Tokyo · TEA CEREMONY EXPERIENCES
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Forty-five minutes of deliberate quiet in a city that offers none. Here are Tokyo’s best tea ceremonies ranked — which include kimono dressing, which have a garden, which keep it strictly traditional — with prices and group sizes for each, so you can choose your room before you land.
60-minute Tokyo tea ceremony across from Tokyo University. Learn matcha, taste Gyokuro and Wakocha, enjoy Ougiya wagashi.
“It was really fun trying different teas and even the green tea beer at store on 1st floor. Getting to check out Tokyo university across street after an added bonus”
Small-group Chado tea ceremony workshop in Asakusa. Licensed training, koicha and usucha, matcha, sweets, tatami calm in 90 minutes.
“Great experience and very educational. Not too long as original tea ceremonies can last. First we watched a movie in the waiting room, then started the ceremony and tasting. In addition we tasted local sweets and had the opportunity to make our own tea.”
Private tea ceremony in Shibuya with EAST GREEN MATCHA 2% harvest organic matcha, wagashi sweets, and hands-on matcha making.
“Great location and freat guide. The tea room is so calm and relaxing and our guide was describing everything so well to tell us history about Matcha and how to make it and drink it properly. really enjoyed it”
Wear a simple kimono in Shinjuku, learn matcha basics, and make and sip your own bowl of matcha with tools, snacks, and tea etiquette.
“It was very warm atmosphere during whole workshop. We have known a bit about tea and kimono history. Had chance to wear casual kimono and learned how to do it properly. Now I know what the difference between green tea and nachtRead more”
Wasako tea ceremony in Asakusa: pick sweets and matcha bowls, watch the ritual, then whisk your own matcha in a traditional room.
“I came to Japan set on seeing a formal tea ceremony and was so happy to book the Tea Ceremony Experience. I chose to add the Kimono rental and I was pleased with the pink silk kimono-I felt so elegant! Ryouko, the tea master, and her assistant Akiko put all the parts of the kimono on for me-many layers and really fun to wear-perfect for a photo shoot! Ryouko is an awesome tea master; she explained the parts of the ceremony and encouraged me to video the steps. I learned so much and even made my own tea! All the utensils are so beautiful. I highly recommend this experience-and be…”
A relaxed, small-group Japanese tea ceremony in Asakusa where you whisk matcha, taste sweets, and learn tea etiquette without stress.
“This was so much fun! We loved the detailed history and explanation of all ceremony processes. So glad we did this.”
Small-group Shibuya tea ceremony with a tea master: matcha history, a 500-year ritual, nerikiri sweets, and making your own bowl.
“Very informative tea ceremony. Our host was very nice and polite. We loved every bit of this ceremony”
A 1-hour English tea ceremony near Tokyo’s Kamogawa Delta. Make matcha with Mari in a small group, plus sweets.
“Amazing!!! An absolute must do, we had such a fun experience. The host is so sweet, speaks english amazing and takes you through a real traditional tea ceremony!! We absolutely loved it”
Make seasonal nerikiri wagashi and grind Uji matcha at a Kyoto-style tea ceremony class in Tokyo, then enjoy what you made.
“I liked this activity. I have learned a new skill of making sweets using sweet bean paste. However, I could not remember the name of this technique. Would be good if the organisers wrote the name in the description of this activity.”
A 1-hour small-group tea lesson in Tokyo: wakocha, gyokuro sencha, matcha you whisk yourself, and genmaicha, plus a photo and certificate.
“Lovely informative activity, multiple cups of different teas and a small sweet compliments the teas.”
A relaxed, English-guided matcha lesson in Asakusa where you whisk, taste, and learn the meaning behind each step.
“it was and amazing experience. it was very informative and peaceful. 10/10 would recommend. Midori was an incredible guide. she is so Kind and cute ♥️”
Learn Japanese tea ceremony in a Yokohama private home on tatami, with seasonal wagashi, a rare charcoal step, and hands-on matcha for $52.71.
“It was great experience to learn Japanese tea celemony. We enjoyed this experience and conversations with the Kono Family. Recommend this trip to people whom love to learn culture and people's everything life”
Make seasonal wagashi in Tokyo: dried **ohigashi**, shaped **nerikiri**, and a casual matcha tea ceremony with single-origin matcha.
“It was a lovely experience! The instructor was very kind and knowledgeable, and also gave instructions in English which was very kind! I really recommend this experience. Thank you so much!”
Tokyo matcha tea ceremony: grind single-origin matcha, sip with Japanese sweets, and learn OTE-MAE etiquette in 30 minutes.
“The guide was very lovely when we had transportation issues that made us not arrive on time.”
Learn matcha and seasonal nerikiri in a small-group tea ceremony near Hakusan Station, guided in English for 1 hour.
“Privileged to be able to watch such a beautiful more about cultural importance. ceremony and learn”
