Private Tour
Private Tea Ceremony and Sake Tasting in Kyoto Samurai House
Overview
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50 minutes
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Become truly immersed in traditional Japanese culture as you and your party members will enjoy the entire 300-year old historic property to yourselves. We serve organic matcha locally sourced from Kyoto, Uji in a traditional tea room. Enter into this space separate from the rush of life and truly experience the serenity of tea ceremony.
Adorn an authentic silk wedding Kimono or wield a Samurai Katana to commemorate your visit to Kyoto! You are welcome to take photos during your visit. You can even bring the experience home with you as we offer a large array of Matcha Chawan (Matcha Tea Bowl) and authentic silk Kimono for purchase. An experience like no other being the only Samurai house in Kyoto with such offerings.
We are able to offer this traditional space and still be very conveniently located only an 8 minute walk from Kyoto station, making this experience a seamless addition to your time in Kyoto.
Additional Info
体重120kg以上の人にはおすすめしません
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Tea ceremony in the authentic tea room in the 300 year old real samurai house. And sake tasting.
What To Expect
Private Tea Ceremony and Sake and Japanese whisky tasting in Kyoto Samurai House 1. Experience the way of tea in a historical and traditional tea room in a 300-year-old samurai house with an authentic Tea Ceremony. 2. Learn about how to enjoy the powered green tea (Matcha) in a ceremonial way 3. Try your hand at making your own matcha with a bamboo whisk or Sake (5 shots) OR Japanese whisky tasting (2 shots). Please choose one from these 3 options.( For guests over 20.) *We serve only the high grade organic Matcha locally sourced from Kyoto, Uji. *We only provide alcohol to guests over 20. For guests under over 20years old will be matcha whisking lesson after tea ceremony. 4. Taking Photogenic Photos with Samurai Swords (Katana) and wedding Kimono on top(Wedding kimono for lady only) *if you would like to wear kimono during the tea ceremony will take extra 30mins and extra cost, and its limited to one group here, for other time slot it’s exclusive plan for booking on our website. *All Reservation Minimum 2 people required* *If possible, please use the restroom before coming here. Since it is a 300-year-old samurai residence, there is only one old toilet.
Options
Tea ceremony and sake tasting in 300-year-old Kyoto samurai house
Tea ceremony with Kimono
Kimono rental: You can wear authentic silk Kimono and enjoy the tea ceremony and sake tasting. This is the option for tea ceremony.
Reviews
144 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great experience!! We...
Noelle S,
Jul 10, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great experience!! We thoroughly enjoyed the tea and dress up! My son had a great time too! The kimonos were stunning.
Must do experience!!
brittany d,
Jul 1, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great intimate tea ceremony experience. 10/10 recommend doing this. This was private and very informative, hand’s on experience, loved to see the traditional values and process of making matcha tea, recieving and learning about the culture. the sake tasting was also excellent with high quality liquor and even was offered whiskey tasting as well. It was fun to dress up in traditional kimono and samuri outfit. That was an unexpected bonus and he many took photos on personal camera for memories of a lifetime.
10/10! Highly recommend. The highlight of my trip!
Abby S,
Jun 25, 2025
- Viator
5.00The tea ceremony was beautiful and meditative. Such an incredible cultural experience that was definitely the highlight of our trip. The sake tasting afterwards was really great as well. We did the kimonos as well which I highly recommend! We loved that it was a private experience where you could relax, enjoy, and ask any questions you wanted. The hosts are amazing!
Yea ceremony and more
Michelle C,
Jun 11, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great tea ceremony experience. From explanation of ceremony, to the actual ceremony. Very informative and pleasant. After ceremony took pictures of ladies with kimono and husband with samurai swords. Then to the saki tasting, great explanation of the the different types. Would highly recommend!
Awesome experience where...
KittyP,
Jun 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00Awesome experience where you get an insight to Japanese culture and values. The hosts are lovely and we had a great time.
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