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Welcome tea
A seasonal cup of tea on arrival, and a warm introduction to the day’s ingredients.
Maana Atelier · Workshop
Kyoto Botanical Teas
Workshop.
Blend your own personalized organic tea from farmed and foraged heirloom herbs of Japan.
1.5 hoursOne session
Maana AtelierNishijin, Kyoto
Up to 8Per session
¥18,000Tax included
The craft
Sōmoku-cha草木茶
Tea in Japan is far more than the green leaf the world knows. For centuries, long before the tea plant arrived from China, the islands brewed infusions from native flora: roots, leaves, twigs, and barks gathered from forest and field.
These botanical teas mirror the climate and the season, support physical and mental health, and tell the long story of Japanese agriculture and place. In this workshop, you’ll smell, touch, and taste a selection of regional ingredients, then blend a tea that’s entirely your own.
Your keepsake
What you’ll take home
You leave with a personal tea blend made by your own hands, with the season’s ingredients, ready to brew at home.
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Your blend
A bag of your own personalized organic tea, sealed and labelled, ready to take home.
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Yours the same day
You take it home once the workshop ends — light for travel, easy to bring.
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Earth-friendly
Sourced from farmed and wild seasonal flora — no mono-cropping, no soil erosion.
The session
How you’ll spend it
Spend 1.5 hours at the atelier with your teacher, guided from start to finish.
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Smell · touch · taste
Get to know a variety of different herbs, foraged from Nara, to Miyazaki, and all the way to Okinawa.
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Blending
Compose your own ratio. Layer florals, roots, and citrus until the cup matches your mood.
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Tasting · take home
Brew your blend. Share notes. Pack the rest in a bag to carry home.
Reserve
Upcoming sessions
All times JST · GMT+9
From past guests
What people say
Guests come for an afternoon and leave with a personal tea blend, but here’s what stuck with them after returning home.
The Botanical Tea Workshop was inspiring. The instructors were knowledgeable, and we learned about different plants and tea, their properties, and how to blend them for specific benefits.
Sherry Chan · Google review
The Botanical Teas workshop was simply amazing — the location, the vibe, the whole experience. Through a journey of senses you’ll create your own personal blend that reflects your true personality and tastes.
Benedetta Mennini · Google review
The tea workshop was absolutely amazing! The instructor was knowledgeable and passionate. I learned so much about different teas and flavors, and every detail was thoughtfully arranged. The place itself calms you down.
yvonne wigger · Google review
The city · 京都
A reason to come to Kyoto.京の手しごと
Kyoto runs at half-speed. Temple bells in the early hours. Shop curtains drifting at noon. The river quiet by dusk. The seasons change without asking permission — cherry, plum, maple, snow.
You arrive at Maana Atelier on a small street in Nishijin, the old weavers’ district. Inside, the machiya keeps its own air: cool stone, soft daylight, the smell of clay.
Questions
Practical things.
The space
Maana Atelier.
Maana Atelier is a multi-faceted space created to explore the ever-expanding passions and new offerings for our community. This traditional machiya is thoughtfully restored to reveal its raw beauty and imperfections — a place for exploration through workshops, community events, and more.
- Hours
- Maana Atelier is only open to workshop participants.
- Private
- For private bookings, please email atelier@maana.jp.
- Getting there
- By taxi (recommended), or take the Karasuma Line 烏丸線 to Kuramaguchi 鞍馬口 station — 10 minutes on foot from there.
In collaboration withLearn more
Kyoto Research Institute
Kyoto Research Institute was founded under the direction of Momoko Nakamura. Momoko’s interest stems from 20 years of communicating and educating on cookery culture and the food system, informed by anthropological field research across the Japanese archipelago.
The Institute’s research now extends beyond food, expanding into both textile and home — with the growing understanding that each pillar of Japanese living originates from a single terroir.
Make a piece of Kyoto, by hand.
All materials provided · 7-day flexible cancellation.
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