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Wabi-Sabi Walking Tour with Kyoto Gion Tea Ceremony Experience

Location Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$81.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Japanese people think tea ceremony is not just drinking tea itself, is for feeling about the essential of the beauty in Japan. If they say "beauty", they think about the outlook beauty from something, but in the tea ceremony ,they appreciate the inside beauty from the nature. That's why you'll get to feel "Wabi-sabi" on this tour. Wabi-sabi is a traditional Japanese aesthetic concept that finds beauty in imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness. It is deeply rooted in Japanese culture and philosophy, particularly influenced by Zen Buddhism.

”Matcha” and ”Tea ceremony” are one of the most frequently heard words in Kyoto. So many tourists from oversees come to Kyoto to have experience tea ceremony and drinking real authentic matcha there. Your knowledgeable guide has deep knowledge about the tea ceremony and the background philosophy of it. The tea ceremony will take you on a walk through the centre of Kyoto to see, touch and feel the authentic utensils of it. Your guide will explain everything about the essentials of the tea ceremony, but the most unique part of this tour is letting you feel the essential about the word "Wabi-Sabi" by yourself.

After you feel the meaning of "Wabi-Sabi" throughout the tour, you'll never forget about this unique tea ceremony experience!

Guided tour
Duration: 3 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.

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  • Entrance fees
  • Drinks
  • Snacks

Meeting point
Gion Shijo Station, right outside of Exit 5, in front of Izumo no Okuni statue. A guide will be holding an orange signboard saying "Magical Trip Tour".

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    Wabi-Sabi Walking Tour with Kyoto Gion Tea Ceremony Experience

    Location Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
    $81.00
    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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