5 Hiroshima Tea Experiences to Build an Afternoon Around

1.Hiroshima Local guided Hiking Tour&Open-air Tea Ceremony

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 213 reviews · from $109Our pick

Join Nana, Michi, Naomi, or another local guide for a three-hour Mt. Futaba hike from Hiroshima Station. You’ll visit Toshogu and Kinko Inari shrines, climb about 500 steps, pause for forest bathing, and drink tea at a mountaintop shrine overlooking Hiroshima and Miyajima.

“A truly wonderful and unique experience! Easy/Moderate hike - there are lots of pauses and stops that makes the climbing quite doable. Michi is a lovely and thoughtful guide!”

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2.Kimono and Tea Ceremony in Miyajima

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $85Best value

Meet near Miyajima’s ferry port, choose from more than 100 kimono, and receive help dressing before watching and making matcha tea. The one-hour session at Tokuju-ji Temple includes sweets, garden photos, cultural guidance, and a mobile ticket. Groups are capped at 10 people.

“I visited with friends as a group of four, and we were treated so specially: dressed in full kimono, shown the art of tea ceremony and then taught how to perform the steps ourselves, and then given plenty of time to ask questions and take pictures to share.”

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3.An Amazing set of Cultural experience: Kimono, Tea Ceremony and Calligraphy

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · from $132

At Okeiko Japan Miyajima, you’ll dress in a traditional kimono with help from the local staff, learn tea ceremony manners, whisk your own matcha, and practice Japanese calligraphy at Tokujuji Temple. Small groups, garden photos, and morning or afternoon starts make this a flexible cultural stop in Hiroshima.

“This was an amazing event. It was so much fun getting dressed up in the Kimono's the ladies were very kind getting us dressed, going out into the beautiful gardens and having our pictures was great! the pictures that was taken was wondeRead more”

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4.Morning Hiking Tour with Open-air Tea Ceremony

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 58 reviews · 3 hours · from $106

Start early at Hiroshima Station for a three-hour small-group hike up Futaba Mountain. With guides such as Naomi, Nana, Mimi, and Michiyo, you’ll visit Toshogu and Kinko Inari shrines, climb about 500 steps, try forest bathing, and enjoy matcha at an open-air tea ceremony overlooking Hiroshima and Miyajima.

“The activity was very pleasant, with good balance between physical and slow pace activity. We enjoyed a lot the friendliness and kindness of our guide. It has been nice to learn about Japanese culture, more specifically about the shrine and tea ceremony. We strongly recommend it.”

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5.Cultural Activities :Kimono, tea ceremony, Calligraphy and Amulet

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · from $171

At Tokuju-ji Temple on Miyajima, you’ll wear a provided kimono and apron while practicing Japanese calligraphy, preparing matcha, and making an amulet. Teachers photograph the lessons and email the pictures afterward. The small group size is capped at 10, with a minimum age of six.

“Very interesting and fun activities! I especially loved wearing kimono and getting amazing photos taken commemorating the occasion. It was interesting to learn what goes into making an amulet.”

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