Special Experiences

Experience Calligraphy and Tea Ceremony in a Kyoto Tea Room – Japanese Culture as Introduced by Calligrapher Tyjun Nagayama

Tour a Sake Brewery with over 300 Years of History and Enjoy a Paired Tasting in Verdant Okutama, Tokyo

Enjoy a Japanese Cocktail Course & Evening Tea Ceremony at a Tea Room in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Weave Your Own Nishijin Brocade Tapestry at Masuya Takao in Kyoto

Learn Traditional Tableware Lacquering from a Craft Master of Kamakura-bori Lacquerware

Learn To Tie Mizuhiki Knots and Washi Paper Wrapping With A Mizuhiki Artist

Maki-e Decoration Experience at a Longstanding Lacquerware Specialty Shop in Tokyo

Warabe Jizo Japanese Buddhist Statuette Carving Experience in Yase, Kyoto

Michelin-Starred Kyoto Restaurant Tenjaku : Delight in a Private Tempura Kaiseki Course

Make Miso & Explore Japan’s Fermentation Culture at a Brewery Near Lake Biwa

Tea Ceremony with Seasonal Light Meal in an Authentic Tearoom in Kyoto

Make a Traditional Comfort Food your Own: Hand-make Soba Noodles the Classic Way, with an Eminent Soba Master

Private Tour of a Rock Garden in a Historic Kyoto Temple—Includes Gyoza Meditation

Private Sushi Making Experience with a Master Sushi Chef Trained at an Eminent Sushi Restaurant

Traditional Ikebana with an Ikenobo Master -Matcha Tea Time Included-

Zazen Meditation and Goma Fire Ritual Center the Inner Self at the Temple of the Shogunate in Ueno, Tokyo

Learn Suiboku-ga Ink Painting Privately from a Kyoto Artist - Includes Matcha Sweets

Zen Meditation Experience Private & Exclusive Access to Kodaiji Gesshin-in Temple Kyoto

Craft a Kitchen Knife of Traditional Tamahagane Steel at Hirata Sword Smith in the Tokyo Outskirts

Craft a Small Katana of Traditional Tamahagane Steel at Hirata Sword Smith in the Tokyo Outskirts

At Auberge TOKITO, Delight in Exquisite Pottery and Japanese Cuisine with a Starred Chef

Pairing Experience of Rare, Organic Japanese Tea and Sweets at a Tranquil Tearoom in Kyoto

Taste Seasonal Kaiseki Cuisine at a Storied Asakusa Restaurant, with Optional Geisha Entertainment

Miso Making, Amazake & Doburoku Sake Tasting at a Centuries-Old Shop in Osaka

Traditional Indigo Dyeing in Kyoto’s Countryside to Create Your Own “Japan Blue” Stole

Craft Your Own Nagoya Folding Fan at a Heritage Fan Shop Near Nagoya Castle

Ikebana Practice after Mind-Clearing Meditation at the Historic Daihonzan Koboji Temple near Tokyo Tower

Japan’s Unique Kana Calligraphy, Taught by a Prominent Kyoto Calligraphy Family with Four Generations of History

Create a Tapestry with Nagoya Motifs & Kanji Using Noren Curtain-Making Techniques

Cooking Class in Three Traditional Elements of Japanese Cuisine – Rice, Miso, and Koji – at a Culinary Salon in Ginza, Tokyo

Steep Yourself in the Playful Erudition of Bunjin Sencha – the Literary and Artistic Salon Culture of the Edo Period –

Make a Traditional Edo Paper Lantern at a Long-Running Shop in Tokyo

Gild Your Own Maneki-Neko and Postcard With Gold Leaf in a Kyoto Suite

Discover the Art of Tea with a Tea Ceremony & Japanese-Influenced French Cuisine

Enter the World of Ikebana through the Historic Sogetsu School and Discover the Depths of Japanese Aesthetics and Spiritualism

Enjoy Seasonal Cha-Kaiseki at Legendary Restaurant Kobikicho Ohno with a Private One-per-day Booking

Enjoy Traditional Architecture & Tea Ceremony at a Historic Restaurant Genyadana Hamadaya — Includes Kaiseki Lunch

Special Temple Tour and Zazen Meditation at Kyoto’s Komyo-in, Called the "Rainbow Moss Temple"

Create Unique Glass Art by Cutting Vibrantly Colored Edo Glass

Cut Patterns Into an Edo Glass Matcha Bowl & Experience the Radiance of Glass

Forge a Katana With a Swordsmith & Dive Into the Rich History of Japanese Swords

Japanese Tea Culture Experience & Tea-Based Lunch in Sakai, Osaka — Sen no Rikyu's Hometown

Personalize Your Own Japanese Knife & Hone in a Premier World Hone Production Region

Forge a Samurai Knife at Asano Kajiya, a Distinguished Blacksmith's Workshop in Gifu

Enjoy Kyoto Kaiseki with a Scenic Garden View & Seasonal Dessert in a Private Bar

Bonsai Creation and Tea Ceremony at Master Kunio Kobayashi’s Shunkaen Bonsai Museum

Hiragana Calligraphy Experience with Calligrapher Saori Kunihiro & Hyogu (Art Mounting) Workshop Tour in Kyoto

Matcha Kaiseki Dining & Primer on Dashi Soup Stock at a Ryotei Restaurant in Uji, Kyoto

Kiyomizu Ware Pottery Experience at a Century-Old Kiln Headed by One of Kyoto’s Top Artisans

Relaxing Tea Ceremony with Exclusive Treats from a Historical Kyoto Confectioner

Koto Lesson & Live Performance by a Celebrated Koto Player at a Japanese Instrument Store