Tea Ceremony Experience at Tondaya, Nishijin Museum of Living

At Tondaya, a registered tangible cultural property machiya in Nishijin, you watch the teacher prepare tea in the tea room and learn the formal way to receive tea and sweets and the spirit behind them. You can choose a ryurei-style room, the large tea room or the special tea room; the experience takes about 60 minutes including the machiya tour and is by reservation.