Tea picking in Japan

• Age 0～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 14:00

You can enjoy extraordinary life in the nature of the countryside. Sayama Tea, one of the three major tea producing areas in Japan, which is the closest to Tokyo, is located here with a tea plantation full of smiles. Why don't you pick tea leisurely while taking a lecture at the tea plantation? Although it is a little far from the station and inconvenient, Sayama tea can clean your heart and body. Participation by one person with family and friends is also welcome. Please recharge your smile and energy at Miyanoen where a smile is born! Distribution of materials for Sayama tea that can be handmade at home! Please enjoy yourself at home. Delicious Sayama tea drink gift!

• For Family

• Age 3～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

Tea picking at the foot of Mt.Fuji while looking at the big Mt.Fuji. After climbing a hill with a view and enjoying a walk in the green tea fields, you can enjoy delicious tea and sweets brewed in a teapot at a tea factory. You can sample other teas and shop for souvenirs at the adjacent shop. In the house tea garden, you can pick tea leaves in advance from around mid-March. ~ Flow of the day ~ 10:00 Guide to the tea garden for tea picking Greetings and information 10:05 Tea picking experience and walk in the tea field Explanation of tea picking, start of tea picking, walk to the hill with a view 10:40 Tea factory and store Tea factory tour 10:50 Teaching how to make delicious tea Enjoy the experience of brewing tea in a teapot by yourself, tasting the tea in the store, and then shopping for souvenirs.

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• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

Pick tea leaves at the foot of Mt. Fuji while looking at the big Mt. Fuji. After climbing the overlook hill and enjoying a walk in the green tea fields, you will enjoy delicious tea brewed in a teapot and sweets at the tea factory. You can sample other teas and buy souvenirs at the adjacent shop. You can get a head start on picking new tea leaves at the house tea farm from around mid-March. ~Schedule for the day~10:00 Guide to the tea farm for tea picking Greetings and guidance10:05 Tea picking experience and tea farm walk Explanation of tea picking, start picking tea, walk to the overlook hill10:40 Return to the tea factory and storeTea factory tour10:50 Tea brewing method and taste comparison Experience brewing tea in a teapot, enjoy tasting tea in the store and shopping for souvenirs.

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• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

If you want to fully enjoy Wazuka, the home of tea, we recommend the tea picking experience! Wazuka Town, which was selected as one of Japan's top 100 beautiful villages, grows so many tea leaves that it is called the origin of tea, and still produces just under 40% of Uji tea. At the Wazuka tea plantation, we offer a Wazuka tea picking experience from March to November. You can take all the tea leaves you pick home with you. Please feel free to enjoy the tea bath and tea leaf tempura♪Also, it takes about 30 minutes to reach Nara Park from Wazuka Town, so you can also plan a plan that also includes sightseeing in Nara♪

• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00

Little Edo Kawagoe still retains the atmosphere of Edo. Kawagoe is famous for its historical scenery, including its warehouse-style streets, historical buildings, and cultural assets, but there are many other lesser known charms of Kawagoe, such as the rice and vegetables grown in the surrounding rural areas. This time, you can enjoy the experience of picking tea leaves from Sayama tea, which is said to be "the color of Shizuoka, the aroma of Uji, and the taste of Sayama," and Kawagoe tea, the roots of Sayama tea.

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• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 99
• 2～3 hours

Everything from tea picking to processing is done carefully by hand, and each producer has different properties of lactic acid bacteria and fermentation period, and you can enjoy various tastes such as acidity, sweetness, and aroma. , Made only in small mountain villages, the technology is designated as a national important cultural property. In this experience, you can fully experience the charm of lactic acid fermented tea while visiting the tea plantation while listening to Mr. Takagi, a young leader of Awa evening tea producers, about Awa evening tea. The content of the experience changes depending on the time, and from July to August, you can mainly experience the picking of tea leaves, and from September to October, you can taste delicious new tea. ～ Flow of the day ～ 1. About Mr. Takagi's thoughts on Awabancha 2. Awa evening tea tasting 3. Tour of the tea plantation 4. Put tea leaves (200g) in a special bag * Takeaway gift ・ Tea leaves packed by yourself (200g) )

