Kyoto: Tea Ceremony in a Garden Tea House near Kiyomizu-dera
Escape the crowds near Kiyomizu-dera and enjoy a peaceful matcha tea ceremony in a traditional Kyoto tea house overlooking a private garden.
Sake Bar Yoramu is a wine bar in Nakagyo, Kyoto.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Small Japanese plates
Tip: Reserve by phone; the koshu flight changes weekly. Closed Sunday through Tuesday.
Escape the crowds near Kiyomizu-dera and enjoy a peaceful matcha tea ceremony in a traditional Kyoto tea house overlooking a private garden.
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Address: Matsuyacho 35-1, Nijo-dori, Higashinotoin Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0831, Japan
Komorebino in Gion's Hanami Kaikan pours 200 carefully chosen natural wines from Japan, France and Italy with a list rotating to 24 seasonal Japanese terms.
Signature pour: House-curated Japanese pet-nat or Loire Chenin by the glass
Wine focus: 200 natural wines from Japan, France and Italy rotating to 24 solar terms
Food: Small plates pairing with seasonal Japanese ingredients
Tip: Counter seating with the sommelier is the only way to taste the off-list Japanese bottles; reserve a week ahead.
Israeli-born Yoram Ofer's koshu sake bar in a Nakagyo machiya in Kyoto. The most-cited aged-sake list in the country, served at a six-seat counter.
Signature pour: Five-glass koshu flight
Wine focus: Aged sake (koshu) and growers' sake
Food: Snack-only sake pairings