Top 10 Tours in Uji, Kinki

Join our Matcha Kyoto Green Tea Tour and discover more about Uji Town, the heart and soul of Japanese Green Tea Culture. Matcha tea is definitely an integral part of Japanese tea culture. If you love Green tea and would like to learn more about Matcha, be sure to join our 3-hour tour to the town of Uji in Kyoto, the home of Matcha. A trip to Uji will give you many chances to experience and taste Matcha and other types of green tea in a variety of beverages and foods. The green tea and matcha (powdered green tea) produced here in Uji are famous for their quality not only in Japan but all over the world. Also, while visiting Uji you can see the gorgeous and famous Byodoin temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site. During our Uji tour we will sit down for a fantastic set lunch, and we will have a chance to experience making and drinking tea. If you find teas that you like, you will have time to choose, purchase and take home some delicious memories of your tour.

Inclusions: Matcha Tasting Included, Lunch In Restaurant, tea experience, Matcha Making, Wagashi Sweets and Matcha Ice Cream all featured, Shopping time

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Gratuities, Food and drinks, unless specified, Transportation costs

Kyoto is the most famous tourist destination in Japan with plenty of wonderful sights to see. Here we offer a luxurious tour early in the morning that enables you to visit three of the most iconic tourist attractions in Kyoto. Enjoy the treasures of the former capital in a relaxing atmosphere thanks to fewer tourists compared to ordinary day-time tours. Be an early bird and avoid the crowd.

Inclusions: Guide Fare

Exclusions: Food & Drink, Transportation Fare, Admission Fee

Matcha Green Tea was originally introduced to Japan in the 12th century by the zen monk, Eisai, the founder of Japanese Zen Buddhism in Kyoto. Since then, it has been developed into the refined form of tea ceremony. However, the original purpose of bringing tea leaves into Japan was for medication. Such the tradition must be the important factor to discover the hidden secret of Japanese people, who are boasting of the world highest life expectancy. Today, various researchers are tackling with the secret of matcha through scientific approaches to identify its health benefit, and its various facts have been unveiled. In this program, you will visit the oldest tea plantation in Kyoto to learn about how the tea leaves for matcha are carefully grown, and the matcha factory's production line can be observed. You will also have a chance to handle a green tea mill and try the taste of the most expensive matcha with sweets.

Inclusions: Professional English-speaking guide, Entrance fees, Matcha tasting and sweets, Transportation fees

Exclusions: Food and drink except for what is mentioned, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Matcha and tea ceremony are getting popular in Kyoto, but this tour is for the people more interested in the ingredients, where and how it grows. You can visit some historical tea stores of Uji and a tea farm in Wazuka town, and enjoy home meal together with the tea farmer, listening to the stories behind matcha bowls and tea whisks. (Tea picking is available in May as a option).

Inclusions: Private Guiding Service (English Speaking Guide), Entrance fee for Byodoin temple, Lunch

Exclusions: Option: Tea picking (only in May) or tea farm visit with matcha (all year) 3500JPY / person, Option: Tea tasting, grinding matcha by stone mill (pre-booking needed), Train from Uji to Kamo, bus from Kamo to Wazuka, on the way back to Uji, Cooking lesson by a tea farmer (3000JPY)

Explore the historic city of Uji on this walking tour from Kyoto. Your informative guide will give you an introduction to this city known for its tea and to Japanese culture, by guiding you through the city’s scenic neighborhoods, riverfront and historic temples. You’ll partake in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony and see the famous Ujibashi Bridge, a cultural icon.

Inclusions: Professional English-speaking guide, Round-trip public transportation fee, Tea Ceremony Experience at Taihoan , Byodo-in Temple Admission fee

Exclusions: Gratuities, Food and drinks, Hotel pickup and drop-off

This tour is a tour using public transportation. Kyoto is known as exotic sightseeing places and numerous historic, quaint old monuments are seen all over the town. This tour covers part of Rakunan (South district). Visiting Byodo-in Temple which was converted into a temple by Fujiwara-no-Michinaga in 1052. It symbolizes the Buddhist Paradise.Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine, central shrine for more than 30,000 Inari shrines, is always full of tourists for its scenic beauty of the red avenue of thousand tori gate toward Mt Inari. See inclusions and excursions for what is included in the price of this tour.

Inclusions: Escort Guiding Service, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Gratuity, Lunch for Guide

Exclusions: Public Transportation Return Tickets between Hotel and tour destination, Admission Tickets, Souvenirs, Food, Drinks, Snacks, Lunch & Dinner

Kyoto has been the capital of Japan for over 1,000 years. To the present, you can get in touch with many traditional cultures even outskirts of Kyoto city. In this tour, you will visit Fushimi Inari Taisha, one of the most popular tourist spots in Japan, and the Uji Byodo-in, whose figure is so beautiful and widely known as it is depicted in Japanese money. Uji is also famous for producing good Japanese tea. Finally, you will visit the major sake producing district and enjoy tasting some of the different types of Japanese sake.

Inclusions: Guide Fare, 18 Small Sake Glasses per Group at Fushimi Sake Village

Exclusions: Lunch, Transportation Fare about 1,000 yen, Admission Fee at Byodoin 600 yen

Heurial period (11th century) by imperial court, especially "Fujiwara" clan who built "Byodo-in" temple. On one hand "Uji" is known as Japanese tea production site and center of tea drinking culture in Japan. Feel noble mood!

Inclusions: Byodo-in Temple

Exclusions: Private transportation

· Experience different facets of Japanese culture, from ancient Buddhas to tea to Japanese cuisine · Cycle through the remote countryside between Kyoto and Nara with their lush tea plantations on touring or e-bikes · Visit the traditional neighborhoods of Kyoto and Nara such as Uji, Fushimi and Nara Park. This tour connects the two former Japanese capitals of Nara and Kyoto with their traditional urban landscapes. In between you can admire lush tea plantations and centuries-old Buddha statues and temples, from the unpretentious stone Buddha in the Joruriji Temple to the tallest Buddha in the Todaiji Temple in Nara Park. You will be familiarized with many aspects of Japan such as green tea, sake brewing and Buddhist tradition. The tour also includes a typical Japanese dinner (kaiseki cuisine). You can enjoy the rural Japanese countryside while driving on small roads with very little traffic.

Inclusions: Dinner, Breakfast, Use of bicycle

Exclusions: admissions

Are you a green tea lover or food lover? Then join us on this Matcha Town Walking Tour! On this tour, you will be exploring Uji, a beautiful historic district that is often affectionately known as a tea haven for tea lovers and connoisseurs. As we stroll around Uji, you will be introduced to many interesting and fun facts about the origins of tea, the art of tea ceremony, and the wonders of Uji.Here you will get a chance to taste their delicious matcha rice cake skewers, made using pure, rich matcha powder that is sure to tantalize your taste buds! We will also visit tea houses, and tea fields, and will even pay a visit to some of Japan's oldest shrines, which Uji is home to. Here I'll introduce the wonders of the shrines.For lunch, we will be stopping by a famous tea house, to enjoy “chasoba,” green tea soba noodles.After lunch, we will get to experience an authentic Japanese tea ceremony at a traditional tea house.

Inclusions: Matcha rice cake skewer, Tea tasting and tea ceremony, “Chasoba,” green tea soba noodles. Sesame tofu, potato dumplings with tea sauce, and other umami dishes will be served to complement your delicious soba dish too.

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