• For Family

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

If you want to fully enjoy Wazuka, the home of tea, we recommend the tea picking experience! Wazuka Town cultivates so many tea leaves that it is called the origin of tea, and even today it is a production area that produces just under 40% of Uji tea. At Wazukaya, the "Tea Soba Making Experience" using "Wazuka Tea" is very popular, but if you are going to make Cha Soba, why not try picking the tea yourself? At the Wazuka tea plantation, we offer a Wazuka tea picking experience from March to November. The set includes tea picking experience, tea soba noodles, and tea leaf tempura making experience. You can enjoy the finished dish on the spot. Also, it takes about 30 minutes to get to Nara Park from Wazuka Town, so you can make plans that also include sightseeing in Nara.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

World Agricultural Heritage Site Learn about tea from farmers at a tea plantation where high-quality tea is produced using the Chagusaba farming method, learn about tea distribution from a tea shop called a tea merchant, and meet the masters of tea-tasting tea distributed in the market. This is a special experience program to enjoy. ~ Flow of the experience ~ 10:00/13:00 Gather at Tabinosha/Reception 10:15/13:15 Interaction with tea farmers at the tea plantation (during tea season, you can experience tea picking) Approximately 30 minutes 10:55/13 :55 Tour of the processing plant and tea tasting experience at a tea shop Approximately 60 minutes 12:00/15:00 Receive tea bottles and tea bags as souvenirs at Tabinosha, then dismiss.

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• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

This is an experience program unique to Shizuoka, the tea-producing region, where you can learn about tea from farmers at a tea plantation where high-quality tea is produced using the Chagusaba farming method, a World Agricultural Heritage site, and enjoy a sencha ceremony where you brew delicious tea yourself in a teapot. In addition, with this plan, you will enjoy a tea-filled time at ``Chamonji no Sato Higashiyama'', the area's premier tea producing area. ~ Flow of the experience ~ 10:00/13:00 Higashiyama Ipukudokoro: Deep steamed tea drinking comparison (about 30 minutes) 10:40/13:40 Information on Chagusaba farming at the tea plantation (tea picking experience available during tea season) (about 30 minutes) 11:20/14:20 Tea party with sencha brewed in a teapot on the terrace at the summit of Mt. Awagatake (about 30 minutes) 12:10/15:10 Souvenirs of tea bottles and tea bags at Higashiyama Ipukudokoro Disband after receiving

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

This is an experience program unique to Shizuoka, the tea-producing region, where you can learn about tea from farmers at a tea plantation where high-quality tea is produced using the Chagusaba farming method, a World Agricultural Heritage site, and enjoy a sencha ceremony where you brew delicious tea yourself in a teapot. Also, with this plan, you can enjoy a tea ceremony at the old Tokaido 53 Station Hisaka-juku and an old inn from the Edo period. ～Flow of the experience～ (You can choose morning session or afternoon session) 10:00/13:00 Tabinosha meeting/reception 10:15/13:15 Tea learning experience with tea farmers at the tea plantation (tea season) There is also a tea picking experience (approx. 30 minutes) 11:00/14:00 Experience comparing three types of tea drinking at the old private house of Hisaka-shuku Motoiyaba (approx. 40 minutes) 11:40/14:40 Tokaido Fifty Stroll around the post town of Miyoshi with a local guide (approx. 20 minutes) 12:10/15:10 Receive tea bottles and tea bags as souvenirs at Tabinosha, then leave.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

Would you like to experience tea picking in the town of Wazuka, where the scenery of tea plantations stretches out as far as the eye can see? Wazuka Town cultivates so many tea leaves that it is called the origin of tea, and even today it is a production area that produces just under 40% of Uji tea. Enjoy tea picking while listening to explanations about tea. You can make tempura with the picked tea leaves and then eat them freshly fried.In addition, you can try making tea soba noodles using Wazuka tea, which is ranked as the highest class of Uji tea. The instructor will provide detailed explanations and support you until the tea soba is completed. The souvenir ``edible tea'' is a nutritious and delicious additive-free tea spice made with Wazuka green tea, salt from deep ocean water, dried lemon, fried onions, and garlic. Just sprinkle it on your food to add depth and flavor to your food, making it even more delicious. They also have a long shelf life of six months, making them popular as souvenirs among foreign tourists.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00

