Kyoto food and matcha green tea tour in Uji

Location: Japan

Activity: Guided Food Tours, Gourmet Food

Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Japanese

Duration: 3 hrs

Difficulty: Easy

Meeting point:

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Highlights

Uji Town
Variety of green teas
Byodoin temple: UNESCO World Heritage Site

All about the trip

Join our Matcha Kyoto Green Tea Tour and discover more about Uji Town, the heart and soul of Japanese Green Tea Culture. Matcha tea is definitely an integral part of Japanese tea culture. If you love Green tea and would like to learn more about Matcha, be sure to join our 3-hour tour to the town of Uji in Kyoto, the home of Matcha. A trip to Uji will give you many chances to experience and taste Matcha and other types of green tea in a variety of beverages and foods. The green tea and matcha (powdered green tea) produced here in Uji are famous for their quality not only in Japan but all over the world. Also, while visiting Uji you can see the gorgeous and famous Byodoin temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site. During our Uji tour we will sit down for a fantastic set lunch, and we will have a chance to experience making and drinking tea. If you find teas that you like, you will have time to choose, purchase and take home some delicious memories of your tour.

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What is included in the price

Tour guide
Matcha tasting
Lunch in restaurant
Tea experience, matcha making
Wagashi sweets and matcha ice cream

What is not included in the price

Additional fee for a Spanish-speaking guide of USD 28 per person
Hotel pick-up and drop-off can be arranged for an extra fee
Gratuities
Transportation costs

Instructions

If you are not able to arrive at the meeting point by the departure time, the tour will start regardless and no refund will be provided.

Changes to tours and spots we visit may occur due to schedules of restaurants, public holidays, weather conditions and other unforeseen circumstances. Applicable substitutions will be made in this case.

For this tour, it is possible (with advanced notice at the time of booking) to make adjustments to support the following dietary restrictions: vegetarian, pescetarian, shellfish free, pork meat free.

Please keep in mind, however, that we cannot make an allergy free or dietary restriction food guarantee. Also some stops may not have a viable substitution but we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.

What to take with you?

Comfortable shoes
Umbrella (on a rainy day)

Where do we meet and where will the trip end?

Meeting place:

By the entrance to Keihan Uji station (NOT JR Uji station)
Otsukata-18-5 Uji
Kyoto 611-0021
Japan

Meeting place information:

GPS coordinates: 34.894445, 135.806566

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Final destination:

Same as the meeting point

Cancellation Policy - Medium

Cancellation more than 10 days prior to the starting date. Clients are automatically refunded the full booking price.
Cancellation within 4 to 10 days prior to the starting date. Clients are entitled to a 50% refund of the booking Price.
Cancellation less than 4 days prior to the starting date. No refunds.

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