“Hachiju-hachi-ya” is the 88th day from the beginning of spring in Japan.The date will be around May 1st every year.Tea harvested during this season is very tasty and has been valued for centuries.

Nishio City in Aichi Prefecture, which has an established reputation as a producer of high quality matcha green tea, offers to experience the tea picking workshop in Nishio during this season.

First, you will enter a green tea factory to see how tea leaves are ground on a stone mortar.You can also experience the actual grinding of tea leaves by turning a stone bowl by hand.

While being taught the basic manners of the tea ceremony, we enjoyed this year’s matcha green tea and Japanese sweets and had time to contemplate the tea.

After a few minutes of walking from the tea factory, we arrived at a tea field covered with black sheets.The reason for the sheeting is to prevent the tea from growing too fast in the sunlight and losing its original flavor.

Plucking bright green tea leaves under a sheet, surrounded by the scent of fresh tea.The tea picking workshop ends with a bag full of fresh tea as a souvenir.

We very much look forward to meeting you at the next event.
Thank you.