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All Reviews for VELTRA Exclusives in Kyoto
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舞妓さんまたは芸妓さん 祇園でお座敷体験 お座敷遊び＋舞鑑賞＋お抹茶 昭和初期から三代続く祇園のお茶屋催行 ＜貸切／撮影自由／英語対応可／祇園東＞
最高な時間でした
Reviewed by: まさよ, 2016/11/30祖母、母の3人で利用しました。お茶屋さんの立地も分かりやすく迷わず到着出来ました。
おかあさんの接客が素晴らしく、色々お話ししてくれたり最初から最後まで笑顔で対応して頂きました。
芸妓さんの富多愛さんがとっても可愛いらしくて、踊りもお話しも素晴らしかったです。
普段体験出来ないお座敷遊びも教えて頂き、大満足でした。
おかあさんの母への心遣いも嬉しかったです。
帰りも、寒い中姿が見えなくなるまでお見送りして頂き、感激で泣いてしまいそうでした。
また必ずお邪魔したいと思います。本当にオススメのプランです！
思い出に残る素敵な時間をありがとうございました。
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2016/11/23 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Tea with a maiko
Reviewed by: Helen Murphy, 2016/11/29Excellent experience and insight into Japanese culture at first hand. Opportunity to ask questions to the maiko. Would highly recommend
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| Activity Date: | 2016/11/27 |
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レンタサイクルサービス（損害保険付）市内緊急サポートサービス完備 雨天時キャンセル料無料＜銀輪／MTB／京都駅＞
なんて便利！京都を疾走♪
Reviewed by: とこもん, 2016/11/29ママチャリタイプだったのと、本体に少しキズがあったので、「見た目からして気分アゲアゲ」とはいきませんでしたが（笑）、メンテナンスが行き届いているので、走りごこちは最高！12時から19時まで、京都市街を縦横無尽に走り回って、行きたい場所を効率よく回れたのは爽快でした。中でも痛快だったのは、18時まで南禅寺のさらに奥、永観堂で紅葉ライトアップを堪能してから、一気に京都をかけ下って、45分で京都駅の返却ターミナルにつけたこと。方向音痴なワタシでも、碁盤の目状の京都なら【自転車】に限ります！紅葉シーズンのためか、私の利用した1day1300円のプランは当日、全車貸出中だったので、事前に予約しておいて本当に良かったです。夜行バスで帰る身としては、少しでも散策時間を長くしたいので、欲を言えば19:00まででなく、20:00までのプランがあると嬉しいですねぇ。
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| Activity Date: | 2016/11/26 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Could have been better
Reviewed by: Sharon, 2016/11/21We had booked for 3 and there was only the 3 of us at the session and we were lucky enough to meet the Geisha not the Maiko, but the english speaking host was on her mobile phone the whole time we were there, speaking very loudly and coming in and out of the room. There was also construction noise going on the whole time we were there, not their fault but distracting.
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| Activity Date: | 2016/11/17 |
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舞妓さんまたは芸妓さん 祇園でお座敷体験 お座敷遊び＋舞鑑賞＋お抹茶 昭和初期から三代続く祇園のお茶屋催行 ＜貸切／撮影自由／英語対応可／祇園東＞
舞妓さんはとても素敵でしたが…
Reviewed by: yumian, 2016/10/21８人で伺いましたが、予約を忘れられたのかと思いました。
予約時間より少し早めに着いて声をかけましたが、返事はなく、予約時間に再度「ごめんください」と大きな声で叫んで「はーい」と返事があり、しばらくして普段着姿の女将さんがあわてた様子で現れました。「こんな格好ですみませんね」と言われても、着物姿を想像していた私たちは唖然としました。
さらに、舞妓さんのお点前でお茶をいただくのを楽しみしていた私たちの前に出されたのは、ありあわせとしか思えないバラバラのお菓子で、食べる気にもならず持ち帰りました。
ただ、富津愈さんはとても可愛くて、話上手！舞妓さんの生活等、いろんな質問にも丁寧に答えてくださり、楽しい時間を過ごす事ができました。
「きっと、私たちの予約を忘れていたんじゃない？」と話しながら帰りましたが、舞妓さんが素敵だっただけに、残念でした。
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| Activity Date: | 2016/10/17 |
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Kyoto Private Kaiseki Dinner at Traditional Restaurant with Maiko Dance Show
Private Maiko Dance
Reviewed by: Clara, 2016/10/15Seeing performance by Geisha is a must do in Japan. In the past you need to know someone from the tea house to arrange such activity and a private dinner. It's very nice that we can book private performance and dinner with a Maiko (geisha trainee) via the internet nowadays with English translator. Highly recommended activity.
