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Shizuoka Tea Farm Tour with Factory Visit and Tea Tasting

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Location

Shizuoka

Duration

2.5 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 4 guests

Accessibility

Family-friendly

Language

Japanese, English

Other

Halal, Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescetarian, With green tea, With transport, Tea experience

Stroll through lush green fields, experience tea leaf picking, enjoy a Japanese tea tasting, visit a tea factory, and more!

Highlights

Learn all about how Japanese tea is made, from farming to processing

Stroll around a tea farm in the mountains of Shizuoka, with stunning views of mountain ranges

Meet a local tea farmer (depending on availability)

Enjoy a tasting of several types of Japanese tea

Visit a tea factory, where you can learn about how Japanese tea is made (if the factory is closed, this will be substituted with an information session and additional tea tasting)

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

This Shizuoka Tea Farm Tour with Factory Visit and Tea Tasting is a no-holds-barred tea experience in a prefecture that’s famous for delicious, premium green tea. With a climate and high-quality water that are conducive to delicious tea, Shizuoka Prefecture is responsible for over 40% of Japan’s tea production and has a history of tea making that dates back to the 1200s. During this Shizuoka Tea Farm Tour, you will travel to the mountains of Shizuoka, where the air is crisp and expansive fields of green tea spread before you. You will begin with a tour around the tea farm, with dazzling views of Shizuoka’s mountain ranges from high above, and experience tea leaf picking. You will also enjoy a tasting of several varieties of Japanese tea. If the tea farmers are available, you will also get a chance to meet and speak with them. Also on the agenda is a visit to a local tea processing factory to learn more about how tea is made. As tea farming is seasonal, the tea factory is not fully operational every day of the year. Please note that the factory is also closed on Wednesdays and weekends. If the factory is not operating, instead you will have an educational session and have another tea-tasting session!

Inclusions

Pick-up service from Shizuoka Station (30 minutes by car to the tea farm)

Guided tea farm tour with tea leaf picking

Tasting of various types of Japanese tea

Meet a tea farmer and visit to the tea processing factory (if available)

Japanese confectionery such as mochi rice cake

Exclusions

Additional purchases during the tour

Drop-off service to JR Shizuoka Station (You can take a nearby bus back to the station from the factory)

Meeting Point and Meeting Time

The meeting point is Shizuoka Station (30 minutes by car to the tea farm). The tour includes a pick-up service.

Remarks

Please note that pickup time is at 12:30 pm at JR Shizuoka Station

This tour is for guests who are 12 years of age or older

As tea farming is seasonal, please note that the tea factory does not operate all year round. If the factory is not in operation, it will be substituted with an educational session and a tea tasting

Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions.

You may be asked to wear a mask when meeting the farmers, in the car or the factory

Please refrain from visiting if you have a fever or feel unwell

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 2 days before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

Experience Location

Shizuoka City is the capital of Shizuoka Prefecture, and the 5th largest city by land area in Japan. Halfway between Tokyo and Kyoto, Shizuoka City is known for stunning natural scenery, including views of Mt. Fuji. Located along the Pacific coast, Shizuoka’s fishing industry is booming, with Shimizu Port hauling in the most tuna out of any port in Japan while Suruga Bay is one of the only places in the world where sakura shrimp can be found. Meanwhile, Sunpu Castle Park in central Shizuoka is famous as the place of retirement of Tokugawa Ieyasu, one of the three unifiers of Japan.

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