotel function space
The house is 130 years old and still has its original tokonoma alcove.
30 min
Whisk your own bowl
After watching the full temae you make a bowl yourself, with the teacher's hands on yours.
30 min
Seasonal sweets from a 1910 confectioner
Wagashi are ordered fresh each morning from Kagizen down the road.
Requirements
What to bring and prepare before you join.
Comfortable shoes
There is more standing than sitting.
Cash
Some small shops still do not take cards.
Meeting Point
Location
Gion-machi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto 605-0074, Japan
The wooden gate with a small noren curtain, opposite the koban
Nearest stations
Accessibility
Get in touch before booking if you have mobility needs — some of the route is on uneven ground and we can usually adapt it.
Your Host
Yuki Tanaka
About Yuki
Born and raised here, and still surprised by it. I started hosting because visitors kept asking me the same questions and I had better answers than the guidebooks did.
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From ¥9,800 / person (tax included)
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