Tea Ceremony & Behind the Scenes Tour
Join a tea master to learn how he decorates his tearoom and how he stores his beautiful utensils and kimono.
This experience is for anyone who wants to go beyond simply drinking or whisking a bowl of matcha while traveling in Japan. Tea master Yuta Takahashi welcomes you into his over 100-year-old home, offers a tour of his tearoom, and shows you how he arranges the space and stores his beautiful tea utensils. If you’re curious about what happens outside the tearoom, or what takes place in the tearoom before the ceremony begins, please join us and discover it for yourself.
8, 15, 22 April, 2026
Shared experience
From 13:30 to 15:00
(90 minutes)
Up to 6 people
JPY 9,900 per person
Langauge: English
There will be an English-interpreter at the event.
Location : Tea master's private house
Nomachi, Kanazawa
(near the Nishi Chaya District)
A detailed address will be shown on an e-ticket.
What to expect from the experience
Taking a kakejiku out of its box and unrolling it
Hanging a kakejiku on the wall in the tokonoma.
Preparing chabana—tea ceremony flowers.
Preparing charcoal and placing a piece of incense.
Tea utensils in the mizuya (preparation room).
After watching Yuta prepare the tea room decorations, you will be seated for the tea ceremony.
Watching Yuta perform the process of making a bowl of matcha.
Yuta whisking a bowl of matcha.
At the end, Yuta will teach you how to whisk your own matcha.
