Kyoto Samurai Experience: Encounter Bushido with Real Katana and Zen in Historic House

Immerse yourself in the world of samurais in Kyoto. Experience the art of wielding a real katana and discover the essence of Zen in a historic samurai house.

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kyoto Samurai Experience/Waraku - This is a fantastic opportunity for guests to immerse themselves in the samurai culture. Discover the rich history of Japan’s warrior class and experience handling an authentic katana. Following this, engage in Zen meditation, a practice the samurai used to achieve mental tranquility during combat.
What's Included
  • Zen meditation experience
  • Photos of the activity
  • Use of a genuine katana
  • Professional instructor
Additional Information

Discover the Samurai Way in Kyoto
Immerse yourself in the samurai world with this genuine experience. Adorn yourself in traditional samurai garments and delve into the history of this warrior class, followed by an engaging demonstration by our skilled instructors.
Subsequently, participants will have the opportunity to hone their swordsmanship skills,…

Location
Kyoto Samurai Experience/Waraku
Our gates will open 15 minutes before your scheduled time. In order to be dressed in samurai attire, guests need to arrive at this time. We will begin our session promptly at the scheduled time. If you arrive after this time, you will not be dressed in samurai attire.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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L741ujstaceyk
Jun 2, 2025
Awesome - Great experience loved by the whole family. The house itself is stunning, the history, practical session and everything was great.
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Florian
Jun 1, 2025
Samurai Feeling - Cool experience with history and samurai feeling. It was amazing to cut with a real katana. Can recommend for everyone who likes history and samurais
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Aaliyah_p
Jun 1, 2025
The coolest thing you’ll do in Japan - One of a kind authentic samurai experience in a real samurai house with a 130 year old katana sword. My favourite experience in Japan! The perfect mix of history & fun, I highly suggest this experience to everyone! The workers are also wonderful and help make the experience seamless.
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Z8563akjenniferb
May 31, 2025
Highly Recommend - Staff was friendly and knowledgeable, took pictures during the experience and gave them to us on a google drive free of charge afterwards. This did not feel like a touristy experience, felt like a genuine samurai education.
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369nayaw
May 30, 2025
Samurai - This experience was amazing! Rika was our tour guide and she was an absolute delight! Would definitely recommend! Everyone should do this!!
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Wade
May 29, 2025
Samurai in Kyoto - The staff were amazing and the instructors proformances were next level, the whole experience is 100% recommend if you're ever in Kyoto
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Helen_a
May 29, 2025
Lashes and hugs - Professional and fun. The opportunity to immerse ourselves into the samurai traditions was a learning experience while enjoyable at the same time
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Nicola
May 26, 2025
Excellent morning learning about Samurai and their sword skills - Really interesting to learn about the samurai and watch the demonstration. The staff are all really helpful as well as entertaining. The swordsmanship was amazing and a lot harder than it looks!! Loved it!!
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I1062cmjuliek
May 25, 2025
This Experience Was Truly Exceptional In Every Way! - You simply will not find a more fascinating, higher-quality, and culturally and historically rich and profound experience in Kyoto than this one! Our group of 4 adults was absolutely mesmerized by the katana sword demonstration from a true master of the discipline, and then further captivated by the completely rare opportunity to practice with katana swords ourselves! The experience was capped off with an authentically-conducted zen meditation exercise in the stunning 300-plus year old former home of a samurai warrior. This tour is the real deal! If you do nothing else during your time in Kyoto, try to take advantage of this exceptional experience. It went beyond all of our hopes and expectations in every way!
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Roz_c
May 25, 2025
It is a fun couple of... - It is a fun couple of hours immersing yourself in the samurai culture. You also see a couple of performances.
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From $125
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).