GENERAL INFO

Flower Teahouse's shared tea room hosts up to 8 people and the private room up to 6 people.
For groups of 14-16 people we can combine the 2 rooms.

The tea rooms are not wheelchair accessible.

All our sweets are vegan, gluten free, and contain no nuts.

Some chairs are available.

GENERAL INFO

At Garden Teahouse we can accommodate up to 16 people at one time comfortably (20 people is the maximum).

Guides and translators are free of charge.

We have enough chairs for 15 people.

All our sweets are vegan, gluten free, and contain no nuts.

We have a parking space available for cars.

The tea room is wheelchair accessible.

SCHEDULE / PRICING (2025)

private tea ceremonies only
from 12000 yen per person (under 6 free)
50 minute sessions (10am to 5pm)
️wheelchair accessible

Regular bookings (11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm):
https://tea-kyoto.com/reservation/garden
March-November only (10am, 12pm, 2pm):
https://tea-kyoto.com/garden-teahouse-extrasessions

National Foundation day was established in 1966, repackaging 'Kigensetsu' for a post war Japan.

Japan's new constitution was deliberately approved on February 11th (1946), once again using this symbolic date as a new start.

Originally the host of the tea ceremony would offer the tabako-bon (煙草盆) during breaks in the gathering, but nowadays it is **mostly** presented as a gesture for guests to make themselves comfortable.

'World No Smoking Day' (世界禁煙デー) falls on May 31st

Tea ceremonies can often seem like sober and sombre affairs, so it was really nice to take these more candid shots of how fun the tea gathering was.

As a team we are rarely together, so events like this are important.
The young members made for fantastic hosts.

It may not look like the most festive of treats, but New Year for Nao-san is marked by the arrival of her beloved 'turnips'

She begins 'kabura' (かぶら) season with Nijō Wakasaya's (二條若狭屋) adorable offering.

How many kabura will she consume this winter?

Seiren-tei, the 'Tea-house of Bright Ripples', overlooks a small lotus pond. Renovated early in the Edo period, in 1896 an extension (the 'seiseki' 西席) was added during repairs.

Ashikaga Yoshimasa's patronage of the arts was pivotal in the early development of tea ceremony and 'teahouses'.

The host may be looking a little creepy, but the sweets are looking mighty cute

Nao-san thought it would be fun to shoot a short video in the tearoom for Halloween.

I didn't realise it would turn into a full horror movie...
...as dusk crept on, Nao-san relished her acting role a little too much

BATS ABOUT BATS

Generally speaking, tea ceremony uses two types of sweets: higashi (干菓子/乾菓子) and namagashi (生菓子).

As the name suggests, higashi is a type of dry confectionery, whereas namagashi are fresh sweets (typically moist) with a much shorter shelf-life.

The tour of the tea fields ended with an informal tea ceremony in a woodland clearing. It was a magical experience sitting amongst the tea bushes that provided the leaves for the tea we were enjoying