Kyoto: Traditional Townhouse Tour, Kimono Experience and Tea Ceremony Experience
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Tomita-ya Museum of Nishijin Living: 697 Omiya-dori Sasaya-cho Sagaru Ishiyakushi-cho
- Take a tour inside a Kyoto townhouse, which has been registered as a registered tangible cultural property of Japan, and see its history and architecture.
- Take as many photos as you like wearing a silk kimono inside a machiya.
- At the tea ceremony experience, you can learn how to drink tea.
What to expect
Tomita-ya is a 140-year-old traditional Japanese townhouse that was registered as a national tangible cultural property in 1999. The building has two wells, three storehouses, six gardens, three tea ceremonies, and one Noh room. You can see the structure and history of the old Kyomachiya in Japan, and experience wearing a kimono and a tea ceremony.
In the kimono experience, you will wear a real silk kimono over your clothes.
courtyard
courtyard
In the tea ceremony experience, you can experience how to have tea while watching the tea ceremony in the ryurei seat or the Japanese-style room on the second floor.
You can experience Japanese sweets and how to drink tea.
Kimono experience
Noh room
Tomita outdoor photo
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Take as many photos as you like during your stay and fully enjoy Japanese culture.
The garden in front of the Noh room
A treasure house where gods reside
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