Discover Kyoto’s charm with a tea ceremony and stroll through Arashiyama’s Bamboo Grove. Capture memories in a tatami room and explore Tenryuji’s World Heritage garden.
- Tenryuji Temple - Tenryuji Temple, the head temple of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, is a representative Zen temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto, famous for its beautiful garden and ceiling paintings. It was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1994 along with Kiyomizu Temple, Kinkakuji Temple, Toji Temple, and Nijo Castle, and is a popular destination for tourists from Japan and abroad. The first is the world-famous Sogen-ike Garden.The garden is a pond garden with Sogen Pond in the center, and is also a borrowed landscape garden incorporating Arashiyama and Kameyama, which spread out behind the garden.
The garden was created about 700 years ago.The garden was created by the founder of the temple, Muso Kokushi, and still retains the appearance of those days.Furthermore, the garden is the first nationally designated historical site and special place of scenic beauty.This is like a national treasure of scenery, and there are only 36 such places in Japan.
- Togetsukyo Bridge - This bridge is called Togetsukyo literally means the moon crossing bridge.
In old days the emperor was playing on a boat in this river. He looked up the bridge and felt that the moon seemed to be crossing the bridge as his boat was moving forward. After that this bridge has been called the moon crossing bridge, Togetsukyo.
- Bamboo Forest Street - The “Bamboo Grove” in Arashiyama is one place to make sure you visit when travelling in Kyoto.
The grove starts in Arashiyama, goes through the north side of the heritage-listed temple Tenryū-ji and continues on to Nonomiya Shrine. The bamboo grove is a recommended Kyoto tourist site - just walking along the path is a great experience.
- Arashiyama - We will visit the Tea ceremony house. It is a unique opportunity to be able to spend time inside a traditional machiya or Japanese townhouse. Kyoto was once filled with these simple wooden houses.
- Entrance fee for Tenryuji temple
- Tea ceremony fee
- Gratuities
- Private transportation
Experience the rare opportunity to step inside a traditional Kyoto townhouse, a wooden Japanese style, and immerse yourself in the uniquely Japanese culture of the tea ceremony. In a small group of no more than 4 people, learn the basic concepts and ideas of tea ceremony, as well as the required etiquette. Your instructor guides you in how to drink it and also serve you a traditional Japanese cake.
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