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| Activity Date: | 2016/10/12 |
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舞妓さんまたは芸妓さん 祇園でお座敷体験 お座敷遊び＋舞鑑賞＋お抹茶 昭和初期から三代続く祇園のお茶屋催行 ＜貸切／撮影自由／英語対応可／祇園東＞
楽しい旅行
Reviewed by: Yuki, 2016/09/04友達と6人で行きました！
全員とツーショットと写真も撮れて、踊りやお座敷遊びもできて楽しかったです(^^)
京都は観光だけでなく、このような楽しみ方もあるんだと思いました！
すごく思い出になりました。
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| Activity Date: | 2016/09/02 |
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舞妓さんまたは芸妓さん 祇園でお座敷体験 お座敷遊び＋舞鑑賞＋お抹茶 昭和初期から三代続く祇園のお茶屋催行 ＜貸切／撮影自由／英語対応可／祇園東＞
お座敷遊び初体験
Reviewed by: 匿名希望, 2016/09/01お茶にお座敷遊びと初体験が盛りだくさんですが、舞妓さんとお母さんが丁寧に教えてくれます。外国人はもちろん、日本人も楽しめます。
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| Activity Date: | 2016/08/30 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Meeting Tomikiku
Reviewed by: Anna, 2016/08/31We thoroughly recommend meeting Tomikiku. Amazingly gracious, beautiful and entertaining. The children were made welcome and our little girl taken care of when she felt poorly. The house is in a lovely neighbourhood with very kind neighbours who helped us find our way. This was a lovely experience, very memorable and definately a must. The tea is also the best you will taste.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2016/08/12 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Up close and personal
Reviewed by: Taylor , 2016/08/26Never imagined to be sitting next to and speaking to a real geisha. Tomitei (hope I spelled that correctly) is truly beautiful and graceful. Its hard to believe the sacrifice and training these young girls go through. My kids really enjoyed this experience. Short and sweet.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2016/08/22 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Experience of a lifetime
Reviewed by: Angela, 2016/08/22I'd waited a long time to do this! The Maiko was charming, interesting and put us at ease immediately. Fascinating experience with memories to last a lifetime.
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| Activity Date: | 2016/07/27 |
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Kyoto Backstreet Biking Tour with English Guide
fun tour, personalised attention!
Reviewed by: DDC1, 2016/08/06Our guide was great, safe riding and nice places to see (good variety)
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| Activity Date: | 2016/07/16 |
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舞妓さんまたは芸妓さん 祇園でお座敷体験 お座敷遊び＋舞鑑賞＋お抹茶 昭和初期から三代続く祇園のお茶屋催行 ＜貸切／撮影自由／英語対応可／祇園東＞
とても良かったです
Reviewed by: ゆーら, 2016/07/26職場仲間6名でおうかがいしました。祇園祭の花笠巡行があった日で、舞妓さん・芸妓さんも忙しく慌ただしかったようですが、時間めいっぱいもてなしていただきました。小さなお茶屋さんでしたが間近で見る舞妓さん・芸妓さんの立ち姿や所作の美しさにうっとり。我々のグループだけで独占できて、とても贅沢な時間でした。女将さんが伝統について解説してくださるのも興味深かったです。1時間しかないので、お茶をいただき、舞を見せていただき、いろいろ質問していたら、あっという間に時間がなくなります。慌ててお茶屋遊び（こんぴらふねふね）を簡単に教えていただいたところでタイムアップ。でもお値段を考えるととてもリーズナブルだと思います。貴重な体験ができ、とてもよかったです。
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| Activity Date: | 2016/07/24 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Tea ceremony
Reviewed by: Susan, 2016/07/16Great experience. Very personal and intimate. Learned a lot. Would highly recommend to anyone!
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| Activity Date: | 2016/06/20 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Incredible Experience!
Reviewed by: Ana, 2016/07/05This was such an amazing experience as we had a private audience with our lovely maiko and hostess. We began with a small tea ceremony where our maiko prepared the matcha tea in one of the traditional ways. We were then given a sweet to enjoy with our tea and left in private. During this time we were able to talk with our hostess and owner of the Ochaya. She explained many things about the process of becoming a geisha and told us a little about her life. The maiko then returned and performed a summer dance for us, which was lovely and very elegant. Finally, we were given time in private to speak with her and ask any questions we had. We spent about 20 minutes talking to her as she explained why she decided to pursue this path and answered all our questions in perfect english. When we were finished they both gave us a very fond and kind farewell and walked us out. In true Japanese hospitality as we were leaving they even gave us an umbrella since it was drizzling outside and we had left ours in a cab earlier that day. I cannot say enough about this experience. Everything about it was top notch and above expectation. I highly recommend it to anyone that's interested in geishas, Japanese culture or just wants to try something different.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2016/06/21 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Amazing
Reviewed by: Neeuqia, 2016/05/16It was simply amazing. The maiko-san prepared a tea ceremony with grace and poise followed by a fan dance.
