Calligraphy and Matcha Tea Ceremony

5.0 (22 reviews) Tokyo, Japan
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Duration1h 30m
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

The activity is located in a quiet residential district just 4 minutes away by train from Shibuya Station in Tokyo. The house you'll enter has a dry garden and traditional interior, exuding the perfect ambience for tea ceremony and calligraphy experiences.

At the start of the workshop you will put a jinbei (traditional light clothing) on and will first practice grinding solid ink and basic brush strokes. When you're confident enough to write the Japanese kanji character of your choice, you will choose between applying calligraphy art on a kakejiku hanging scroll or a wooden plate in the shape of a votive tablet or a mini paddle for Japanese hanetsuki (a type of badminton game). Take the piece of art with you as a memory from the calligraphy workshop.

The activity will continue with a tea ceremony in which the instructor will prepare matcha green tea in front of you using traditional tea utensils. You will learn the etiquette of drinking tea and will enjoy seasonal wagashi sweets.

Options

Calligraphy on Hanging Scroll and Matcha Tea Ceremony in Tokyo
Premium 120-min experience

Whisking your own matcha tea: In addition to calligraphy and tea ceremony experiences, you can also experience making your own matcha tea.
Namagashi fresh sweets: To provide the namagashi, reservations must be made at least two days in advance.

What's included

  • Matcha green tea
  • Jinbei rental, kakejiku hanging scroll or wooden plate
  • Japanese wagashi sweets

What to expect

This is a combined calligraphy and tea ceremony experience inside an old house with traditional tatami rooms in the center of Tokyo. You will learn the art of writing Japanese kanji characters with a real ink and brush over Japanese washi paper, and take home your writing attached to a beautiful hanging scroll (kakejiku). The tea ceremony is held at a traditional tatami around an irori sunken hearth. You will taste Japanese sweets together with a cup of matcha that the instructor will prepare in front of you. As an add-on option, you will be able to whisk matcha yourself and make your own cup of green tea. Select "premium" for whisking your own matcha experience.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

You will find our location down a small alley on your right-hand side when coming from Ikenoue Station. We have a red signboard on the street to help you locate us.

End point

You will find our location down a small alley on your right-hand side when coming from Ikenoue Station. We have a red signboard on the street to help you locate us.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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