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An Authentic and Enriching Experience
Kyoto Samurai House is a samurai residence with over 300 years of history. It was the residence of the Mori family, who are the descendents of Mori Ranmaru, a servant of Oda Nobunaga. The Mori family lived in this house in order to protect the nearby temple of Nishi Honganji (World Heritage). The tea room of the house has both a tea garden and nijiriguchi (small crawl-in entrance), and remains as it was when the Mori family resided here.
Please enjoy the atmosphere of this historic samurai residence and experience the rich culture and traditions of Kyoto, offered in several different languages. Our aim is to not to provide a simple tourist experience, but to share with you an authentic and enriching slice of traditional Kyoto, provided with the kind of warm hospitality that makes you feel as if this samurai residence is that of a close Japanese friend.
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Authentic place and experience
Tea Ceremony
Private session only
Take part in a tea ceremony in our traditional Tea room of the 300-year-old samurai house. Learn about how to enjoy the green tea (Matcha) in a ceremonial way and try to make your own matcha with the bamboo whisk!
Private session only
Ikebana
Flower arrengement
Experience the Japanese art of flower arragement which dates back to 6th century. Learn about the fundamentals of Ikebana as well as the philosophy and the way to arrange fresh flowers in a traditional Japanese style.
Sake Tasting
Japanese sake
10 kinds
Japan’s signature rice wine - sake, taste various flavors of Sake.
Here you can discover the different types of sake with an amazing tasting experience.
4000yen for10 kinds of sake（40mins）
2000yen for 5 kinds of sake （20mins）
Tea Ceremony
Chado (Chazen ichimi）茶禅一味
Experience the way of tea at the Samurai tea room
Tea Ceremony ¥3500 per person
Take part in a tea ceremony in our historical and traditional Tea room of the 300-year-old samurai house. Learn about how to enjoy the green tea (Matcha) in a ceremonial way and try to make your own matcha with the bamboo whisk!
We only use hand-crafted bamboo tea whisks from Takayama, Japan and locally sourced Kyoto organic Matcha for tea ceremony,
Private session only
8 minutes walk from Kyoto Station.
It is on Higashi Nakasuji Street. About 50M north from Shichijo Street