Kyoto Tea Ceremony & Calligraphy in a 150-Year-Old Machiya - Kamogawa River View

Experience an authentic tea ceremony
in a 150-year-old Kyoto machiya

In a historic Kyoto machiya with views of the Kamogawa River, learn the authentic tea ceremony with the guidance of an instructor. Along with the tea ceremony lesson, you can taste Uji matcha and traditional Japanese sweets. You can also purchase the same premium Uji matcha used in the ceremony (limited to 1 per group).

Write your own piece in traditional Japanese calligraphy

Learn traditional Japanese calligraphy in a kyomachiya that is over 150 years old. Write with a brush on washi (Japanese paper) and take your finished work home as a souvenir of your trip to Kyoto.

Take photos in a haori with the machiya and river as a backdrop

Wear a haori, a kimono-style jacket, free of charge during the experience. After the session, feel free to take commemorative photos inside the historic townhouse and with the Kamogawa River in the background.

※ The tea ceremony lesson and sweets are included only in the tea ceremony and package options, and the calligraphy lesson and washi only in the calligraphy workshop and package options.