The best part for me was when we got to speak to her and take photos.
She shared a lot about the maiko and geiko culture and traditions.
I still cant believe we managed to take photos with a real geisha.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2016/04/18 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Great experience
Reviewed by: Valentina and Marina, 2016/04/18We had a great time with Maiko! Watching tea ceremony and Maiko dance was very interesting and having a conversation with Tomitsuyo-san helped us to better understand the art of Geiko and Maiko! Thank you so much!
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| Activity Date: | 2016/03/28 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Memorable Experience in Gion, Kyoto
Reviewed by: Luchi Villarica, 2016/04/06Among all our cultural activities in Japan, the tea time with Maiko is the most memorable. Although they only serve the guest one type of tea and traditional Japanese sweets per guest, the experience was still memorable. Guests first witness how tea is produced from scratch by the Maiko and this is followed by any traditional dance number. The Maiko's elegance and grace is perfectly showcased. Her business mother is also very adept at explaining basic facts about the Maiko and the Geisha's way of life. The last part of the tea time is an interview with the Maiko wherein guests can ask questions.
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| Activity Date: | 2016/03/23 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Thank You Veltra
Reviewed by: David , 2016/04/04We want to thank Veltra for their efforts to find a Maiko available to meet with us for the making of tea, dance, chat and photo opportunity. This was done at short notice and in peak season when other agencies were not able to help. The event itself was very memorable. It would have helped if the person who oversaw activities at the tea house explained what was going to happen and when we would know it would conclude.
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| Activity Date: | 2016/03/31 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Tea Ceremony with Maiko in Gion
Reviewed by: Rob Lowe, 2016/02/15It has been one of my life ambitions to have a Tea Ceremony with a Geiko/Maiko in Kyoto and it exceeded my expectations in every way.
The booking system with Veltra was simple and easy although it took a few days to get confirmation of the booking from the venue itself.
The directions to the Tea House were perfect (especially required with the nature of the Gion area of Kyoto with so many small back streets) and the greeting by the Okasan of the Gion Tomikiku Ochaya (Tea House) was pleasant and informative and she gave us lots of information all through the time of the visit, in good English.
The Tea Ceremony and Dance by the Maiko (Tomitsuyu) was beautiful and exquisite and we had the chance to speak to her for some time after the formalities were over. Tomitsuyu spoke perfect English and was very patient and honest with all the 'obvious' questions we asked of her, which I am sure she has been asked many times before.
There were plenty of opportunities for pictures and videos during the entire visit, which were in fact encouraged by the Okasan and the whole experience was designed to ensure the customer was happy with the event.
The dedication that Tomitsuyu has and the training required to perform so perfectly is a credit to such a young girl and we were in slight awe of the commitment is takes to take such a path in life.
The whole experience will live with me for the rest of my life and was definitely worth the wait and I would recommend anyone who is interested in this to make it a priority during your visit to Kyoto. You will not regret it.
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| Activity Date: | 2016/02/12 |
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Authentic and memorable experience
Reviewed by: Ozfamily, 2016/02/07Our family of three had a wonderful experience with the Maiko - green tea and sweets were served in a traditional tea ceremony, our Maiko performed a beautiful dance, talked with us at our table about her life as a Maiko in Kyoto, and then allowed us to have photographs taken with her both inside and outside the venue. Our 13 y.o. son was fascinated and very impressed with the experience, as were we. Highly recommended!
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| Activity Date: | 2016/01/13 |
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舞妓さんまたは芸妓さん 祇園でお座敷体験 お座敷遊び＋舞鑑賞＋お抹茶 昭和初期から三代続く祇園のお茶屋催行 ＜貸切／撮影自由／英語対応可／祇園東＞
大満足
Reviewed by: 海老実, 2015/12/31舞妓さんと色々お話しでき、お座敷遊びも体験できました。シンガポールからの友達夫婦も初めての経験に大興奮、大満足。
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| Activity Date: | 2015/12/28 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Lovely event~
Reviewed by: HHHH, 2015/12/07We have small children and wanted to introduce them to both tea time and Maiko traditions. This was perfect. They could try things, or not, participate or not. they were engaged. Everyone loved this. It was worth the splurge.
