Sharing with you my experience when I availed the Tea Ceremony Class Experience in Kyoto via Klook.
Book yours here: Tea Ceremony Class Experience in Kyoto
Book yours here: Tea Ceremony Class Experience in Kyoto
Finding the location is easy.
You can follow the instructions on the voucher and input the address in Google Maps. We took the bus from Kyomizu-dera, btw. I forgot the bus number/ bus route but we alighted across the building.
I've been a matcha lover for more than a decade so experiencing a tea ceremony in Japan was a dream come true.
We didn't have a lot of time when we went to Kyoto so while there are three different "classes" to choose from, we only had the time for the shortest one which was the matcha making experience.
Most of the people we took the class with availed the package with Traditional Sweets Making so they were already there when we arrived. If I recall correctly, that class took 2 hours while the one we took was only about 30 minutes.
You'll join the group anyway so if you have enough time, getting the class with dessert making should be more worth the effort going here.
The teacher/ tea master explained the brief history of matcha, showed how it's stone-milled, and taught how to prepare and drink it the right way.
This is a classroom set-up so it's not a traditional tea ceremony per se but you get the gist of it.
This is a classroom set-up so it's not a traditional tea ceremony per se but you get the gist of it.
The sweet above is called Ohigashi.
Something you're supposed to eat first before drinking matcha to add sweetness to it.
Something you're supposed to eat first before drinking matcha to add sweetness to it.
Just had to have the experience certified. HAHAHA!
Watch the experience: Tea Ceremony in Youtube Shorts
You can add this option during Klook checkout if you want your certificate as well.
A traditional matcha ceremony for me. Someday. In Kyoto. Again.
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