Tea tasting class and antiques Sangoya — Attraction in Nara

If you visit Nara, you have to put this into the itinerary. Off the beaten track, Sangoya is an exquisite space for tea and other traditional Japanese pursuits. The master of the house, Mr. Kuroda, is a teacher of Omotesenke tea ceremony who offers experience classes for beginners. You will be guided to understand and appreciate the basics of a tea ceremony, and other related aspects of Japanese art. For those who already train in tea ceremony, Sangoya also holds events for advanced practitioners, alongside other occasions celebrating traditional arts and crafts, such as ikebana and small music concerts. If this is your first time visiting, please be sure to make an appointment first.

I was very pleased to meet Mr. Kuroda last year, and hope that I will be able to...

This was our first tea ceremony, and I'm so glad we found this place. Kuroda - the owner, despite his basic english speaking, made this experience unique and will remain in our memory forever. We also managed to buy the amazing antique mask we were looking for. A place is definitely...

Sangoya is incredible and an amazing place to visit. You will need to make a reservation for visiting and the master can only speak Japanese, so please include interpreter when you want to visit. It will be well worth it for history, antiques, and a true approach to Japanese tea...