6 workshops with a verified description
Kyoto · Culture
In a tea room near Kiyomizu-dera you watch the ceremony, eat a seasonal sweet and learn to whisk matcha yourself. The shared session lasts 45 minutes and costs ¥4,000, and in March, April, October, November and the New Year period ¥5,000. The instruction is in English, up to 8 participants, from age 6, and there is a session every hour between 10:00 and 17:00. You can add a full-day kimono rental for ¥6,000.
Price checked September 2026
Kyoto · Food
With an instructor you make three fresh Japanese sweets in seasonal shapes and one dry sweet, eat one with matcha and take the rest home in a box. The class lasts about an hour and a quarter and costs ¥3,700, at four times a day. Book two to three days ahead, at least two participants are needed, and children from age 5. The explanation is in Japanese with an English handout that you ask for when booking, and the sweets are not kosher.
Price checked September 2026
Kyoto · Culture
You learn basic moves with a Japanese sword from masters of kenbu, the sword dance of the samurai, and see a short demonstration. The short version lasts an hour and a half and costs ¥10,000 for an adult and ¥9,000 for a child aged 5 to 11, and a two-hour version with a full show costs ¥13,000. The instruction is in English, and the shared classes are held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Cancelling a day before costs 30 percent of the price, and on the day itself all of it.
Price checked September 2026
Kyoto · Food
You cook a seasonal Japanese home-style meal in a family home in Shimogamo, north-east of the Imperial Palace, and eat together at the end. The class starts at 13:00, lasts 3 to 3.5 hours and costs ¥9,800 with a wagyu dish, or ¥7,700 in the vegetarian version, in which the stock (dashi) is made from fish. Payment is in cash only, up to 8 participants, and registration opens 4 months ahead. The food is not kosher, and children up to age 6 can only watch.
Price checked September 2026
Kyoto · Culture
At Shunkoin Temple in the Myoshin-ji complex you sit in guided zazen, drink tea, try calligraphy and tour the garden and the prayer hall. The session lasts about two hours, with instruction in English by the temple's monk and up to 12 participants, and a ticket costs ¥25,300 including tax (October 2026 price). You book through Peatix according to the dates the temple publishes, and cancelling less than a week before costs the full price. You must come with socks, and coming in a short skirt is not recommended.
Price checked September 2026
Kyoto · Craft
You choose a stencil from thousands of patterns and dye fabric in layers of color using the Kyo-yuzen technique, and most items leave with you the same day. A small handkerchief costs ¥1,600 and a small furoshiki ¥2,700, and the workshop lasts an hour to an hour and a half. Open every day between 9:00 and 17:30, last entry at 16:00, except 1 to 3 January. You need to book, and same-day booking is by phone only.
Price checked September 2026
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