Tea Ceremony Experience (Nara)

Amazing experience. It was a 20 min taxi or 40 min train from Nara Park we went with a taxi for about $30 AUD. The experience is held at Haroni Kissako-An’s (Tea Ceremony Master) house. He was very welcoming and showed us all the correct steps for a tea ceremony. He was strict with how we performed the steps but was light hearted and made the experience fun and enjoyable. I will highly recommend this experience to others as myself and 3 others really enjoyed ourselves.

Our host welcomed us into their tea room. They explained all the elements and tools of the ceremony in perfect English. We also learned a few Japanese words and discovered a typical sweet treat. We learned a lot about the meaning of the bowls and the purification of the tools. It was a very emotional and meaningful experience that we thoroughly enjoyed discovering. We would love to do it again! Thank you to our host for their kindness and thoughtfulness.

We had such a wonderful time at the tea ceremony! Our tea master was delightful, the tea and sweets he gave us were delicious, and he truly enhanced our whole experience with his explanations of each step

this was an absolute blast! our host, a professor at the Naga university, was the sweetest host you could have, eager to explain every part of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. I was especially mesmerized by his tea whisking skills. The matcha also tasted great. If you have the time, definitely come here!

A very interesting experience! The host was kind and helpful. We arrived early, and he only made us wait 10 minutes while he tidied up and welcomed us, so we were actually ahead of schedule. Recommended!

We visited the tea ceremony location just outside of Nara Park. It's easily accessible by taxi (about 20 minutes from Nara Park) or train (about 40 minutes). The journey itself was a highlight for us, as we escaped the hustle and bustle of the tourist center and enjoyed the rural surroundings – it was incredibly refreshing. We were warmly welcomed upon arrival. The host was very patient, polite, and helpful. He explained all the steps in detail and guided us through the ceremony with great care. You can feel how important the tradition and authenticity of this experience are to him. For us, it was the most wonderful experience of our entire trip to Japan. We wholeheartedly recommend participating!

I couldn’t find the place. I navigated from the Klook app and it took me deep into a residential area off the Heijo station with no signage. I’m giving 5 stars because it could have been my error somehow but am reviewing so that the issue can perhaps be fixed?

Worth every cent. My son (18) and I (49) went, walked from the train station through the neighborhoods. The walk itself is nice. 45 years of tea ceremony experience shows, and his patience with us, and his English was *easily* good enough for the ceremony, our first. would definitely recommend to anyone.

Absolutely fantastic. The tea master spoke great English. He also did great to explain the entire ceremony, why he selected each cup etc. We had a blast and he was patient and made sure we got the ceremony accurate. Definitely worth the experience!

very interesting ceremony with a very good English speaking tea master. loved everything about this ceremony. beware that the location is not near Nara station or Nara parc so take your time to come over there on time. we didn’t and the taxidriver couldn’t find the location so we were late