Experience Matcha Culture and Miso Brewery Tour in Nishio
Overview
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.
What's Included
Tea-picking costume experience fee
Miso brewery tour fee
English-speaking guide
Admission to the Former Konoe Residence (including matcha)
Matcha factory tour fee
Taxi fare (Nishio Kanko Kannaisho~ Aoi Seicha, Aoi Seicha~ Tonkatsu Nishiki)
Lunch fee
Matcha-making experience (with Japanese sweets) fee
Additional Info
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.