Experience an authentic tea ceremony at "Taiseian" tea room in Nara

【OUTLINE】

You can experience a full-scale tea ceremony at this tea room, which was built in the late Edo period and closely related to Horyuji temple. The tea you can have in the tea room is exceptional. The historic tea room is furnished with hanging scrolls and vases, and the garden shows you scenery that changes with the seasons. You can participate alone, and you can experience the whole tea ceremony in less time than a standard ceremony. Since the tea room is right by Horyuji Temple, you can also enjoy taking a walk around the area.

【HIGHTLIGHTS】 

• You can enjoy authentic tea at a tea room with a history of 200 years! 
• You can experience nature, the quiet air, and the mesmerizing light of the garden. 
• You can have seasonal Japanese sweets to go with our delicious authentic matcha green tea. 
• Participants can enjoy their experience in complete privacy. 
• The owner is a famous fortuneteller who also appears on TV! He is good at love and luck fortunetelling and will surely guide you to a better future. (optional)
  

【SUCHEDULE】

Reception at Waikaru ⇒ Go to the tea room ⇒ Tea stand experience ⇒ Tasting of sweets and tea ⇒ Ends at the tea room

【DETAILS】

In the old tea room built in the late Edo period, you can enjoy authentic matcha green tea and sweets.
It is important to get a sense of the season in a Japanese tea ceremony, so you will enjoy the scenery of the garden and be served seasonal sweets.
It is also an entirely private experience, so you can sit back and relax.
Enjoy the Japanese tradition by participating in a tea ceremony. You can learn about the origin of the "spirit of hospitality'' of the Japanese people. The owner is also a fortune-teller who excels at love and luck fortune-telling (optional). We recommend that you experience our love and luck fortune-telling; it is bound to be a memorable experience!
About two hundred years ago, at the end of the Edo period, Taiseian was built at Horyuji Zenzouin by the great monk Kakugen of Horyuji Temple. It was subsequently relocated to its current location. According to the records of Horyuji Temple, Kakugen, who was familiar with the tea ceremony, sent letters to his fellow monks, invited them to enjoy tea at the tea room. Wouldn't you like a taste of green tea at such a historic tea room of Horyuji Temple?



■Schedule
① Lecture Sit up straight and learn the practice of green tea.
② Preparing Matcha Experience the preparation of matcha green tea.
③ Matcha Tasting with Seasonal Sweets You will enjoy the tea you have prepared with our seasonal sweets.
④ Wrapping up Learn the correct manners of ending a tea ceremony.

■ About the options
· Kimono rental (to enjoy the tea ceremony even more)
· Fortune telling by owner (15 minutes -)

【THINGS TO NOTE】 

• Time： 20-30 minutes

• Meeting Point：Nara Ikaruga Tourism Waikaru
  1 - 6 - 30, Horyuji-higashi, Ikaruga-machi, Ikoma-gun, Nara

• Access：
  Car: About 10 minutes by car from Nishinaga Expressway "Horyuji IC"
  Bus: About 4 minutes on foot from Nara Tsunodo ''Nakamiya Temple stop''
  Train: About 15 minutes on foot from "Horyuji Tram Station" on JR Kansai Main Line

• Support Language：Japanese, English (menu description is also available)

• Included ：Matcha tea and sweets

• Excluded：Socks

• Items to bring：In order to enter the tea room, please be sure to wear socks or "tabi".

• FreeWi-Fi：×

• Toilet：◯ 

• Other things to note：Please inform us in advance if you have food allergies, etc.

【CANCELLATION POLICY】

7 to 4 days before the tour date 40% of the tour price
3 to 2 days before the tour date 60% of the tour price
The day before the tour date, on the day of the tour 100% of the tour price
※Right after the online settlement is made, a cancellation fee of 10% will be incurred in case of cancellation.
※The cancellation fee includes handling charges.