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Greeting from OKAMI
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.
OUR SERVICE
Authentic place and experience
Tea Ceremony
Group session and Private session
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!
We only use hand-crafted bamboo tea whisks from Takayama, Japan and locally sourced Kyoto organic Matcha for tea ceremony,
Private session 10am, 6pm ¥6000/person
Group session 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm ¥3000/person
Reservations require a minimum of 2 people.
Kimono Rental
Real silk Kimono
Rental and sale
Authentic Silk Kimono and Yukata are available for sale and rentals. You may add ¥2000 to wear a kimono during the cultural experience in the samurai house or you may rent our kimono for taking photos 2 hours for ¥4000/ 1 day ¥8000/ 24 hours ¥10000, If you buy our secondhand kimono you may join our kimono lesson (1hour) to learn how to wear kimono for free. We could also visit your Hotel and dress you up with kimono and you may leave the kimono at the Hotel front desk.
SAKE TASTING
Japanese sake
and Whisky
Japan’s signature rice wine - sake, taste various flavors of Sake with snacks, and also learn about the history and the process of making Sake in Japan. Here you can discover the different types of sake with an amazing tasting experience,
You can also try 3 kinds of Japanese Whisky(Yamazaki, Hibiki, Yoichi ) for tasting ¥1500. Add ¥2000 for a kimono during your experience!
OKOTO
Japanese harp
Okoto is a traditional Japanese musical instrument with 13 strings. You could also call this a Japanese Harp laid horizontally. Here you will learn how to play it with the finger picks, even beginners will be able to play one song after one lesson. Add ¥2000 for a kimono during your experience! Reservations require a minimum of 2 people.
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. Participants can take home the flowers afterwards. Add ¥2000 for a kimono during your experience! Reservations require a minimum of 2 people.
Cooking
Class
Japanese cusine
Japanese dishes are tasty and actually much easier to make than you imagine!
Learn to make traditional Japanese cuisine like Kyoto Obanzai, Okonomiyaki, Iegi Sushi, Vegitarian cuisine( Shojin cuisine) etc, bring the cooking skills and enjoy your Japanese cuisine back home! Reservations require a minimum of 2 people.
Tea Ceremony
Chado (Chazen ichimi）茶禅一味
Experience the way of tea at the Samurai tea room
Tea Ceremony ¥3000 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,
Add ¥2000 for a kimono during your tea ceremony!
Private session 10am, 6pm ¥6000/person
Group session 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm ¥3000/person
Children age 6 ~12 the price is ¥2000/person
Children age 0~5 are not allowed to join the group session, please take the private session.
Authentic Kimono
Silk Kimono 2 hours / ¥4000
Authentic Silk Kimono and Yukata are available for sale and rentals. You may add ¥2000 to wear a kimono during the cultural experience in the samurai house or you may rent our kimono for taking photos 2 hours for ¥4000/ 1 day ¥8000/ 24 hours ¥10000, If you buy our secondhand kimono you may join our kimono lesson (1hour) to learn how to wear kimono for free. We could also visit your Hotel and dress you up with kimono and you may leave the kimono at the Hotel front desk.
Authentic Silk Kimono
2 hours ¥4000
1 day ¥8000 (return by 6pm)
24 hours ¥10000
5 hours kimono lesson ¥10000 (Saturday only)
( Ladies can also try on the Wedding kimono for photos!）
Kimono for Children
¥4000 (Kids can wear Shichi-Go-San Kimono)
Ninja
¥4000 (You can take picture with Ninjya stars)
Samurai
¥4000 (You can take picture with sword)
SPECIAL PLAN
LOVE IT!
Tea ceremony & Kimono Rental / 5000yen
Enjoy the traditional tea ceremony experience lesson with authentic silk kimono.
Please arrive 30 minutes before the tea ceremony experience. Ladies can also try on a Japanese wedding Kimono for free.
VIP Package Plan / 12000yen per person
Experience tea ceremony, authentic silk kimono rental, flower arrengement or Okoto, sake tasting 5 kinds, wedding kimono for woman, assist of photo shooting, fan tossing game.We will show you the Japanese traditional dance or Okoto Parformance.
120 minutes. Free gift of sake cup for everyone.
Need reservation 7 days before.
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8 minutes walk from Kyoto Station.
It is on Higashi Nakasuji Street. About 50M north from Shichijo Street