Calligraphy and Matcha in a Warm Kumamoto Home

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Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Hanshi for practice copying
Instruction fee, trial fee
Hanging scroll to take home
Instructor（guide） fee
Matcha/sweets
Calligraphy supplies rental

Transportation to the venue

Overview

This program offers a unique opportunity to visit the guide's home and deeply experience Japanese culture through calligraphy and tea ceremony. The guide is a qualified instructor with extensive experience in calligraphy, tea ceremony, and flower arrangement. In a small group setting, you will receive personalized and attentive instruction, allowing you to learn and enjoy traditional Japanese arts in a relaxed atmosphere. During the calligraphy session, you can create your own artwork to take home. Following this, enjoy matcha tea and sweets in the "BONTEMAE" style, seated at a table. Visiting a Japanese home provides a private and intimate space to connect, relax, and experience a serene moment of cultural exchange and healing for both mind and body.

Meeting points

2 Chome Shinmachi, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto, 860-0004, Japan

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Shinmachi Stop: Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau (Kumamoto City Tram) tram stop. The stop number is B7. B train stops. After booking, you will coordinate with the guide to adjust the arrival time, etc. The guide will welcome guests at the tram stop with a placard.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

This is an experience recommended for intellectually curious travelers who can fully enjoy Japanese culture in a quiet space for about 3 hours. 9:30AM：Pick-up The venue will be held at a residence about a 10-minute walk from Kumamoto Castle. We will pick you up at the meeting point (Shinmachi tram stop). The start time can be adjusted within the available time range of the guide. After applying, you will need to communicate with the guide. 10:00AM~0:30PM：Calligraphy Experience １. Introduction to the History of Calligraphy. ２. Demonstration (using rice paper). ３.Calligraphy Practice. 　 Choose a favorite kanji (from the provided examples) and write it. 　Write your name (in kanji using phonetic equivalence). ４. Guidance and examples from the instructor. ５. Practice on rice paper. ６. Final version and making a hanging scroll. 0:30PM~1:00PM: Simple matcha tea experience at the table (BONTEMAE) Matcha tea with traditional sweets. Interaction and conversation. Program Ends (approximate). Expected end time: 1:00 PM, but may vary slightly.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

April 26100% refund

April 27No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Published on Sep, 2024

This tour was wonderful. The tour guide, Tommy, picked up my wife and me at our hotel and took us to her home, where we met her husband, Taka, and proceeded to have our calligraphy class and Matcha tea experience. Then Tommy insisted that we have lunch with her and Taka. Does it get any better than this! Yes! Tommy said she had a free afternoon and would be happy to take us to see some of the sites of Kumamoto. When Tommy dropped us off at our hotel after site seeing we all commented how we felt we were old friends. Bob and Shera Hiam