Gyokusen-en Nishida Family Garden — Attraction in Kanazawa

If you are interested in the Japanese Tea Ceremony, I highly recommend coming here. You can enjoy the beautiful garden (¥700) and enjoy locals snacks and a cup of green tea for ¥800. If you would like to see a full tea ceremony performed and sit as a guest and have a wonderful cup of tea, you can sign up for this for ¥3000. I highly recommend this as they will teach you the culture of tea as well as the values of tea and the tea ceremony. It is 100% authentic and your server would probably have several years, if not a dozen, of experience in doing the tea ceremony (Urasenkei Style). Afterwards, you are given the opportunity to make a cup of tea just like one would do in the tea ceremony. (It’s not as easy as it looks). It is serious enough for people that have a license, yet laid back enough so a person that knows nothing can relax and escape the rustle and hustle of daily life. There is a tea ceremony every hour so I recommend you call in advance to make a reservation. They also have a full Kaiseki restaurant which only takes reservations. On my next visit here I will definitely make sure to...

We did the shared tea ceremony yesterday and it was an incredible experience. We were just the 2 of us (so lucky) with 2 lovely hosts.

The tea ceremony was in a beautiful room with an amazing view on the garden. So peaceful. Miho and her friend explained us the story of the tea ceremony and all the process. We even made our own tea and ate Japanese sweets !

They both speak a very good English which surprised us a lot. We even took pictures of each others by the end of the ceremony. Go for it, you won't regret it, really.

Happy to reached the absolute tranquility of the tea ceremony....

Amazing tea ceremony experience! The 2 hosts were so lovely and spoke perfect English. They explained the background of the tea ceremony which made the experience even more enjoyable. They really put us at ease. You sit on stools (good for those with knee problems like me). We booked 1 day ahead by going to the office and paid for the shared experience (with other people), but luckily the other people did not turn up so it was accidentally private, bonus! I highly recommend...