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Zen Garden Making and Matcha Tasting in Handmade Pottery Shop

Kyoto, Japanby 仁秀 器ギャラリー & 抹茶処

  • 30 min
  • Free cancellation
  • Instant confirmation
  • Up to 8 travelers
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guide: Japanese, English

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Overview

Usually, Zen garden is something to be appreciated, and there are not many places where it can be experienced. This experience allows gests to create their own unique design using sand for Zen garden, albeit in a small garden. There are no hard movements, so everyone can enjoy it, from small children to the elderly. You can take pictures of yourself eating Matcha and Japanese sweets in front of the Zen garden you have made, which will be a wonderful memory of Kyoto culture. You can also buy handmade pottery as a souvenir of Kyoto at the store. Since they are dishwasher and microwave safe, they are popular even among people from overseas.

What's included

  • Matcha (cold or warm) from Ippodo, a famous matcha manufacturer in Kyoto, and seasonal Japanese sweets from Senbon Tamajyuken
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Guide is not licensed or certified

    Itinerary

    A garden designed with sand in a traditional Kyoto temple is called a Zen garden. At Ninshu, a handmade pottery store in Kyoto, visitors can experience an original Pottery garden arranged as a Zen garden. In the Pottery Garden, visitors can make their own sand patterns and design their own colors using vessels. Then, in front of the garden, visitors can enjoy matcha from Ippodo, Kyoto's famous tea company, and seasonal wagashi (Japanese sweets) from Senbon Tamajushuken. In addition, visitors can experience various aspects of Kyoto's culture, such as the traditional Kyoto Machiya (traditional townhouse), which is more than 100 years old, and purchase handmade pottery.

    Meeting and pickup

    After entering Ninshu Pottery Gallery & Matcha Cafe, please tell the staff that you are the one who has made a reservation for Zen garden experience. 11 minutes walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station (Subway Tozai Line) 9 minutes walk from Jingu-marutamachi Station (Keihan Railway Main Line)

    End point

    After entering Ninshu Pottery Gallery & Matcha Cafe, please tell the staff that you are the one who has made a reservation for Zen garden experience. 11 minutes walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station (Subway Tozai Line) 9 minutes walk from Jingu-marutamachi Station (Keihan Railway Main Line)

    Good to know

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Some Japanese sweets may contain "wheat" "egg" or "yams". Please inform us if you have any allergies. We can serve Japanese sweets that do not contain the above allergens.

    Cancellation policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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