Unique Matcha Experience : Matcha Tour &Tasting & Casual Ceremony
・All at once: Tea Fields Tour, Tea Factory Tour and Matcha Making Experience
・Make memorable this experience taking photos while wearing the tea picking traditional outfit
・Take a tour inside a long-established Green Tea factory
・Special tea tasting(Matcha latte/Green tea/Sencha/Houjicha/Japanese black tea)
・Experience a casual tea ceremony with a local English-speaking guide
■Nishio is known for being one of the major production areas of matcha along with Uji (Kyoto) and Kyoto proper. The 97% of picked tea leaves is used for Matcha related products in Nishio. Tea ceremony is as part of the samurai culture and Matcha has been used for it. We appreciate Matcha as special tea even today. In Nishio, the matcha used for the tea ceremony is hand-picked one by one so that it does not mix with the leaves of the previous year to maintain high quality. The freshly picked tea leaves of the year are steamed and dried, called "tencha". Matcha is finely ground powder of Tencha leaves by a stone grinder. and Macha is used in tea ceremony. There is no process of rubbing tea leaves like sencha, and it is made with the same careful cultivation and manufacturing method as gyokuro.
Chubu
about 3 hours
2 Participants
Pay when you book(credit card only)
5 days prior to the activity/tour.
Request : After receiving your Request , the shop will notify whether the booking can be confirmed or not.
<Meeting point and address>
Aoi Seicha
7, Kamiyashiki, Kamimachi, Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture, 445-0894
【SCHEDULE】
①9:00-9:15 Video introduction about matcha production process
②9:20-9:55 Tea field tour and wearing the traditional tea picking outfit
③10:00-10:30 Matcha Factory Tour
④10:30-11:45 Matcha tea experience and Tea tasting
⑤11:45-12:00 Shopping
Closing up
☆Exclusions
Souvenirs
Pickup and drop-off
■Nishio is known for being one of the major production areas of matcha along with Uji (Kyoto) and Kyoto proper. The quality of Nishio matcha is highly recognized throughout the country and overseas.This one day experience starts with a video introduction of the matcha production process. Your local guide will explain to you about the history of Nishio Matcha. Then, you will head to the tea fields and you will be able to take photos while wearing the traditional tea picking outfit. After tea field tour, you will take a brief factory tour to watch how the leaves are dried and prepared for tea-making at Aoi-Seicha. This will give you a good understanding of process required to develop the harvested tea. Once you finish the tea factory tour, you will have a casual tea ceremony / Matcha experience and 5 different tea tasting (Matcha latte/Green tea/Sencha/Houjicha/Japanese black tea) with the guidance of the local tour guide. You can really enjoy the 800 years-history of Nishio Matcha world
※In case of rain, please bring an umbrella.
※Depending on the sensitivity of your skin, tea leaves may cause irritative dermatitis.
※If you are late for more than 15 minutes without contacting us, the experience will be automatically canceled.
Meeting time | 8:50 |
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Meeting location | Aoi Seicha(7, Kamiyashiki, Kamimachi, Nishio City, 445-0894 Aichi, JP)MAP |
What to bring | Nothing in particular |
Operated by | Nishio City Tourism Association |
Includes | Tea field tour,Traditional tea picking outfit experience,Matcha factory tour,Special Tea tasting ,Experience a casual tea ceremony and Japanese sweets,English-speaking guide |
Cancellation policy | Until 2 days before: 0% the day before / on the day: 50% After starting and without contact cancellation: 100% |