[Exclusive Discount] Kyoto Nishiki Oritsuruya Tea Ceremony & Calligraphy Experience (WAUG Exclusive)

Kyoto's Elegance Starts in a 100-Year-Old Machiya

If you're looking for the most elegant way to enjoy Kyoto's atmosphere, start your day at Nishiki Orizuruya. Experience the basic movements and etiquette of Japanese tea ceremony with a professional tea master in a historic Kyoto machiya that is over 100 years old while wearing a Kimono. Traditional wagashi sweets paired with matcha are also provided, so you can feel the seasons of Kyoto with your eyes and mouth.

It doesn't end here. Learn the basics of calligraphy using a brush and ink, and write your own commemorative piece by writing your chosen Chinese character directly on washi paper. We also recommend the gold leaf experience if you are with family or friends. The process of applying sparkling gold leaf is surprisingly fun, so you can take beautiful photos, and the result is perfect as a souvenir.

The experience is available as a tea ceremony alone, or you can combine tea ceremony with calligraphy, gold leaf, and Nishiki Market tours to create your own course that is easy to match to your schedule and taste.

Charming points of the experience 

✅Private traditional experience at Nishiki Orizuruya, a 100-year-old Kyoto Machiya

✅Kimono wearing for a true Kyoto experience, a photo-worthy course

✅Japanese tea ceremony experience with a professional tea master

✅Includes tasting of traditional wagashi sweets paired with matcha

✅Learn the basics of calligraphy with brush, ink, and washi paper + create your own work with the Chinese characters you want

✅Gold leaf experience option perfect for families and friends

✅Various option combinations such as Nishiki Market tour are possible, and you can choose according to your schedule

Information on available schedules

Tea Ceremony Experience
If you choose your favorite design from over 200 kimonos, the staff will help you wear it. Free hair styling services are also provided for women.
After preparing neatly in a kimono, the tea ceremony experience will be held at the tea house. The instructor will explain how to make tea and the basic movements of tea ceremony in English, and then you will have time to make matcha with a tea whisk. This is a special program where you can enjoy Japanese traditional sweets with matcha made by yourself in a traditional space that has been around for over 100 years.

Tea Ceremony & Calligraphy Experience
After selecting a kimono, we will help you wear it, and free hair styling services are also provided for women.
After enjoying a traditional tea ceremony at the tea house, you can enjoy a calligraphy experience where you choose your favorite Chinese character and write it directly with a brush and ink. All processes are guided in English by a professional instructor, so even beginners can participate without any burden.
This is a package where you can taste traditional sweets and matcha made by yourself in a space that has been carrying on tradition for over 100 years, and feel the atmosphere of Japan more deeply.

Nishiki Sightseeing & Tea Ceremony Experience
This course is a package that combines a tea ceremony experience + a walking tour of the Nishiki area. First, change into a kimono and enjoy a traditional tea ceremony, and then Orizuruya's professional staff will guide you on a walking tour in English.
You can walk around Kyoto's representative attractions such as Nishiki Market, known as Kyoto's kitchen, historic downtown streets, and friendly shrines, and you can vividly feel the charm of Kyoto through the history of each area and introductions to shops.