Cerimônia tradicional do chá em Quioto (1,5 horas)

Randy was thorough in his teaching and knowledge on both the informal and formal tea ceremony. His light humor and serious demeanor gave such a wonderful impression and really demonstrated how important the experience of the tea ceremony is to him. I cannot recommend him enough! My partner and I rented kimono prior to going and it really made the experience feel complete and special. if you get there early you can purchase sweets and tea to drink while you wait from the main tea shop (I recommend the cheesecake!).

The time flew by. Although it's not a 100% formal tea ceremony, which would be impossible, you can get an idea of it. The gestures and movements were indeed very zen, and I left the ceremony in a relaxed, attentive state.

Una experiencia muy buena y excelente para los turistas y para aquellos muy interesados en aprender las formas de la ceremonia tradicional del té. Recomiendo encarecidamente esta experiencia para aquellos interesados en aprender las culturas de Japón.

とても楽しくて、とても興味深かったです。おそらく、ほとんどの人が参加する茶道とは違うでしょう。多くの歴史と伝統に関する情報を得ることができました。その後、大茶匠が抹茶の点て方を教えてくださり、そのアシスタントを務めました。大茶匠はとても楽しくて、エンターテイナーでした。英語と日本語の両方で点てるのを見ることができて、それも本当に興味深かったです。強くお勧めします！

Randy is VERY knowledgeable, and has lived in parts of Asia for decades. His good understanding of tea ceremony AND a good grasp of tea in different cultures made the conversation and learning ever so enriching. While having a Japanese tea master might appear to be more authentic, I have no regrets going with Randy because my first language is English, and this helped me to ask questions about all the nuances in Japanese tea ceremony. What impressed me most is the well water being used in the tea ceremony, the highest grade and so difficult to find in the modern era. Randy is one of the rare people you can find that actually has access to resources to show the respect that tea ceremony deserves. You can just tell the man has a passion for tea ceremony, for tea, and is doing this to share his knowledge.

We were so lucky to have a very comprehensive tea session with the Tea Master, a wonderful guy with a sense of humor and certainly knowledgeable!

Extremamente gentil, divertido e experiente. Vale muito a pena a experiência do chá. Recomendo muito reservar com ran Hotei!

Muy educativo. ¡Pero a la vez muy divertido! Pasamos un tiempo increíble. ¡Valió totalmente la pena!

A very informative and interesting experience! Sensei was great and very knowledgeable at the different types of tea ceremonies. Worth the visit!

Randy is very knowledgeable and interesting. He was also super nice- my wife and I came a day early for our appointment by accident and he accommodated us very graciously. He communicated the spiritual power of the tea ceremony and also makes a great cup of matcha! We both got to make a cup as well,