My husband and I did this experience. We just love it. It last 2h. Everything is explained in English. We were a group of 7 people plus our teacher. We enjoyed it a lot. First we made japanese sweets, after that we wore kimonos (both men and women). We could chose between at least 15 different kimonos. And they do your hair too. After that we learned how to do matcha the during the ceremony. We could take pictures all time. When we finished we took photos in the garden. A part that u can wear kimonos till 6pm, so we made the most of it and visit the city. Price is totally worth it. You need to book it in advance, they have so many activities which to choose.

Our family of four (kids aged 11 and 9) had such a good time. Our katana lesson was fun, and the instructor was so engaging. He helped us each make a short action video. After the katana lesson, we had a tour of the samurai and ninja museum. The tour guide was so informative - we learned so much about the history of the samurai and Japan in general. The tour ended with a group ninja star throwing lesson. The katana lesson is in a different building so it would help to arrive 5-10 minutes early. Everyone spoke excellent English.

We had a great time and absolutely loved the experience! We had four drinks (which came free with the experience) and a great time! We mastered 3 Ninja skills (blowgun, sword, shuriken) and the instructor was very patient.

Really cool experience - got to throw ninja stars and blow darts at targets and learn a lot about the history as well. Well worth it!

This experience cannot be called « authentic ». It was conducted in a shopping mall and not a historic site and consisted of an explanation by a tour guide with some props and some photo taking opportunity while trying out prop weapons

Kind people who were very helpful and informative. Funny “teacher”/guide who told us about samurai history.

Loved the experience! However, the waiting was longer than the actual experience. You can't really walk around. They have you just wait in one area. The tea ceremony was short and my group I was traveling with agreed that it seemed expensive for this experience.

Tourist trap. Very disorganized. Avoid it, not worth the money or the time. They put the kimono on and left me seated on the street for 45 min, no one available to ask what’s next. Terrible experience

So awful. Incredibly late to start, no apology and the staff’s English was very hard to understand. Avoid!

Amazing experience and lots of fun . Would recommend it for everyone must try experience . Do visit during a trip in Kyoto

It was good fun, but I didn't expect to be part of a huge group. We all got different color bracelet and it was confusing. We didn't dress up with the rest of the group, which was a bit odd as we stood out then, but we did later in a private room.

We did the meet & greet with a MAIKO (Geiko apprentice) with a translator. It was a very unique experience worth paying for. She did a welcome dance, answered questions for us, played games with some of the guests and the translator explained all about the differences between Geiko and MAIKO. My 12 year old son enjoyed it a lot too! We had booked a walking tour of gion and the meet and greet packaged together, but the walking tour was cancelled due to rain. They refunded us for the walking tour and our experience was amazing.

This activity was a highlight of our time in Kyoto. My group had some stressful travel mishaps and the company was kind enough to allow us to come 1/2 hour late at closing time. We went from hectic and rushed to relaxed and pampered as soon as we arrived. We fully enjoyed getting our hair done and dressed for the tea ceremony as well as the informative cultural learning during the tour. I appreciate the time alllowed for taking pictures too. I would recommend coming before sun down for better photo oops. The Japanese garden outiside the venue is beautiful.

Our small group had a fabulous time. The tea ceremony was the perfect kick-off and introduction to our time in Kyoto. I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in doing something like this.

This was my favorite experience in Kyoto ! Dodo dressed me in a beautiful kimono, took the best photos of me (feel free to use any as promotion for your company), and taught me tea ceremony. Due to no tourist I was so lucky and got a private experience. I felt so elegant and pretty ! I would highly recommend. Thank you so much Dodo~