Uji Matcha Tour: Taste and Experience Green Tea
4.8
20 Ratings
Uji

Discover Uji’s world-renowned Matcha, savor exquisite teas, and explore the iconic Byodoin temple on our immersive Kyoto Green Tea Tour.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

During the Uji tour, participants will enjoy a delightful set lunch and have the opportunity to make and taste tea. If any teas catch their fancy, there will be time to select, purchase, and bring home some delightful memories from the tour.
Tour Highlights:
• A 3-hour tour of Kyoto’s Uji district, including a delectable lunch set.
• Tea-making…

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What's Included
  • Matcha Tasting Included
  • Matcha Making, Wagashi Sweets and Matcha Ice Cream all featured
  • Lunch In Restaurant, tea experience
  • Shopping time
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Transportation costs
Additional Information

Green tea fans will love our tour to the town of Uji in Kyoto–the home of Matcha. A trip to Uji will give you many chances to experience and taste Matcha and other types of green tea in a variety of beverages and foods. The green tea and matcha (powdered green tea) produced here in Uji are famous for their quality not only in Japan but also all over the…

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Location
Uji Station
Meet up point: Meeting at entrance of Keihan Uji station 宇治駅 ( NOT the JR Uji station) Address: ‎7-13, Uji-Otsukata, Uji, Kyoto 〒611-0021 京都府宇治市宇治乙方
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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271quyn
Oct 9, 2024
Terrific Tea in Uji - Atsuko was our tour guide and she is amazing! I would definitely recommend her. She was very knowledgeable and taught us a lot of the history of the temple and shrine we visited on the tour. She is very organized and made sure we were having a good time. She had a binder to make sure she talked about everything and even gave us recommendations on where to eat while in Japan. She is what made the tour one of the best we’ve taken. The lunch was delicious and we got to pick what we wanted from a local restaurant and the matcha making part was very informative.
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St-52718
Sep 10, 2024
Must do tour when travelling to Uji especially for first timers - Had an amazing day with Atsuko with my family. She have shared history and cultures about Uji and goes into depth with the religious places and their practices. Had a great time making the matcha and the correct way to drink it. And ending the tour with an awesome lunch and matcha ice cream.
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Scenic67940609640
Dec 15, 2023
Amazing Matcha Tour with Amazing Local Guide Sanae - While planning our trip to Japan, my partner and I wanted to find a fun event where we could learn about the matcha ceremony and buy good matcha in Uji. We stumbled upon this tour and decided to sign up, not knowing what to expect. The tour was a small group of my partner, me, and our tour guide, Sanae. Before attending the matcha ceremony class, we stopped by some temples in the area and some local shops. The whole experience was elevated by the knowledge and personality of Sanae who was able to give historical context of not only that day, but also some previous days. The Matcha ceremony was also a blast. Sanae introduced us to Toby who showed us how to grind matcha and what goes into different grades of matcha. My partner and I would happily recommend this tour to anyone who will be travelling around Kyoto especially if you can get a tour with Sanae.
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Sfsusanw
Dec 4, 2023
Tasty, interesting and informative tour of Uji - This was a lovely tour of the town of Uji, given by Tomas and Dani. It blended food tastings with the history of Uji (and Japan), along with a visit to the oldest original Shinto shrine in Japan and an ancient Buddhist temple. Our food samplings started after our shrine visit with a lunch of matcha soba (thin noodles with a very pleasant, mild matcha taste) and tempura. After walking through the town, we stopped for a hands-on lesson in grinding matcha (note... it's a good upper arm workout), preparing the tea (note... frothing the tea is harder than it looks!) and properly enjoying the tea. And we finished the tastings with matcha ice cream that was very good. Our final visit was to the Byodo-in Temple, which is spectacular, and the adjoining museum, which has some lovely artifacts from the temple, including originals of the phoenix sculptures from the roof. We enjoyed the temple so much, in fact, that after saying goodbye to our guides at the end of the tour, we spent more time on the grounds admiring the temple and the colorful fall foliage reflected in the surrounding water. Transportation from Kyoto is on your own, but the train is very easy to take there (just be sure to arrive at the Keihan Uji station rather than the Japan Rail Uji station). I'd highly recommend this tour, and hopefully you'll get either Tomas or Dani as your guide.
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Pioneer18192442377
Oct 20, 2023
Must-do tea tour - Sanae with arigato Japan was a wonderful tour guide! we saw some great sites, ate delicious food (and lots of it), and the tea of course was 11/10. Definitely will be the highlight of our time in Kyoto.
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625blakes
Oct 17, 2023
Uji Matcha & cultural tour - Sanae was a fantastic host - we were able to see so much of Uji (more than just matcha). She was incredibly knowledgeable and we enjoyed our time together - highly recommended!
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Jennifernd8918nc
Oct 12, 2023
Wonderful Uji Tour - Wonderful walking tour exploring the town of Uji, its temples, a lovely lunch along the river, and ending with a tea ceremony at one of the oldest matcha/tea stores in town. Our guide, Sanae, was absolutely wonderful - very knowledgeable and a delight to chat with. Would recommend to anyone!
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Q7123iwjocelynb
Apr 12, 2023
Beautiful Uji - This Uji tour was a great way to learn about all the wonderful things the area has to offer. Our guide (Mickey) was fantastic. She brought us to important historical sites and helped us understand their history and importance. She explained some of the religious customs and practices which enriched our experience when visiting the religious sites. It was so nice to have someone to organize all the food, our tea making and be able to ask questions of all the tea shop owners. I would recommend this tour of Uji; it is beautiful, quiet, calm and a different side of Kyoto.
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Adam
Dec 25, 2022
We are not tea enthusiasts. This tour was still a highlight. - I was hesitant to book this tour given the fact that nobody in my family really drinks matcha, but WOW… We are so happy we did! Mickey (Miyuki) was an outstanding guide who took time to explain the cultural relevance of Uji’s local shrines, people, food, and history. Our kids, (21,18,14) loved her too. The lunch was delicious (soba and tempura)… the tea house experience also fascinating and fun. We had an absolute blast. This was our fourth guided tour in Japan and second with Arigato Food Tours. Both Arigato Tours have been significantly better than our other tours.
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Emmap3093
Mar 26, 2022
A must do - More then expected, Thomas the guide was great, interesting and informative guide that included the context if matcha with a number of different types of matcha and food. The highlight was the matcha tea house, meeting and making matcha with the famous matcha tea maker. This tour was so good, that it made me want to try the other tours.
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