Samurai Chajin Tea Experience Cafe
Making, Drinking and Learning about Uji Tea
The main focus of the cafe is tea experience. Reservations are required in advance, so please let us know your preferred date, time, number of people, and desired experience (if you have one in mind). If the Samurai Chajin’s schedule allows, you can experience tea from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
Experience Details and Fees
Matcha Stone Mill Experience ￥1,500
Samurai Chajin tea comparing tastes (tea show) ¥1,500
Making hojicha (roasted green tea) ¥1,000
Making genmaicha (roasted rice with green tea) ￥1,000
Matcha tea guessing game (Matcha Chakabuki) ￥2,000
Tea guessing game(Chakabuki)5different teas,3times ￥3,000(1 person), ￥2,500/person(2 people or more)
Hand-rolled tea making experience (3 hours) ￥5,000 /person
English available
The experience is available in English or Japanese.
Payment Methods
Payment can be made by cash, WeChatPay, Alipay,PayPay, auPAY, d-payment, or credit card.
Various Experiences at Samurai Chajin
Access
By public transportation
Please arrive at Kintetsu Shin-Hosono(B21) station(30 minutes from Kyoto(B01) Station by Kintetsu Railway) of JR Hosono station
It takes 15 minutes on foot from the west exit in the direction of Seika Town Hall.
We can pick you up at the station.
By car
Times Seika Garden City (550 yen for 24 hours) is the nearest parking lot. It is a 12-minute walk from the parking lot.
Reservations
If you are unsure of the location, please make a reservation and we can pick you up at the station.. If you are not sure about the location, please make a reservation and we will give you detailed directions. If you do not receive a reply within 2 days, please contact us at info@iwamoto-hiroyoshi.com (Please note that “@” is capitalized to avoid spamming, so please use lower case when copying and pasting). Please make sure to use lower case letters when copying and pasting.