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Greetings from OKAMI
An Authentic and Enriching Experience
Kyoto Samurai House, a 300-year-old samurai residence, once home to the esteemed Mori family, descendants of Mori Ranmaru, a devoted servant of Oda Nobunaga. The family resided here to safeguard the nearby Nishi Honganji temple, a revered World Heritage site. The tea room, complete with a tea garden and nijiriguchi (small crawl-in entrance), remains unaltered since the Mori family's occupancy.
Experience the rich culture and traditions of Kyoto at this historic samurai residence, offered in several languages. Our goal is not to provide a run-of-the-mill tourist experience, but to immerse you in an authentic and enriching slice of traditional Kyoto, complete with warm hospitality that will make you feel as though you are visiting the home of a close Japanese friend.
Private session
Tea ceremony
Enrich your life
Tea Ceremony
and Sake tasting
Experience the serenity of a traditional tea ceremony in our authentic tea room, located within a 300-year-old samurai house. Have a short meditation time(3mins) in the tea room and savor the taste of organic matcha (Powered green tea), prepared ceremoniously, and learn about how to make matcha with a bamboo whisk or taste up to 5 varieties of sake and 1shot of Japanese Whisky(Yamazaki or Hibiki or Yoichi). Age 6 to 12 kids are harf price, 6000 yen and they can do Origami experience. We accept 2 to 8 people.
For customers with 4 or more participants, we will give you a Japanese dance show.
Tea Ceremony & Zen meditaion
with mindfulness
The spirit of Zen has a strong influence on Japanese spirituality. Steve Jobs and many other famous people have been influenced by Zen, and it has influenced their way of life and business. First, I will explain in English how to do Zazen(Zen meditation) and its effects. After 20 minutes of Zen meditation, you will experience the tea ceremony in the tea room. Age 6 to 12 kids are harf price, 5000 yen. We accept 2 to 8 people.
For customers with 4 or more participants, we will give you a Japanese dance show.
Tea Ceremony & Kimono
Perfect for couples
Tea ceremony with a Kimono. Have a short meditation time(3mins) in the tea room and savor the taste of organic matcha prepared ceremoniously, and learn about how to make matcha with a bamboo whisk or taste up to 5 varieties of sake. To capture your memorable moments, please enjoy taking photogenic pictures with the traditional wedding Kimono (Ladies only) and samurai sword in the house. And we have a present for this experience, 1 second hand silk kimono for ladies. Age 6 to 12 kids price is 12000 yen. We accept 2 to 8 people. For customers with 4 or more participants, we will give you a Japanese dance show.
Sake & Whisky Tasting
12 kinds of Sake and 2 shots of Japanese Whisky(Yamazaki, Hibiki)
Sake Tasting
Sake and Japanese Whisky
Sake tasting (12 shots of sake) and 3 kinds of Japanese Whisky (Yamazaki, Hibiki, Yoichi, Hakushuu, etc) Experience the unique flavours of Japan's signature rice wine - sake or Nihonshu. We offers a variey of authentic, locally brewed sake from different regions of Japan. Unlock the secrets of sake with English explanantions while indulging in appetizers. Mainly offer different Junmai sake (pure rice sake) such as junmai ginjo, Junmai daiginjo, genshu, unfiltered, nigori sake, and aged sake. We accept 2 to 8 people.
For customers with 4 or more participants, we will give you a Japanese dance show.
Tea ceremony & Sake Tasting 15
with 15 shots of sake
This is the experience of tea ceremony and Sake tasting (12 shots of sake) and 3 shots of Japanese Whisky(Yamazaki, Hibiki, Yoichi, Hakushuu, etc) .Experience the unique flavours of Japan's signature rice wine - sake or Nihonshu. We offers a variey of authentic, locally brewed sake from different regions of Japan. Unlock the secrets of sake with English explanantions while indulging in appetizers. Mainly offer different Junmai sake (pure rice sake) such as junmai ginjo, Junmai daiginjo, genshu, unfiltered, nigori sake, and aged sake. We accept 2 to 6 people. For customers with 4 or more participants, we will give you a Japanese dance show.
Sake tasting with traditional dance show
Japanse traditional dance
Sake tasting (12 shots of sake) and 3 shots of Japanese Whisky(Yamazaki, Hibiki, Yoichi, Hakushuu, etc) with appetizers.
This experience include Japanese traditional dance show (2 songs). Experience the unique flavours of Japan's signature rice wine - sake or Nihonshu. We offers a variey of authentic, locally brewed sake from different regions of Japan. Unlock the secrets of sake with English explanantions while indulging. We accept 2 to 6 people.
Other experience
Flower arrangement, Calligraphy, Origami, Japanse traditional dance
Private Tea Ceremony with Kimono
in the authentic Samurai house tea room with Nijiriguchi
Experience the way of tea and Kimono
¥18000 per person
Experience the way of tea in a historical and traditional tea room in a 300-year-old samurai house with an authentic Tea Ceremony. This is the only place that you can experience a tea ceremony in a historical tea room of Samurai house in Kyoto. Learn about how to enjoy the powered green tea (Matcha) in a ceremonial way and experience an traditional tea ceremony in the tea room. Since there is a deep relationship between tea ceremony and Zen, as the phrase 'Cha-zen-ichimi' ‘茶禅一味’ suggests, we will share the way of meditation, and our guests will meditate for 3 minutes in the tea room before starting the tea ceremony. Afterthat, try your hand at making your own matcha with a bamboo whisk or taste up to 5 varieties of Japanese sake and 1 shot of Japanese whisky(Yamazaki, Hibiki, Yoichi, etc). Kids can do the Origami istead of Sake tasting of matcha making by themself.
For customers with 4 or more participants, we will give you a Japanese dance show.
We serve only the high grade organic Matcha locally sourced from Kyoto, Uji.
For children of ages 6 -12 are ¥12000 per person.
For children of ages 0 - 5, are free. (Sitting in only, without kimono & Matcha)
*Minimum 2 people up to 8 people*
For groups more than 9 people please see our plan for group page.
Special gift for Kimono guest
Create an unforgettable memory!
Taking Photos with Swords (Katana）
Photogenic pictures with samurai swords.
Enjoy your Souvenir photo time for free. We will suggest the best samurai poses ideas for you!
Special Gift for Couples and ladies
We are excited to assist you in celebrating your Honeymoon or anniversary, couples, ladies. For guests who reserve our tea ceremony with Kimono experience. We will prepare a Japanese wedding Kimono for ladies to try on for free.
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We require 2 days cancellation notice prior to your scheduled arrival date, otherwise will charge you a cancellation fee as below.
*50% of your total amount will be charged if you cancel 1 day prior.
*100% of your total amount will be charged if you cancel on your scheduled arrival date day or no show.
an 8-minute walk from Kyoto Station.
It is located on Higashi Nakasuji Street, approximately 50 meters north from Shichijo Street