Experience Matcha Culture and Miso Brewery Tour in Nishio
Description
Highlights - Wear a traditional tea-picking costume and take photos in a tea plantation - Visit a matcha factory normally closed to the public and grind tea leaves with a stone mill - Enjoy a matcha-making experience with Japanese sweets - Discover Nishio’s tea culture through tea fields, a factory tour, and matcha making - Learn the basics of the Japanese tea ceremony from a local English-speaking guide - Visit other Nishio highlights, including Miso Park and Nishio Historical Park. Overview Discover Nishio, one of Japan’s leading matcha-producing regions, on this one-day cultural tour. Visit a tea plantation, wear a traditional tea-picking costume for photos, and tour the long-established Aoi Seicha factory to learn how matcha is made. Enjoy a hands-on matcha-making experience with Japanese sweets. After lunch featuring Aichi’s famous miso katsu, visit Nishio Historical Park and Miso Park to experience the region’s tea culture and history.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Video introduction about matcha production process (about 10 minutes) Tea field tour and wearing the traditional tea picking outfit (about 30 minutes) Matcha Factory Tour (about 30 minutes) Matcha tea experience (about 45 minutes)
Lunch of “Miso Katsu“ at Tonkatsu Nishiki
Miso Park
Nishio City Historical Park, Former Konoe Residence
Highlights
What's included
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The minimum age for participants is 7 years.
- The tea plantation has unpaved paths. Please wear comfortable shoes that you don't mind getting dirty.
- Bring a hat or parasol on hot days.
- Insects may be present in the tea fields.
