TEA
RETREAT I Authentic Tea Ceremony
A traditional tea ceremony in the tea house “Joshun”, Step away from the everyday, and let the mind settle. The beauty and hospitality of Japan, found at Hachikan.
108 Ohara Todera-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 601-1245, Japan
A 250-year-old thatched main house and a separate guest house.
Once the gate closes, the entire estate — approx. 625 m² — is reserved for you alone, in complete privacy.
In the nature and stillness of Ohara, restore mind and body.
This is the wellness retreat Hachikan offers.
A traditional tea ceremony in the tea house “Joshun”, Step away from the everyday, and let the mind settle. The beauty and hospitality of Japan, found at Hachikan.
Traditional Japanese bathing culture, modern sauna, and treatments by skilled therapists — to detox, relax, and find mindfulness. With a thermarium, dry sauna, Shigaraki-ware open-air bath and hinoki bath, every guest can find their own balance.
Ohara's harvest, in season, on the day it is at its best. Seasonal ingredients from Ohara’s rich natural surroundings, brought to life by carefully selected visiting kaiseki chefs. Each dish celebrates the season and the natural goodness of its ingredients.
The guest house, approx. 105 m², has two private bedrooms and two toilets, and sleeps up to 5 adults and 2 children. Family or friends have the whole house to themselves, with room to spare.
On the ground floor, the spa: a hinoki bath, a Shigaraki-ware open-air bath, a dry sauna and a thermarium.
Upstairs, the windows of the living room and bedroom look straight out onto Ohara's seasons.
With only one group a day, your stay can take whatever shape you like.
If you have something in mind that our plans don't cover, please let us know.
Check in at 1 p.m., check out at 11 the next morning.
For those 22 hours, everything inside the gate is yours alone.
A sample day, what to see nearby, and a month-by-month guide to the year — all in one place.
An afternoon in the baths and sauna, an evening of kaiseki and a bowl of tea in the tea house, and the next morning, rice cooked in a clay pot. There is no set schedule — here is one example of a day that follows the season.
Sanzen-in, Hōsen-in, Shōrin-in, Jakkō-in and more of Ohara's sights, along with special experiences Hachikan arranges around your stay.
January to December: what to see in central Kyoto and in Ohara, the festivals of each month, and what is in season. A guide to what each time of year has to offer.
108 Ohara Todera-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 601-1245, Japan
Tel. +81 75-744-0997
Answers to the questions we are most often asked about staying with us.
A Journey into an Eighth Sense All Your Own.