• * Encounter quiet Kyoto and Authentic Japanese Culture
• * Experience tea ceremony with the spectacular Japanese garden view
• * Tea ceremony served by a descendant of an ancient samurai clan, Junko Kakizaki
• * Enjoy an optional Japanese Traditional Full-course lunch in a historical building

Would you like to experience Japanese traditional culture through the art of tea ceremony? Ms. Kakizaki has a deep appreciation for Japan's heritage and shares its beauty and depth through the practice of tea ceremony. Her expertise and experience have been highly regarded by media outlets like Vogue. The experience is held in one of the hidden location in Kyoto, where tourists and even Kyoto locals can rarely experience a tea ceremony. Discover the beauty of tea ceremony served by Junko Sophie Kakizaki, a native of a samurai family with nearly 900 years of history. Junko "Sophie" Kakizaki is a tea instructor and master of Ikebana and French style flower arrangement. She is also an expert on kimono culture.