Authentic Japanese Tea Tasting Session
5.0
7 Ratings
Koto City

Experience an authentic Japanese tea tasting session and delve into the world of sencha, matcha, and gyokuro. Discover the unique flavors, learn about their production and history, and find your favorite tea.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • ShiZen Tea Experience - Have you ever tried a nice Japanese tea and wondered what makes it so good? Or simply what is sencha and matcha? What makes a fine grade Japanese tea?
    If you had any questions in mind about Japanese green tea, our experience will definitely answer your questions. Our goal for this experience is for you to have a…
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What's Included
  • Tea and coffee
Meal Options
  • Sencha tasting comparison - Tasting 7 kinds of sencha. Deepen your understanding of Japanese tea by tasting a wide range of grades, from everyday sencha to high-end sencha.
  • Matcha taste comparison - Taste and compare 4 types of matcha. Enjoy spring matcha, known as high-grade matcha.
  • Hand-picked gyokuro - Gyokuro is known as one of the high-end…
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Additional Information

You will be experiencing 12 different types of Japanese tea. Along with the tasting, you will learn how they are made and its history. Please enjoy the depth of Japanese tea.

  • You will explore both daily tea and high end premium tea.
  • You will taste premium tea that are truly unique and special even for the locals as well.
  • Exploring different teas at…
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Location
ShiZen Tea Experience
At the apartment entrance, push 202 and the bottom right button.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Tobytyler123
Jun 16, 2024
Exceptional well-crafted experience - Amazing! Unique way to taste and understand a wide array of teas, and the framework behind them. The host (Yosuke) is professional and welcoming. His expertise and careful preparation made the 1.5 hours fly by...a perfect amount of information, enough variety to taste (but not too much) with a lovely narrative arc. We felt we got a glimpse of something really special. The location is also interesting and easy to find, and the space is quiet and aesthetic. Very much worth it, especially if you are a bit nerdy and like things like wine-tastings, etc.
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Brendon_g
Jun 16, 2024
Perfectly balanced tasting - So enjoyable, and such a cool window into the world of Japanese tea. Yosuke is professional, organized, kind, and generous with his knowledge. If you like wine tastings, etc., this is a tour de force--well-paced, well-balanced in breadth and depth of knowledge, efficient but also contemplative. The neighbourhood is neat to see, the place is easy to find, and the tea was delicious and interesting. Completely worth the effort and the time, and we feel it has opened up tea-based opportunities for the rest of our trip.
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Victoria_i
Jun 1, 2024
Very informative (and tasty!) - I love Japanese green tea, so I jumped at the chance to learn more about it from an expert. It's not often that one has an opportunity like, this to taste so many different varieties with guidance on what to pay attention to, along with a ton of fascinating information about how each variety is grown and prepared. Yosuke was so patient with all of my questions and so incredibly knowledgable. It was real a privilege to have had the chance to do this and I'm very grateful to Yosuke for offering this experience.
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Taylor_m
Feb 6, 2024
Perfect for both food and Japanese history fans, as well as tea enthusiasts - This was such a unique opportunity to learn from an expert. I was able to try 9 different teas and learn about the differences between them. The host is incredibly knowledgeable and was more than happy to answer my questions. For anyone who enjoys tea or who can appreciate tasting experiences like those for wine or when attending cupping sessions for coffee, you will enjoy this. 2 notes- first, there is opportunity to purchase some of the teas from the hosts company at the end but what was good is there was no pressure, and there was full transparency of a price list (and can pay card). I mention this not as a negative but because I always prefer a heads up as I get nervous sometimes with tours that they are going to try a hard sales pitch. Second point, this is in what appears to be a residential apartment block. The address listed on the Viator page that was copied and pasted direct into Uber sent me to the wrong place and I needed to walk 15 minutes to try and find the actual location using the integrated map in the app which took me to the actual address. Since it is not a public location, maybe need to screenshot map view if using map or transport service external to Viator app. Lucky as I was only attendee I didn’t miss anything and we just started when I got there.
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Craig_s
Feb 2, 2024
If You're Curious About Japanese Teas, This is the Class for You! - The "class" was truly excellent! Yosuke did a superb job of explaining the different teas we sampled. He was extremely through and knowledgeable. He had a 9 page handout for us to follow as we sampled each tea, which came in handy. Nothing was rushed. And, were encouraged to take our time to tasting and ask to questions. I would HIGHLY recommend this class.
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David_w
May 23, 2023
Perfect way to spend an afternoon - What an incredible experience! An excellent host who is very knowledgeable about the Japanese tea industry. While tasting a variety of delicious teas, we learned about how Japanese tea is farmed and produced. We had a very curious group and all of our questions were answered with enthusiasm and in great detail. For someone who hasn't explored too many green teas before this, it was the perfect way to discover what I like and learn along the way.
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Margariet_v
May 3, 2023
Tasting of different... - Tasting of different kinds of teas. Plantation locations. Temperature to be used for each kind of tea. Great info on the tea
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).