KYOTO GEISHA & MAIKO EXPERIENCE GION MAIKOYA — Attraction in Kyoto

My boyfriend and I had one of the best experiences of our trip in Japan so far at Kyoto Maikoya (Gion branch) yesterday afternoon. We were taught the art of the tea ceremony with our graceful, friendly and knowledgable teacher, Nana. The sweets provided were fresh, delicious and relevant to the season. Watching Nana was almost meditative and she was incredible at explaining the history and intricacies behind the tea ceremony, all in fluent English. She was also kind enough to help us with taking photos and allow us to explore the rest of the new store (including the little samurai door!). The new store was easy to find with their address sent by email being perfectly accurate on Google Maps and easy to locate with the signage out front. Could not recommend...

This was a great experience for my whole family, even our 15-year-old son who was dragged into it said that he really liked it afterwards. Our party of six got there late and they still made time to get us into our kimoto and do the women’s hair. This was a very peaceful and relaxing experience that we all needed on our trip. The gardens are wonderful to walk around in afterwards, and you can explore the streets around the business. Definitely make this part...

We had a tea ceremony with the Geiko. We also dressed in kimono beforehand for the full experience. It was so special to be honored with a Geiko for the tea ceremony. We were able to enjoy her beautiful dance and ask questions through an interpreter. She performed the tea ceremony for us. Then we were taught to make our own matcha and had some delicious traditional Kyoto sweets. This is truly a wonderful experience of traditional...