Shizuoka: Green Gold, 300 Years of Tea Mastery
From Leaf to Cup: Exploring Shizuoka's Tea Tradition
Exclusive tea farm tour with a tea farmer.
Only Japan Adventures offer.
Duration
2hours
Season
All Year
Location
Shizuoka
*Except from
April to July
Group Size
2 to 4 persons
Price per person
22,000JPY
Type
Private
About
A tea farmer , the seventh generations since the Edo period, Mr. Sato produces tea from cultivation to its production on his own. At a beautiful scenery of tea and wasabi fields surrounds their home, you will experience a relaxing time to stroll around and tea flights sitting on the porch of a Japanese quaint house, getting away from busy life.
Explore the tea and wasabi fields.
The clean and rich water in the garden makes it possible to double-crop the cultivation of tea and wasabi. Take a walk in the garden with the owner, and feel the tea and wasabi by actually touching them.
Wasabi
Shizuoka tea farmers supported their families by growing wasabi (Japanese horseradish) from January to March, when tea farm is closed.
If the timing is right, wasabi harvesting may be possible. Please note that harvesting is not always available.
From leaf to cup
It is rare to find a tea farmer who handles everything from tea cultivation to production.
Discover the process of tea production from Shitajimaen who produces not only green tea but also black tea.
Tea Flights
Enjoy the tea that harvested at the farm.The owner of the garden, a Japanese tea instructor, will teach you how to enjoy tea.
Shitajimaen 志田島園
We are a small tea farm located in the Kawashima area, almost in the center of the Tamagawa district. The farm has been in existence for seven generations and is mainly engaged in tea cultivation and processing, as well as wasabi cultivation. The tea garden surrounds the house, and the harvested tea is processed at a factory in the house. Everything from cultivation to production is done solely by family members, and making tea with an old-fashioned way.
BIO
Masahiro Sato. Born in Tamagawa area, Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City Graduated from Shizuoka Agricultural High School Graduated from Shizuoka University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Symbiotic Bioscience Certified as a Japanese tea instructor Shizuoka Prefecture tea hand-rolling teacher After graduating from university, he took over his family's tea farming business with the desire to leave behind for the next generation the landscape with tea fields that had been his playground since childhood. In order to solve the contradiction between the high value of mountain tea and the harshness of the tea industry in mountainous areas, he sought out sales channels and improved tea production, and was blessed with many encounters. In response to the requests of those who wanted to see the tea plantations, he planned a tour to show the beauty of tea plantations in mountainous areas and the taste and depth of real tea.
Meeting Location
1298 Ochiai, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka, 421-2224
Things to Know
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If you cancel after 17:00 on the day before the tour or "no show" :100% of the tour fee
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If you cancel after 17:00, 2 days prior to the tour date: 50%
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If you cancel after 17:00, 3 days prior to the tour date: Free
