Kyoto Tea Ceremony and Ikebana Private Two Experiences

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2 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

The biggest attraction is that you can experience two traditional cultures privately.
You'll discover traditional Japanese culture and learn techniques that can easily be repeated at home.
You can watch IKEBANA(flower arrangement) demonstration and Tea ceremony taking place in a Japandi-style alcove.
You'll get a hands-on training from licensed instructors.
You can deeply learn the sense of the seasons and the spirit of hospitality that we Japanese cherish.
Vegans are welcome. Let me know in advance if you have any dietary restrictions.

What's Included

We have all the tools, including the chasen used in the tea ceremony experience and the flower scissors used in the flower arrangement experience.
You can see the left and right Daimoji from the rooftop, so you can take a commemorative photo.
Enjoy Japanese sweets from a long-established store in Kyoto.
We use high quality matcha made from tea leaves from Uji.
We have chairs available, so you can participate without sitting upright.
You can make your own matcha if you wish.
You can participate in the tea ceremony demonstration as a guest.
You cannot take home the tools used in the tea ceremony or flower arrangement.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

When you arrive at the Kamigoryo Shrine, please look for a building with a bench. There are large and old paintings on the ceiling of the building. That is Ema-dokoro, the meeting place.
The most convenient route to Kamigoryo Shrine is Exit 1 of Kuramaguchi Subway Station.
If you are planning to meet here, let's first pray together! Then we will move and start tea Ceremony and Ikebana Private Two Experiences.
If you are unable to arrive at the meeting point at the start time, there will be a grace period of 30 minutes. However, the experience will be slightly different. We will try not to change the content that you can actually experience, but we will shorten the performance that we show as a model, or we will also hold a tea ceremony and IKEBANA performance at the same time. In any case, I would appreciate it if you could arrive on time.

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Meeting point

Activities would be held on the first floor of a four-story cream-colored building. At the entrance of the building, there is a purple line with our atelier name, and black bamboo and green bamboo are planted on the facade. Please use that as a landmark.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

In Japan, when welcoming guests, it is customary to arrange the facilities to reflect the seasons and enjoy the seasons with the guests. Through our experience, you will learn how to make IKEBANA work and matcha tea, the tips for coordinating and the spirit of Japanese hospitality.

You can experience two traditional cultures, IKEBANA(flower arranging) and tea ceremony.

First, please watch a IKEBANA(flower arrangement) performance and tea ceremony in a modern Japan-di style alcove, and then you can enjoy seasonal sweets and matcha tea.

While performances, we would talk about the flowers and the vessels that are arranged that day, and the sweets that accompanied the matcha.

And next, we will divide into two groups, one to learn how to make matcha, and the other to make IKEBANA work. You could take turns learning two traditional cultures.

After, we will move to the rooftop and take a commemorative photo with the left and right Daimoji.

We hope every experience would be a good memory of your trip.

The members who have obtained the certified teacher would teach in English with all their heart.

All staffs are looking forward to seeing you.

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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