Tokyo: Tea Ceremony Experience with Seasonal Wagashi Sweets

5.0(4)1 hourEnglish, Spanish, French, Italian +16Tokyo, Japan

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Experience the depth of Japan’s tea culture at Ocharu Tea Ceremony, located just across from Tokyo University. In this 60-minute guided session, you’ll taste four distinct teas, enjoy seasonal sweets, and learn traditional tea-making techniques from an expert instructor.

Getting started

Arrive at the Ocharu Tea Ceremony Room and be welcomed with a cup of wakocha, Japan’s smooth black tea from Shizuoka, served with a tea cake. This sets the tone for your tasting journey through Japan’s most celebrated teas.

What to expect

A guided tasting and hands-on session that explores the flavour, art, and ceremony behind Japan’s finest teas.

Features

• Begin with wakocha and learn about the unique characteristics of Japanese black tea compared to its Western counterparts.

• Watch as your host brews Gyokuro sencha, Japan’s highest-grade green tea, and taste it alongside seasonal wagashi from Ougiya, a long-established confectioner known for pairing sweets with tea.

• Learn to whisk and prepare your own matcha using traditional utensils under expert supervision.

• End your session with a cup of Genmaicha, a comforting blend of sencha and roasted rice from Niigata Prefecture.

• Receive a certificate of completion and a group photo to commemorate your experience.

Make your own bowl of matcha under the guidance of an experienced tea master using traditional tools and utensils.
Taste a selection of rare Japanese teas, including wakocha, a smooth Japanese black tea, and Gyokuro sencha, Japan’s highest-grade green tea.
Savour seasonal wagashi sweets crafted by “Ougiya,” a long-established Kyoto confectioner renowned for its tea accompaniments.
End your session with a soothing cup of Genmaicha, a comforting blend of sencha and roasted rice.
Receive a certificate of completion and a group photo as keepsakes of your tea journey.

1-hour Tea Ceremony experience
Access to the Ocharu Tea Ceremony Room
Welcome tea and cake (wakocha and tea cake)
Gyokuro sencha tasting with seasonal wagashi
Hands-on matcha-making session with a tea master
A cup of Genmaicha, a blend of sencha & roasted rice.
Certificate of completion
Group photo

Meeting and pickup

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• Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.

• Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.

• Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.

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OCHARU, 6 Chome-2-10 Hongo, Bunkyo City, Tokyo
OCHARU, 6 Chome-2-10 Hongo, Bunkyo City, Tokyo, TOKYO, 113-0033, Japan
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End point

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This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Good to know

Pets are not allowed on this experience.
Children under the age of 7 years are not allowed to participate in this experience.
This experience is not accessible by wheelchairs and prams/strollers.

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