Asamiya The Tea Field In the Sky
Experience Overview
On this tour, we will visit a production area of Japanese green tea in the Asamiya district, southern Shiga. We will learn about Japanese tea from local women who are in the tea business or work as tea farmers. Guests can share in activities such as picking & roasting the leaves and tea tasting, from which you can learn the subtle details about different teas appropriate to the season and weather. At lunchtime, join the host in creating dishes using tea leaves. While learning about Japanese dining etiquette, relish a special moment dedicated entirely to tea.
Experience Description
Guided walk through high-altitude tea plantations and a countryside stroll. Visit to Senzen-ji Temple (site where Asamiya tea originates). Lunch featuring local dishes cooked with tea leaves. Japanese tea tasting and hands-on Hojicha (roasted green tea) roasting. Visit to Sansho Shrine.
Inclusions
Tea sampling
Lunch cooking experience using tea leaves
Local taxi to travel between the meeting point and the tea fields
English-speaking tour conductor
Location
Pickup place: JR Ishiyama Station
Optional pickup point: JR Kyoto Station【Optional guide pickup: +JPY 4,500/group】
Tour ends at JR Ishiyama Station