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| Activity Date: | 2015/06/13 |
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舞妓さんまたは芸妓さん 祇園でお座敷体験 お座敷遊び＋舞鑑賞＋お抹茶 昭和初期から三代続く祇園のお茶屋催行 ＜貸切／撮影自由／英語対応可／祇園東＞
格安で舞妓さんを独占できました
Reviewed by: ぷちむ, 2015/11/28外国人の友人と三人で体験しました。祇園会館近くのこじんまりした風情あるお茶屋さんで現地集合・解散です。舞妓さんは祇園東の富多愛さん。お茶屋に入ると見習いの女性（？）に京言葉で案内され、お茶菓子をもてなされます。ほどなく舞妓さんが登場。三人それぞれにお茶をたててくださいました。踊りも一曲披露していただき、歓談タイムでも楽しくお話できました。丁寧で可愛らしい舞妓さんで、外国人の友人はもちろん私も大満足の内容でした。
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| Activity Date: | 2015/11/26 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Incredible service from VELTRA and a wonderful experience I'll never forget
Reviewed by: Mark Anderson, 2015/11/03I used VELTRA so that my partner and I could experience teatime with a Maiko (trainee Geiko) when we visited Gion, Kyoto. Finding Tomikiku, the actual teahouse, on the street was a little hard (a few pictures of the teahouse itself on the VELTRA site would be helpful), since all the signage is in Japanese, naturally, but once there the actual experience was incredible. The owner of the teahouse was a lovely lady who talked us through the ceremony and explained the history of the Geisha. The Maiko herself, by the name of Tomitsuyu, was elegant and refined, and, once she had come out of formal Maiko deportment, was a delight to talk with. My partner and I left the teahouse feeling we had experienced a bit of old Japan, something few others ever have.
The only thing that marred the experience was that, perhaps through no fault of her own, the owner of the teahouse had double-booked the experience through another operator. She was very sorry and asked if we would mind sharing the experience with the English family who arrived shortly after us. Since it was an experience of a lifetime we didn't feel we could turn them away, so they joined us.
My point in explaining that occurrence is that when I explained this to VELTRA they were incredibly understanding and sorry, refunding us half of the cost of the experience. I've rarely had customer service so good, anywhere, so if you are thinking of using VELTRA, perhaps for the first time, and you're not sure, don't be: this is a company that looks after its customers well. I know, having looked at their other experiences, that I will be using VELTRA again.
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| Activity Date: | 2015/10/19 |
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Kyoto Backstreet Biking Tour with English Guide
Kyoto's Back Street Tour
Reviewed by: Steve Freeman, 2015/09/24Great trip, very organised and informative. We had a brilliant experience, the guide was excellent, knowledgeable, told us all the local history and where best to go. Keiko was very polite, friendly and kept us very safe on the roads. We highly recommend this trip to anyone visiting Kyoto. What a beautiful place to visit.
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| Activity Date: | 2015/09/22 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Giving Support
Reviewed by: KuangYueh , 2015/09/16It is like
If you have an icon
You will do just like me
Being supportive
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| Activity Date: | 2015/09/14 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Extraordinary experience
Reviewed by: Enchanted, 2015/08/31Once in a lifetime experience in old Gion, Kyoto. The simple setting was perfect. The Maiko prepared tea for us, danced, and played a drinking game. Enchanting. We talked with her afterwards......just a lovely experience
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| Activity Date: | 2015/08/05 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
富津愈 Hope you fine and the best
Reviewed by: KuangYueh , 2015/08/31My sister
Hope You Could
Stay longer and better
No matter
Where you stand
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| Activity Date: | 2015/08/29 |
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Kyoto Private Maiko Entertainment with Tea Ceremony & Photo Op
Absolutely spectacular!!
Reviewed by: Meera , 2015/08/16Not only were we the only two people at the tea house, but we had the maiko and tea house owner all to ourselves to chat with!!!
The maiko herself was so friendly. She performed a tea ceremony with such grace, with an accompanying explanation from the tea house owner. She then performed a small dance (again, an interpretation for the dance was offered by the tea house owner).
We then had time to just talk to the maiko. She was not only obliging to take pictures, but she made a genuine attempt to speak as much English to us. She seemed to enjoy talking about her favorite music, books and activities - she even taught us a few traditional dance moves!
Everyone was very welcoming, and the tea and sweets were delicious! I would recommend this to anyone who is fascinated with maiko and geiko culture, as it's sure to impress every time!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2015/08/14 |
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VELTRA SERVICES
Thank you very much for booking the dinner with us, we are glad to hear you enjoyed the experience!
We shall continue to strive to provide the best service possible for our guests.
Best Regards, Kyohanamachi Kawamura