Temae Experience at Taihoan Uji Municipal Tea House

At Taihoan, the Uji municipal tea house, you first watch the teacher prepare tea and taste the tea and seasonal sweet served to you, then whisk tea yourself (matcha or sencha, 3,600 yen, about 40 minutes, seated at a ryurei table). Served-tea menus start at 1,500 yen for usucha. Open 10:00–16:00; the hands-on experience needs booking at least 3 days ahead and accepts single guests.