At "Experience-based old private house inn Tabinosha", we will guide you through the seasonal Shizuoka mountain village experience! With this plan, you can enjoy making tea dumplings and taking a walk in the tea plantation.From late July to early August, you can also try tea picking! Limited to one group per day♪ Enjoy a tea-filled experience in Kakegawa, one of Japan's leading green tea production areas! Local tea farmers will enjoy making chilled tea dumplings using tea leaves grown with great care by the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System "Chagusaba Farming". It is a plan that you can enjoy the scenery unique to Shizuoka, including the tea plantation that spreads all over.

• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00

At "Experience-based old private house inn Tabinosha", we will guide you through the seasonal Shizuoka mountain village experience! In this plan, you can enjoy making tea dumplings and taking a walk in the tea plantation♪ From late September to early October, you can also try tea picking! Limited to 1 group per day ♪ Enjoy a tea-filled tea experience in Kakegawa, one of Japan's leading green tea production areas, dyed in autumn colors! Local tea farmers will enjoy making tea dumplings using tea leaves grown with great care by the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System "Chagusaba Farming". It is a plan that you can enjoy the scenery unique to Shizuoka, including the tea plantation that spreads all over.

• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

At "Experience-based traditional Japanese inn Tabinosha," we offer you a mountain village experience that is unique to Shizuoka throughout the four seasons! Located in the northeastern part of Kakegawa City, one of the most popular tea-producing areas in Shizuoka, this area is loved by locals as the mountain of the tea characters, and the tea plantations spread across the large hills at the foot of Mt. Awagatake, which has been certified as a World Agricultural Heritage site, have been producing high-quality tea for over 150 years using the Chagusaba farming method. In this plan, you will enjoy a tea picking experience in the tea fields that the tea producers have painstakingly cultivated. The first tea is picked from late April to mid-May, the second tea is picked in June, and the fourth tea is picked from late September to early October, which are the tea seasons for the producers, so you can enjoy tea picking according to the season. You can also enjoy tea picking at other times of the year depending on the growth conditions of the tea leaves, so please ask us until around mid-November. Tea picking is not available from around November to mid-April because the tea leaves are not growing. Instead, we will take you to the tea fields to observe the "tea grass farming" method, a winter-only work, and from around March, you will enjoy picking wild vegetables that grow around the tea fields. For lunch, we will prepare dishes unique to tea-producing areas using the actual tea leaves you picked. You can enjoy them as ingredients in tempura, salads, vinegared dishes, and more. In addition, chameshi, which is made by mixing the picked raw leaves with boiled rice, is a special dish that allows you to enjoy the aroma of tea even more! Please give it a try!

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 13:00

At "Experience-based traditional Japanese inn Tabinosha," we offer you a mountain village experience that is unique to Shizuoka throughout the four seasons! Located in the northeastern part of Kakegawa City, one of the leading tea producing areas in Shizuoka, this area is loved by locals as the mountain of the tea characters, and the tea plantations spread across the large hills at the foot of Awa-ga-take, a mountain that has been certified as a World Agricultural Heritage site, and high-quality tea has been produced for over 150 years using the Chagusaba farming method. In this plan, you will enjoy a tea picking experience in the tea fields that the tea producers have carefully cultivated. The first tea is picked from late April to mid-May, the second tea is picked in June, and the fourth tea is picked from late September to early October, which are the tea seasons for the producers, so you can enjoy tea picking according to the season. In addition, from late April to early November, you can enjoy tea picking even outside of the tea season, depending on the growth of the tea leaves. However, from late autumn to winter, until around mid-April when the tea season begins, there are no tea leaves to pick, so you will have to roll the tea using tea leaves that you have prepared in advance. Even in that case, we will still guide you to the tea fields and show you the state of the tea buds and how to make tea. You will try your hand at making kettle-fried tea using the tea leaves you picked, by heating, frying and rolling them in an iron pot. Let's make your own delicious, one-of-a-kind original tea!

