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Elegant Tea Ceremony While Wearing Kimono Experience in Kyoto

Location Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$53.41
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Overview

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.

The experience offers several options. This price includes:

Tea Ceremony
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Kimono experience included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.

When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Experience fees
  • Kimono experience

Meeting point
6 minutes from Hankyu Karasuma Station, 8 minutes from Hankyu Kawaramachi Station, and 8 minutes from Subway Shijo Station.
Return details
6 minutes from Hankyu Karasuma Station, 8 minutes from Hankyu Kawaramachi Station, and 8 minutes from Subway Shijo Station.

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.

  • 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.
  • All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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    Elegant Tea Ceremony While Wearing Kimono Experience in Kyoto

    Location Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
    $53.41
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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