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Kyoto: Uji: Matcha & UNESCO History Tour with Expert Guide

By Trip with Goku
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Free cancellation available
Price is €70 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Savour the flavours of Japan with a tea-tasting experience in Uji
  • Visit the world’s oldest teahouse and learn about its history
  • Explore the sacred Ujigami Shrine, Japan’s oldest original Shinto shrine
  • Stroll along the historic tea merchant street to Byodo-in Temple
Activity location
    • Byodo-in Temple
    • Uji, Kyoto, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • 日本、〒611-0021 京都府宇治市宇治宇文字17−16 宇治駅 | Meeting point: Bus rotary in front of the South Exit of JR Uji Station. ⚠️ This is JR Uji Station, not Keihan Uji Station. Please be careful not to confuse the station names.
    • 宇治市, 京都府, Japan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Normal Tour | English, Japanese
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Price details
€69.82 x 1 Adult€69.82

Total
Price is €69.82
Exclusive Small-Group Tour | English, French, Spanish & More
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Led by a highly trained expert guide, this experience is intentionally limited to a small number of guests to ensure depth, quality, and personal attention. Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Portuguese.

Price details
€102.56 x 1 Adult€102.56

Total
Price is €102.56
Private Custom Tour | Flexible Time | EN • FR • ES & More
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

An exclusive, fully private journey into the deeper soul of Japan—refined, unhurried, and tailored entirely to you, with flexible timing and guidance available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Portuguese.

Price details
€152.09 x 1 Adult€152.09

Total
Price is €152.09

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    2-hour guided walking tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Licensed multilingual local guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to the world's oldest teahouse
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tea-tasting experience with green tea
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to Ujigami Shrine
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Stroll along historic tea merchant street
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to Byodo-in Temple and Phoenix Hall
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport to and from the meeting point

Know before you book

  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Begin your journey at the world’s oldest teahouse, established in 1160 AD and still operated by the same family for 24 generations. Learn how the traditions of the samurai and religion shaped Japan’s iconic tea culture. Then, enjoy a hands-on tea-tasting experience with top-grade Gyokuro green tea. Learn about the cultivation, brewing techniques, and even taste the tea leaves seasoned with ponzu sauce—a true local custom.

Continue with a visit to the sacred Ujigami Shrine, Japan’s oldest original Shinto shrine, nestled in a lush forest and home to a natural spring still used by tea artisans today. From there, stroll along the historic tea merchant street leading to Byodo-in Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the spiritual, artistic, and political influences of the Heian Period come to life.

Explore the famous Phoenix Hall and modern museum of Byodo-in before ending the tour. Set dramatically against the mountains, this hidden temple offers a peaceful conclusion to your tea journey.

Your guide brings not only expert-level historical and cultural knowledge but also unique local insights and hospitality rooted in lived experience. With fluency in English, Japanese, and optional French, Russian, or Spanish, they are skilled in creating a warm, inclusive atmosphere that encourages genuine connection among guests from all over the world.

Location

Activity location
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    • Byodo-in Temple
    • Uji, Kyoto, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 日本、〒611-0021 京都府宇治市宇治宇文字17−16 宇治駅 | Meeting point: Bus rotary in front of the South Exit of JR Uji Station. ⚠️ This is JR Uji Station, not Keihan Uji Station. Please be careful not to confuse the station names.
    • 宇治市, 京都府, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 日本、〒611-0021 京都府宇治市宇治宇文字17−16 宇治駅 | Meeting point: Bus rotary in front of the South Exit of JR Uji Station. ⚠️ This is JR Uji Station, not Keihan Uji Station. Please be careful not to confuse the station names.
    • 宇治市, 京都府, Japan