Experience Matcha Culture and Miso Brewery Tour in Nishio

Nishio, Japan
Duration6h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

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
  • Souvenir fee

What to expect

  1. Aoi Seicha
    2h 25m · Admission ticket included
    Video introduction about matcha production process (about 10 minutes)
    Tea field tour and wearing the traditional tea picking outfit (about 30 minutes)
    Matcha Factory Tour (about 30 minutes)
    Matcha tea experience (about 45 minutes)
  2. 50m · Admission ticket included
    Lunch of “Miso Katsu“ at Tonkatsu Nishiki
  3. 1h 10m · Admission ticket included
    Miso Park
  4. 1h 35m · Admission ticket included
    Nishio City Historical Park, Former Konoe Residence

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Right next to Meitetsu Nishio Station

End point

Right next to Meitetsu Nishio Station

Additional information

  • 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.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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