Experience a Tea Ceremony & Japanese Garden
Joined 2017
In this tour, I take you to my favorite Japanese Garden; Koishikawa Korakuen created in 1629. This beautiful garden represents 4 different sceneries; river, mountain, countryside, ocean as you walk around the central pond. After that we move to the place for tea ceremony. Tea master prepares tea by highly stylized manner called 'Temae'. You enjoy Japanese sweet and tea in a very settled atmosphere. You will learn the the history of tea ceremony, experience Japanese aesthetics influenced by Zen.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel or at any convenient place in central Tokyo.
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden (Japanese Garden)
Visit tea house and experience tea ceremony. Viewing tea house, stylized movement of tea making procedure and tea utensils
Tasting Japanese green tea and seasonal sweets
Ending Point
At your hotel or the station
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee, hotel pick-up in Tokyo
Transportation fee for the guide.
Transportation fee: About 1000yen /per person.
Fee for tea ceremony: please pay directly to a tea house (bet 3000 JPY - 5000 JPY/per person (depends on an availability of the tea house).
Entrance fee for Koishikawa Korakuen Garden. 300 JPY/per person.
Tour Important Information
Please wear comfortable shoes to walk.
Also bring white socks (Tea room is considered a place of purity).
I reserve a tea house where professional tea master is running.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2017
About Tour Guide Hiromi Y.
Hi, I am Hiromi, a National licensed guide in English. I studied in England and U.S. during my 20s and 30s. I graduated college in NY. While I lived in overseas and experiencing different culture, I had chances to look at Japanese culture from the outside. And I realized its richness and uniqueness. Experiencing different culture was like discovering my own culture.
I live west part of Tokyo with my husband. Whenever we have time we like traveling. Also I have been practicing tea gathering (tea ceremony) about 10 years.
In Tokyo, there exist traditional culture as well as pop culture. There are so many places I would like to show you.
It’s my pleasure to introduce you exquisite part of Tokyo. Let’ enjoy exploring TOKYO with me! I’m looking forward to sharing memorable experience with you.
Reviews
Nick W.
“A lovely introduction to Tokyo”
Hiromi was a very helpful and informative guide. She customised our half-day tour to include sights that had been recommended to us, and gave us a wonderful introduction to Tokyo and Japanese culture. We would highly recommend Hiromi!
Hiromi Y.
Thank you very much for writing very nice review! It was sweet memory for me too, to see the cherry blossoms with kind and thoughtful couple. Thank you very much for taking my tour :)
Katherine L.
“Tea Ceremony”
Excellent tour guide very polite and spoke English well. The whole tour was relaxing and zen. The garden was lovely, the tea ceremony was very informative. We even got to participate in the tea ceremony. Thank you
Hiromi Y.
Hello,Katherine Thank you very much for writing very good review. 2 of you have very open minded to Japanese culture and I also enjoyed having very peaceful and relaxing time with you. Hope you come to Japan again! Thank you :)
Karen W.
“Experiencing the tea ceremony was very enjoyable and relaxing.”
Hiromi went above and beyond to provide a very interesting and enjoyable experience. She took care to make sure I was always comfortable. I highly recommend this tour!
Hiromi Y.
Thank you very much for writing very nice review. Eventhough it was a very hot day, your smile encouraged me to complete the tour. I really enjoyed the peaceful and confortable time we spent together. Thank you for being as my customer :)
$162/ per group
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