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Kyoto: Tea Ceremony in a 150-Year-Old Silk Merchant's Home

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10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is P 3,190 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 15m+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Whisk your own matcha using practitioner-only top-grade tea on a rare shelf
  • Savor seasonal, plant-based Japanese sweets from Kyoto’s finest confectioners
  • Tour a 150-year-old former silk merchant’s townhouse and garden in Kyoto
  • Learn the meaning behind each movement from a trained practitioner
  • Take home simple techniques to recreate the calm of a tea ceremony in your life

Activity location

    • Kyoto
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 日本、〒602-8446 京都府京都市上京区五辻通智恵光院西入五辻町８５−１ | Located next to Honryu-ji Temple, direclty across From Tori Iwarou, a well-known restaurant famous for its chicken and egg rice bowl.
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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Early Summer Zen: Tea Ceremony in a 150-Year-Old Machiya

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 15 minutes1h 15m
    1h 15m
  • English

This is our complete and most recommended tea ceremony experience. Includes formal tea preparation and machiya guided tour.

Price details
P 3,189.78 x 1 AdultP 3,189.78
Total
Price is P 3,189.78

Umami Extension: Dashi Masterclass (+30 min)

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 45 minutes1h 45m
    1h 45m
  • English

Continue your journey into Japanese flavor. In this session, you will taste and compare different types of broth the invisible foundation behind all Japanese cuisine. Using your freshly made dashi, you will prepare a bowl of authentic miso soup to enjoy.

Starting time: 13:00
Price details
P 4,317.48 x 1 AdultP 4,317.48
Total
Price is P 4,317.48
Until Mon, Jun 29

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tea experience by a practitioner with 16 years of training,
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Machiya & Kyoto cultural explanation,
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hands-on matcha preparation at a Misonodana tea shelf,
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Choice of tea bowl,
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Top-grade, practitioner-only matcha,
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Seasonal, plant-based Japanese sweets,
  • What's includedWhat's included
    English guidance,
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Small-group experience
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transportation

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs

What you can expect

✴︎ Limited Time Special: 15% OFF! (June 13 – July 13) ✴︎
“This is not a performance. It's an invitation into everyday Kyoto life.”
Step away from the busy streets and into a world that has remained unchanged for 150 years.

■ A Guided Tour of Living History
Before the ceremony, your host walks you through this 150-year-old former silk merchant's townhouse in Kyoto's historic Nishijin district. Discover its traditional architecture, the stories of the merchants who lived here, and the quiet philosophy embedded in every room.

■ A Warm, Family-Friendly Tea Ceremony
We welcome all generations, from solo travelers to families with young children (welcoming guests as young as 4!). Seated comfortably at a table, you will watch a live demonstration by a professional tea master with up to 40 years of training, explained in clear English.
Then, it's your turn! Using a rare Misonodana tea table, whisk your own matcha with premium practitioner-grade tea.

■ A Garden & Tea Room Changing with the Seasons
No two visits are ever the same. The garden, tea room, utensils, hanging scroll, and seasonal plant-based (vegan-friendly) sweets all change to reflect the time of year.

Spring — Soft blossoms and sakura-inspired sweets.
Summer — Cool shade and refreshing, light confections.
Autumn — Crimson leaves and rich, warming sweets.
Winter — A frost-touched garden and a quiet, glowing tea room.

Come back in a different season, and you will discover a completely different JURAKU.

                                  • About JURAKU

                                    A rare 150-year-old former silk merchant's townhouse in Kyoto's historic Nishijin district. By visiting us, you directly contribute to the preservation of this historic architecture and Kyoto's cultural heritage.

Location

Activity location

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    • Kyoto
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 日本、〒602-8446 京都府京都市上京区五辻通智恵光院西入五辻町８５−１ | Located next to Honryu-ji Temple, direclty across From Tori Iwarou, a well-known restaurant famous for its chicken and egg rice bowl.
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan