Tea Ceremony Ju-An, Kyoto

My mother visited Kyoto during my study abroad and we decided to join the tea ceremony at Ju-An. I’m not sure if every session is run by the same person, but the woman who instructed ours was absolutely lovely. Kind, patient, knowledgeable, and elegant!!! The ceremony workshop was very well-constructed, relaxing, and educational. Kimonos are not necessary at all but my mother and I decided to rent them from the nearby store listed on the website (but the other visitor wore regular, everyday clothes just fine). The tea ceremony at Ju-An was of our favorite experiences in Japan. We’ll treasure this memory for sure! Highly recommended. Thank you for having us ☺️

Just has the most amazing Tea Ceremony experience here 2 days ago! Maki san is an amazing host and explains not just the tea ceremony but also the history and Japanese culture very well. They probably conduct multiple sessions everyday, but she still does it with so much passion, precision, and dedication! It is really impressive to see that. Time totally flies by and we didn't realise an hour has already passed. Please try a tea ceremony experience with Ju An, esp if you are new to Japanese culture! It is also reasonably priced. Highly recommend it! Dont worry if google map brought you to a shrine, it is located inside the shrine - just enter via the main entrance. p.s. we were late as the bus we were supposed to take were full and we had to take another longer route, but they were so kind to accommodate us at a later slot at 5pm. Really appreciate that ❤️ p.p.s. I would advise against going to Maikoya - another supposedly famous chain. Their customer service is terrible, totally didnt bother to respond at all. I truly wonder how would the ceremony be like if they cant even respond to something as simple as email