Incense Kitchen offers a great experience of making incense with the aroma of matcha green tea. (Reservations are required. For English support, please apply at least one week in advance.) Why not try this wonderful experience unique to Uji, a famous tea region?
Matcha is an indispensable part of Japanese culture. Also, you can feel Japan's unique heritage from the wooden molds used here, which are traditional sweet molds. (Currently, specially crafted ones for the incense by a skilled artisan are used.) You can create incense with motifs of a rabbit, tea, a cherry blossom, and many more, which symbolize Uji and Kyoto. They are lovely to look at and will make your heart flutter.
The matcha is fresh, sourced directly from tea factories and tea farmers in Uji. The manufacturing process inevitably produces some high-quality matcha that is not sold for consumption, and currently, only this type of matcha is used here. You can contribute to reducing food waste in the community through this fun experience.
The incense is not lit directly; instead, it is gently warmed using a tealight candle. It releases no smoke, only the relaxing aroma of the matcha. It's perfect for personal enjoyment, and a gift for someone special, too.
- Tel
- 0774-27-2561
- Address
- (matcha incense making)
Eshin-in Temple
67 Ujiyamada, Uji City, Kyoto - Access
- About 10 min. on foot from Uji Station (Keihan Uji Line)
About 15 min. on foot from Uji Station (JR Nara Line) - Business Hours
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