Tokyo: Tea Ceremony Experience with Seasonal Wagashi Sweets
Tokyo: Tea Ceremony Experience with Seasonal Wagashi Sweets
Duration: 1 hour (approx.)
1 hour (approx.)
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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
Wagashi sweet with matcha tea on a wooden tray, Japan.
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
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Begin with wakocha and learn about the unique characteristics of Japanese black tea compared to its Western counterparts.
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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.
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Learn to whisk and prepare your own matcha using traditional utensils under expert supervision.
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End your session with a cup of Genmaicha, a comforting blend of sencha and roasted rice from Niigata Prefecture.
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Receive a certificate of completion and a group photo to commemorate your experience.
Wagashi sweets with a bowl of matcha tea on a black tray.
Japanese wagashi confections on a white plate with chopsticks.
Wagashi sweet with matcha tea on a wooden tray, Japan.
Wagashi sweets with a bowl of matcha tea on a black tray.
Japanese wagashi confections on a white plate with chopsticks.
Hands crafting traditional Japanese wagashi sweets on a tray.
What's not allowed
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Pets are not allowed on this experience.
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Children under the age of 7 years are not allowed to participate in this experience.
Accessibility
- This experience is not accessible by wheelchairs and prams/strollers.
Wagashi sweet on a plate with matcha tea in a cup on a wooden tray.
Japanese sweets assortment on a black plate for a private tea ceremony experience.
Hands crafting traditional Japanese wagashi sweets on a tray.
Wagashi sweet on a plate with matcha tea in a cup on a wooden tray.
Japanese sweets assortment on a black plate for a private tea ceremony experience.
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