- Overview
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- You can dress up in traditional tea picking girl costumes and take photos in the tea fields.
- You will see how matcha is processed at a matcha factory, and tour a long-established matcha factory that is normally off-limits, and grind tea leaves into matcha using a stone mill.
- Take a commemorative photo in the tea fields - Tour the matcha factory - Make your own matcha and drink it (with Japanese sweets) - This is the only place where you can experience all at once!
- You can enjoy a casual matcha tea making experience while interacting with a local guide.
- This tour is packed with attractions, including Miso Park and Nishio Historical Park.
- You can dress up in traditional tea picking girl costumes and take photos in the tea fields.
- What to expect
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This is a full-day tour of Nishio City. In the morning, you will experience with all five senses how high-quality matcha is produced in Nishio, one of the leading matcha producing areas in Japan. Overlooking the tea fields of Nishio, a major matcha producing area, you will take photos in the tea fields wearing traditional tea picking girls' costumes. After that, you will visit the long-established matcha manufacturer "Aoi Seicha" to learn how to produce high-quality matcha and experience a casual tea ceremony. You can also eat Japanese sweets with your matcha. Learn about the Japanese spirit of tea while tasting the deliciousness of Nishio's matcha. After having a lunch of Aichi Prefecture's specialty "miso katsu", you will visit a miso storehouse, stroll through "Nishio City Historical Park", and have time to relax at the "Kyukonoe Residence". Please enjoy "Nishio, the home of matcha", where you can immerse yourself in Japanese culture.
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