Japanese Tea Tasting & Shochu Experience in Osaka
Overview
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1 hour 15 minutes
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Many tea experiences in Japan focus only on matcha and formal tea ceremony. This workshop explores a different side of Japanese tea culture—how tea is actually brewed and enjoyed in everyday life.
• Discover several styles of Japanese tea, not just matcha
• Brew tea like a master using tried-and-tested traditional techniques, a Japanese iron kettle, and locally sourced organic whole tea leaves
• Learn practical brewing skills you can easily recreate at home
• Compare how the same tea changes between the first and second infusion
• Experience a unique cultural twist: tea paired with Shochu, inspired by casual izakaya drinking culture
We hope the knowledge and experience from this workshop will deepen your appreciation for Japan—the Land of the Rising Sun.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
In this hands-on workshop, you will explore how Japanese tea is brewed and enjoyed in everyday life. Guests will taste several classic Japanese teas including sencha, hojicha, genmaicha, and matcha. Using a traditional kyusu teapot, you will learn practical brewing techniques such as water temperature, leaf quantity, and how flavor changes between the first and second infusion. After brewing and tasting the teas yourself, you will discover how tea is part of daily life in Japan—from relaxing at home to enjoying tea in casual izakaya bars. Finally, guests will experience how tea can be paired with shochu, a traditional Japanese spirit, in a style known as “tea-wari.” This relaxed and interactive experience focuses on practical skills so you can confidently brew Japanese tea even after returning home.
Sample Menu
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Japanese Tea Tasting
Taste several Japanese teas including Sencha, Hojicha, Genmaicha, Wakoucha, and Matcha.
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Japanese Tea Brewing
Learn how to brew Japanese tea using a traditional kyusu teapot. Practice techniques such as water temperature, leaf quantity, and multiple infusions.
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Tea & Shochu Pairing
Experience how tea is sometimes enjoyed with Shochu in casual Japanese drinking culture. Guests may try a simple “tea-wari” style pairing.
What‘s Included
Traditional Japanese Sweets
One Tea Cocktail
Tea Samples and Recipes
Five Different Kinds of Tea and One Tea Drink
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Japanese Tea Tasting & Shochu Experience in Osaka
Reviews
19 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A wonderfully authentic...
Levi P,May 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00A wonderfully authentic experience with an incredibly genuine, knowledgeable, and funny host. We learned so much at this workshop, it really was a highlight of our honeymoon trip to Japan. One of the most memorable experiences in Japan that we had! Thank you, Ko, for treaching us about the intricacies and beauty of tea!
Best Experience Ever
Karan L,Oct 1, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Ko was an amazing host with an impressive knowledge of Japanese tea and mixology. If you have an interest in tea, Ko will elevate your knowledge to the next level. You can tell he is an extremely passionate person when it comes to tea and this is only bolstered by his friendly personality. During our time with Ko, we learned a lot about the history of tea as well as how to properly brew a variety of Japanese teas. This was then taken to the next level as Ko walked us through making both alcoholic and non-alcoholic mixed drinks with tea. Everything tastes amazing and we were able to take notes so that we could recreate these drinks at home. I highly recommend the experience and would definitely go again in order to learn more about the intricacies of tea and how to utilize them in your home bar.
An absolute must try experience for all tea lovers!!!
AakashKalwint,Apr 29, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00What an amazing experience it was! Ko knows so much about tea and was amazing while explaining it to us! We were lucky that it was almost a private class for us as it was just me and my wife for the class! I can’t recommend this enough! All five kinds of tea, were amazing and I might try order the green tea from him back home! The cherry in the cake was the tea cocktails and my favorite matcha latte recipe he shared with us! Oh it’s going to be so hard to like and find this good a tea now!!!
It’s more than just tea
David M,Mar 18, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Such a wonderful experience with Ko. This combined both the traditional tea making experience, as well as a history and culinary lesson. Not to mention mixology! Plus, it’s hands on! You may find yourself searching for loose leaf tea and tea making sets.
Fun afternoon. Tea - Cooktails 👍🏻🍹
Georgie C,Mar 3, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Fabulous afternoon learning and tasting Japanese tea. The correct way to hold a teapot. Then making cocktails out of tea was so much fun and delicious 😋
Fun and interesting
Marion W,Feb 17, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00It was very interesting and fun: First, Ko explained a lot about the history of tea, then we got hands on experience, showing also some intricate details of tea making (not only timing etc., but also how to hold a tea pot correctly, and why) in a kind way. In the end, we got some really neat tea cocktail including recipe!
Tasty teA
Natalie A,Oct 29, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Very knowledgeable on tea and a really relaxing environment. If you like tea, would definitely recommend.
Uncle Iroh would be PROUD
I807AAlisan,Sep 24, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was such a fun and educational experience. We learned and made so many different types of tea and I left with such a greater sense of appreciation for the art of it. I STRONGLY recommend checking this out!!! Ko is the ultimate tea master!!
Best activity I tried in my 18 day visit to Japan
Kersey H,Sep 24, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00It is difficult to explain how amazing this experience was. Ko was an incredible teacher and very kind. His passion was infectious and heartwarming. My partner and I were enthralled as he led us through the process of properly making tea and his philosophy around the ceremony. If you are a fan of real tea, or have an interest in community building, this is the place for you. My partner and I were up all night thinking about it. One thing in particular he said stuck out to me, "The act of drinking tea is a beautiful rebellion." Simply the act of sitting down and preparing a lovely cup of tea for yourself and allowing yourself to relax and slow down flies in the face of the fast paced lifestyle everyone wants you to participate in. What a lovely sentiment from an amazing experience.
A great discovery
O1868MYannaf,Sep 8, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a great 2 hours, learning and tasting the different types of Japanese tea and how to prepare them. Then we prepared a drink from the menu together, it was delicious, as delicious as a dessert. At the end I was able to choose a cocktail based on my favorite tea that he prepared for me: it was very good. It was a great experience, adjustable and flexible according to your taste and preference, without forgetting the little samples of tea offered at the end to share all this with our loved ones when we return! I highly recommend. Little extra: the activity takes place in a charming little area of Tokyo, quiet and very different from the usually very touristy areas, with a few second-hand clothes shops nearby. THANKS !
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