13 Uji Tea Tours Worth Booking

1.Tea Museum Tickets and Matcha Grinding Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 739 reviews · 1 hour · from $23Our pick

Grind Uji tea into matcha, learn traditional brewing, and explore Chazuna’s interactive museum in this hands-on Kyoto experience.

“The women guiding us through the Matcha experience were very warm and welcoming. From interesting facts about Matcha production to taking pictures of the participants and explaining everything in detail this was a thoroughly great and enjoyable experience we would always come back to and warmly recommend to everyone.”

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2.Green Tea Tour with Byodoin and Koshoji Temple Visits

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 72 reviews · from $111

Explore Uji’s tea culture, Gyokuro tasting, Byodoin, Koshoji, and Ujigami Shrine on a four-hour guided trip from Kyoto.

“This was a truly delightful experience with our tour guide, Brian. He took us off the beaten path, away from the crowds, creating a more intimate and unique adventure. Brian's guidance was both highly informative and filled with wit and humor, making the journey even more enjoyable. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Kyoto as a fantastic side trip. In my opinion, Kanazawa remains an underrated gem for many first-time visitors to Japan.”

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3.UNESCO Heritage & Tea Ceremony Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 54 reviews · 3 hours · from $66

Explore Uji’s temples, tea culture, bridges, and local treats on a small-group walking tour with Byodoin and a tea ceremony.

“Yuko is just unbelievably knowledgable, she is nice and welcoming. Also the way she do her tour is very helpful for someone who don’t know about Japanese culture, she make you feel very comfortable pretty quick. I recommande her without hesitation. Adam”

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4.Slow Cycling Tour at Uji’s Matcha Green Tea Fields and Heritage

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $130Top rated

Cycle Uji’s tea culture, temples, river paths, and matcha shops on a relaxed four-hour Brompton bike tour.

“The guide was super friendly and knowledgeable. We had a great time biking around Uji and learning about their matcha production and the cities history. Highly recommend the tour for anyone visiting!!”

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5.Kyoto Matcha Green Tea Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · from $221

Review of Kyoto’s Uji matcha tour, with tea tasting, matcha making, lunch, Byodoin Temple, practical details, and value advice.

“Warm welcome and gracious hospitality on our recent green tea and Japanese food tour in Uji (Kyoto).”

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6.Uji and Wazuka Matcha Farm Half Day Private Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $360

Explore Uji and Wazuka on a private matcha tour with tea fields, shrine visits, local tastings, a bento lunch, and expert guidance.

“Masae the tour guide was very pleasant and very informative, we found a trip very interesting and had a very generous meal. I definitely recommend.!”

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7.Uji Tea Ceremony and UNESCO Heritage Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $70

Explore Uji’s Byodoin Temple, tea culture, historic shrines, and scenic bridges on a small-group walking tour from $70.

“The tea ceremony party was very short. The rest of it was seeing the area, including temple and museum, and the guide was great!”

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8.Private immersion into Kyoto’s tea and reglious culture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $162

Explore Uji’s tea and Buddhist traditions on a four-hour private tour with Gyokuro tasting, UNESCO sites, shrines, temples, and river views.

“Ferdi is an excellent guide who is friendly and knowledgeable, and the tour was just breathtaking and tranquil. Highly recommend this tour for a fun and relaxing experience.”

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9.Kyoto tea town for matcha lovers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $157

Explore Uji through matcha tastings, tea fields, shrines, lunch, and a traditional tea ceremony on this intimate five-hour tour.

“Very informative tour! Terumi is knowledgeable and thoughtful - she planned out a great itinerary and shared history at every stop! We got so much more than a beautiful tea ceremony from our experience. We especially loved the matcha wRead more”

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10.Half Day Matcha Tour in Uji, home of culture, with a local

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 14 reviews · 4 hours · from $96

Explore Uji’s matcha culture, Byodo-in Temple, Uji Bridge, and a traditional tea tasting with a private local guide.

“Tom was a great of all time guide! Thanks to him we learned some hidden gems for Uji and Kyoto and the tea experience was great! I strongly recommend this tour with him. Thanks for everything :)”

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11.Utilising upcycled Matcha! Creating matcha incense (Uji, Kyoto)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $55

Make matcha incense from discarded Uji tea in a temple workshop, with Byodoin views, seasonal gardens, and a practical guide to booking.

“This was such a unique experience. I’m so glad I was able to make custom incense with my family during our day trip to Uji. The location and atmosphere is very beautiful and our workshop instructor was informative and very kind.”

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12.Tea Museum and Tsuen Teahouse Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 1h 30m · from $68

Explore Uji tea culture at Chazuna and historic Tsuen teahouse with a private local guide, tasting tea and sweets in 90 minutes.

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13.7 Hours Private Guided Tour Uji and Wazuka Matcha Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $520

Explore Uji and Wazuka on a private matcha tour with Byodo-in, tea farms, tastings, a Japanese lunch, and a local guide.

“The tour with Masae was an almost once in a lifetime tour. She is the expert in the area and speaks English perfectly. She couldn’t have been most friendly. The seven hours went by so quickly and I could have spent way more time in the aRead more”

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