• Age 3～Age 100
• 4～5 hours
• 10:00

At "Experience-based old private house inn Tabinosha", which was renovated from a 70-year-old old house and opened in 2017, we will guide you through the seasonal Shizuoka mountain village experience! In this plan, you can enjoy tea picking experience and BBQ using seasonal ingredients. Limited to 1 group per day♪ Tea picking experience and charcoal-grilled BBQ lunch in Kakegawa, one of Japan's leading green tea producing areas! For the tea picking experience, you can enjoy tea picking under the guidance of a local tea farmer in a tea plantation that is carefully nurtured by the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System "Chagusaba Farming Method". For lunch, we have a BBQ that you can enjoy from the charcoal fire experience. *You can also add the "Goemon bath experience" as an option♪ Experience the scenery unique to Shizuoka and the satoyama experience in an old private house built 70 years ago. Enjoy your luxurious time.

• Age 3～Age 100
• 5～6 hours
• 10:00

This is an experience program unique to Shizuoka, the tea-producing region, where you can learn about tea from farmers at a tea plantation where high-quality tea is produced using the Chagusaba farming method, a World Agricultural Heritage site, and enjoy a sencha ceremony where you brew delicious tea yourself in a teapot. In addition, this plan will visit the production areas of two of the three major tea brands in Shizuoka, ``Mountain Tea Kawane Tea'' and ``Fukasteamed Tea Kakegawa Tea'', hear from the producers, and have the opportunity to taste and compare teas. Recommended for those who love tea! ~Procedure of the experience~ 10:00 Gather at Higashiyama Ipuku-dokoro and compare the tastes of Higashiyama tea (approx. 30 minutes) 10:40 Tea plantation Explanation about Chagusaba farming from the farmers (approx. 30 minutes) 11:40 Local cuisine: ``Japanese yam yam soup'' ” Lunch (approx. 40 minutes) 12:30 Tea Miyako Museum Learn about Japanese green tea and teas from other countries (approx. 60 minutes) 14:30 Tea plantation Interact with farmers who produce Kawane tea (approx. 60 minutes)

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 4～5 hours
• 10:00

We have prepared a special program that is limited to one group per day and allows you to enjoy Shizuoka tea with all five senses. The Higashiyama district, which produces tea that has been designated as a World Agricultural Heritage Site, is one of the highest quality tea producing areas in the prefecture, but in recent years there has been an increase in the number of dilapidated tea plantations in this area. In this plan, you will pick tea in a scenic tea plantation that has been renovated from a ruined tea plantation, and you will enjoy the picked tea with tempura or as a kaiseki meal with seasonal local ingredients. Also, as a fun activity before and after your meal, you can work up a sweat by climbing up to the top of Mt. Awagatake, the symbol of the area, for about 30 minutes. From the mountaintop terrace, you can see the large tea garden below, the Oi River, Suruga Bay, and the Izu Peninsula on the horizon. On clear days from autumn to winter, you can even see Mt. Fuji. After your meal, enjoy a sencha ceremony where you can brew delicious tea yourself using a teapot. Local staff and farmers will give you detailed instructions, so please try it at home! ~Procedure of the experience~ ① Gather at Higashiyama Ippukudokoro (10:00) ② Welcome tea and program information at local Higashiyama tea (about 20 minutes) ③ Tea picking experience at a ruined tea plantation halfway up Mt. Awagatake (about 30 minutes) ④ Walk It takes about 30 minutes to hike to the top of the mountain! ... Awa Shrine, Iwaza ... Take a short break at the finish line on the terrace at the top of Mt. Awagatake ... ⑤ It's finally time to eat on the terrace with a spectacular view (about 60 minutes) ⑥ After the meal, enjoy being taught how to brew delicious tea Tea time (approx. 30 minutes) ⑦ Transfer to Higashiyama Ippukudokoro by shuttle car, scheduled to disband around 2:00 p.m.

• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

After I learned how to make tea at the tea factory, I actually experienced tea picking. Tempura tea picked and eat it!

• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

At "Experience-based old private house inn Tabinosha", we will guide you through the seasonal Shizuoka mountain village experience! This is a special program that you can enjoy together with the farmers in one of the leading tea-growing areas in Shizuoka, a tea-producing region, where tea fields coexist with nature, animals and plants using the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System Chagusaba farming method.

• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 3～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 13:30

An experienced School at Sayoshien, a tea farmer at Sayama. Many valuable experiences such as tea picking, tea brewing, tea Factory tour so on. While enjoying simple rural scenery and nature, you can study tea.

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• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 13:30

Tenazawa's tea farmer, an experiential School at Wada Garden. Many valuable experiences such as tea picking, tea brewing, tea Factory tour so on. While enjoying simple rural scenery and nature, you can study tea.

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• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 13:30

Tenazawa's tea farmer, an experiential School at Wada Garden. Many valuable experiences such as tea picking, tea brewing, tea Factory tour so on. While enjoying simple rural scenery and nature, you can study tea.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 13:30

An experienced School at Sayoshien, a tea farmer at Sayama. Many valuable experiences such as tea picking, tea brewing, tea Factory tour so on. While enjoying simple rural scenery and nature, you can study tea.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 13:30

Experience School at Sayama 's tea farmer, Yokotaen. Many valuable experiences such as tea picking, tea brewing, tea Factory tour so on. While enjoying simple rural scenery and nature, you can study tea.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 13:30

A tea farmer at Iruma, an experiential School at Nishizawa Garden. Many valuable experiences such as tea picking, tea brewing, tea Factory tour so on. You can study tea while dropping in nearby Zen temple.

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• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 13:30

A tea farmer at Iruma, an experiencing School at Ikenoya-en. Many valuable experiences such as tea picking, tea brewing, tea Factory tour so on. You can study tea while watching the vast tea fields.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 13:30

Experience School at Sayama 's tea farmer, Yokotaen. Many valuable experiences such as tea picking, tea brewing, tea Factory tour so on. While enjoying simple rural scenery and nature, you can study tea.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 3～4 hours

If you want to fully enjoy Wazuka, the home of tea, we recommend the tea picking experience! Wazuka Town cultivates so many tea leaves that it is called the origin of tea, and even today it is a production area that produces just under 40% of Uji tea. At Wazukaya, the "Tea Soba Making Experience" using "Wazuka Tea" is very popular, but if you are going to make Cha Soba, why not try picking the tea yourself? At the Wazuka tea plantation, we offer a Wazuka tea picking experience from March to December. The set includes a tea picking experience and an experience of making tea soba, tea leaf tempura, persimmon leaf sushi, and kudzu mochi. You can enjoy the finished dish on the spot. Also, it takes about 30 minutes to get to Nara Park from Wazuka Town, so you can make plans that also include sightseeing in Nara.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 4～5 hours

Wazukaya is a local cuisine experience class located in Wazuka-cho, Kyoto Prefecture. Wazuka tea is also known as Uonuma Koshihikari, and is a famous tea among Uji teas, known for its particularly fragrant flavor. At our restaurant, you can enjoy a uniquely Japanese experience using Wazuka tea. We offer a variety of tea-related experiences, including tea soba noodle making and tea picking. Wazuka-cho is a place rich in nature, recognized as one of Japan's 100 most beautiful villages, and we hope you will enjoy Japanese culture through our tea experience while looking at the spectacular view of the endless tea fields. Recommended for those who are interested in Japan's traditional culture and customs Those who want to enjoy the natural scenery that represents Japan Those looking for a luxurious tea experience Those who want to relax in a tranquil environment Those who want to experience Japanese history and culture Those who want to spend a luxurious moment in a private space Those who want to learn about tea-related knowledge and techniques Those who have the opportunity to visit Kyoto or Nara Those who want to spend a relaxing time in the Japanese countryside Those who want to take photos with beautiful scenery as a backdrop Those who want to explore Japan's unique culture that is different to resort areas We look forward to providing a special moment for our VIP guests.

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