Top Kyoto Coffee & Tea Tours

If you’re visiting Japan for the first time, receive a cultural introduction to the country during a tea ceremony in traditional kimonos. During the ceremony, you’ll learn about Japanese history and sample matcha green tea, a local speciality. Plus, wearing a traditional kimono means you’ll return from the experience with fantastic photographs to commemorate your time in Kyoto.

Experience the traditions of Japan with a 1- or 1.5-hour tea ceremony in Kyoto and learn the origins of this ancient practice. Choose from one of two different tea ceremony options, including a 1-hour session hosted in a machiya (typical wooden house) and a 1.5-hour ceremony complete with kimono dress. Your ceremony includes a guide, who will provide translation.

Go behind the scenes to experience one of Japan’s oldest living traditions with this hands-on tea ceremony, performed in a 300-year-old samurai house. Learn the ins and outs of the age-old cultural form, including how to brew the perfect cup of Matcha. Kimonos are available on-site, so you can dress the part.

Discover the beauty, art and ritual of the Japanese tea ceremony during this private workshop in Kyoto. Experience true ‘omotenashi’ (hospitality) during your visit to the Tea Ceremony Room of Ju-An, observing as your tea is methodically, painstakingly, boiled, poured and mixed with matcha powder using a bamboo whisk. Enjoy your warm drink accompanied by Japanese sweets as you learn about the intricacies of this timeless custom.

Get schooled in the movements and artistry of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony during this private, guided, 90-minute experience in Kyoto. Discover the history and utensils used in the tea ceremony, along with the history of green tea. Then observe the traditional boiling, pouring and preparing involved in the ceremony, led by a lecturer at Urasenke, one of the country’s most famous tea schools. You’ll also get the chance to try making your own powdered green tea and finish with a traditional Japanese lunch.

Learn the serene practice of traditional Japanese tea ceremony at a tea house near beautiful Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto. An experienced teacher leads you step by step through the ritual of preparing ceremonial tea. Experience a centuries-old practice, and enjoy matcha and sweets. Come away with a new perspective on Japanese culture.

Tea ceremony, temple spotting and transport by train: do all three on this tour of historic Uji from Kyoto. After traveling to the city by train, walk to iconic Ujibashi Bridge with a guide, passing through Nakanoshima Park, and stop at a Taihoan teahouse to enjoy the important business of taking tea. Before your return to Kyoto, visit Byōdō-in, Uji’s striking Buddhist temple, which dates to the Heian period, and hear about its history from your guide.

Experience the rare opportunity to step inside a traditional Kyoto machiya, a wooden Japanese townhouse, and immerse yourself in the uniquely Japanese culture of the tea ceremony. In a small group of no more than six people, learn the basic concepts and ideas of tea ceremony, as well as the required etiquette. Watch a demonstration of the way of tea, then make your own. Your instructor guides you in how to drink it and also serve you a traditional Japanese cake.

We meet in front of Apple store and enter the market from the west side.I show you the anecdotes of the market and my favorite shops, such as Uchida(Pickles), Marutsune(Fried Fish Paste), Uoriki(Pike Conger), Hiro(Wagyu), Aritsugu(Kitchen Knife),etc. Enjoy talking with the venders.Some shops freely give out food samples, you can try if there is a space in your stomach.The highlight of this tour is snack time. We have real warabimochi; a kind of Japanese confectionary made of bracken starch, with fresh kinako; toasted soybean powder. It has a jelly-like chewy texture and is especially popular during summer season.Our goal is Nishiki Tenmangu shrine at east end that gives us good luck for academic and business success. Let's visit together if you like.It is okay to stop by stores you care about or get back there after the tour.

Let's experience a traditional tea ceremony and walk around one of the World Heritage sites in Japan's old capital. You will do and see a lot of things that represents Kyoto's culture such as Tea Ceremony, Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto's local street food...etc. Here are some highlights of this tour.- An all-inclusive tour through the ancient towns of Kyoto, with an authentic tea ceremony experience.- Gain knowledge on Japanese religious culture such as praying methods at Kiyomizu-dera temple.- An exclusive tasting tour where you can sample local produce and products such as pickles and sweets.Let's enjoy the authentic Kyoto's attractions with a local guide ;)

A bright red tori walks along the many Fushimi-Inari Taisha hiking trails.In addition, you can eat "baked ice" and "Japanese sweets" in a beautiful old Kyoto house.It is highly recommended because it is not well known to tourists.You can eat while touching the culture of Kyoto!

Traditional wisdom handed down from generations to generations in the village of the kayabuki thatched house hamlet. You will visit a medicinal herb garden, which teaches traditional knowledge of ethno-medicine. Overnight in the hamlet and walking the village with a local guide lead you deep insight into Japanese rural life and culture.

Kyoto has been the capital of Japan for over 1,000 years.To the present, you can get in touch with many traditional cultures even outskirts of Kyoto city.In this tour, you will visit Fushimi Inari Taisha, one of the most popular tourist spots in Japan, and the Uji Byodo-in, whose figure is so beautiful and widely known as it is depicted in Japanese money. Uji is also famous for producing good Japanese tea. Finally, you will visit the major sake producing district and enjoy tasting some of the different types of Japanese sake.

This is exclusive walking tour with a Geisha during the day time.Meeting with geisha and walking down the Gosho-south area(Kiyamachi ～Teramachi ) with Geisha. You can do shopping with Geisha and taking photos with her.Then having tea at 100 years old Kyoto style house. You can ask Geisha for making tea for you. You will have a special experiences here. You can try on real Geisha’s formal Kimono, Geisha clogs and hair accessories. Geisha will help you to wear!