TEA CEREMONY EXPERIENCE with traditional musical instrument performance KOTOLILY KYOTO — Attraction in Kyoto

This review was written with help from my 8 year who loved this experience.

Eureka is such a generous person and made my family feel right at home. She showed us everything we needed to know about the Japanese harp. We had a lot of questions and she kindly answered them all. She was so excited to hear our playing. At first we weren’t very good but she taught us so much! She is so patient, kind and so hospitable. This was my favorite experience in Kyoto. We started out by an introduction to the Japanese harp and learned how to position ourselves and the proper way to pluck the strings and we had sheet music for playing and it was amazing. My family loved it! After this, Eureka let us put on kimonos, we played beautiful music using very methods that were very easy to understand. This was followed by fun memories and playing music together. This lovely experience ended with Japanese tea (warm and toasty), Japanese snacks that were very delicious. Eureka played a Japanese song on the harp and she explained the backstory as we enjoyed our food. The experience was very relaxing and my family and I will remember this memory forever....

Yurika was a wonderful host, and it was a special experience to participate in this cultural activity. We learned about the koto instrument, and hearing Yurika play a few songs was truly amazing. It had a calming effect. The tea ceremony was performed in a traditional setting, with each step carefully executed like a ritual. It was a fun, hands-on experience where everyone got to make and drink matcha tea, which we really enjoyed. The traditional sweets and origami made it even more special. After the ceremony, you also had the chance to play the koto yourself or dress in a kimono (which we did) and take lots of photos for an additional cost. We highly recommend this activity. Please book your slot...

Omg best authentic cultural experience! Wanted to listen to some koto performance, but wasn’t expecting to be able to play one until it found this place. Highly recommend!! One of the coolest and best experiences so far in our trip.

You start by learning some history of the Koto, then you get instructions on how to play, you practice a song name “Sakura”, get videos of you playing when you’re ready wearing kimonos, and then hear a performance by Yurika san who is sooo talented while drinking green tea with sweets! Sooo much fun!! You need reservations in advance, but again...