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2025.08.21 notice

Notification of absence of person in charge

Thank you very much for your continued patronage.

From August 23rd to August 27th, 2025

Our web and shipping staff will be away on a business trip, so we will be able to respond from August 28th onwards.

 

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers.

For website orders and inquiries after August 22nd,

We will respond sequentially from August 28th onwards.

We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

 

The store is open as usual (closed on Wednesdays).

We hope you will use it together.

 

 

2025.08.16 notice

Regarding online orders

Thank you very much for your continued patronage.

We have changed the terms and conditions for free shipping on online orders.

 

For purchases of 8,640 yen or more (tax included)

Shipping was free.

*Excluding some areas such as Hokkaido, Okinawa, and remote islands

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

 

Corrections on the web screen will be made at a later date.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding.

We will be open as usual during Obon.

Thank you for your continued patronage of Takakaen.

During the Obon period,

We are open as usual from 9am to 7pm.

Please note that we are closed on Wednesdays, our regular day off.

 

We look forward to seeing you all.

 

Tea picking experience

This year, we held a tea picking experience in May.

Sponsored by Takakaen

Organized by Dai Nagoya Tours, etc.

It was held.

A woman in her 90s wearing a kasuri kimono, part of her trousseau.

I was asked to be a tea girl.

Traditional picking method in Mikawa, Aichi

Tell me about the stroking technique

Actually picking them

 

Afterwards, the participants enjoyed a tour of the Tencha factory and tastings.

We could see from everyone's smiles that they had a great time.

We were also very happy.

 

Please come and visit us again.

Thank you for your participation.

Featured in the Chunichi Shimbun

May 1, 2025, Chunichi Shimbun Mikawa edition

Fifth grade students at Toyota City Wakazono Elementary School

Tea picking experience was introduced.

Wakazono Elementary School students had a tea picking experience

April 30, 2025

As part of comprehensive learning

Fifth grade students from Toyota City Wakazono Elementary School

They came to Takakaen Tea Farm.

 

Talking about the history of tea in the region

Tea picking experience

 

At Takakoen, we hand-pick the fruit in a natural way.

This time, we visited a tea plantation with machine-harvested, curved tea fields.

We had a simple tea picking experience.

 

It was heartwarming to see everyone so enthusiastically picking the tea leaves.

We also felt happy.

 

You can also hear the song "Chatsumi" sung in chorus at the tea plantation.

We had a wonderful time.

 

Thank you to all the 5th graders for coming.

We would also like to thank the teachers and parents who supported this experience.

thank you very much.

 

Second grade elementary school students came to study

November 14, 2024

Second grade students at Wakazono Elementary School

They came as part of their home economics class, "Exploring the Town."

 

Everyone listened attentively and participated in the stone grinding experience.

The children asked many questions, and their lively attitude gave us energy.

 

I was so touched when I received a thank you letter later.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for coming.

Thank you for your hard work in writing this.

I was encouraged. Thank you.

 

We are looking forward to the fifth graders coming to experience tea picking.

 

New Year's holiday information

Thank you very much for your continued patronage.

Information on opening hours during the New Year holidays.

There are only a few days left this year,

Open every day until the 31st

We are open from 9am to 8pm.

 

The beginning of the year

January 4th (Saturday) 9:00-17:00

We will be open as usual from Sunday, January 5th from 9am to 8pm.

 

 

Seto Takakoen Tea Shop

within the yearSunday, December 31st, 10am - 1pm

The beginning of the year

Starting January 10th, we will be open every Friday from 10am to 4pm.

 

We look forward to seeing you all.

 

 

Tea picking experience at a natural tea plantation

May 11, 2024

We held a tea picking experience.

 

Pick tea at a natural tea garden,

We also had a tour of the factory.

碾茶工場 見学

Tencha factory tour

A factory for tencha leaves before they become matcha

We were given a tour inside the factory.

 

 

Original

The Takakaen factory has many custom-made machines.

No more photography is allowed,

Visitors will be able to go further inside.

 

While explaining

We were able to observe the process while getting close enough that it was not dangerous.

 

 

The 16 participants

thank you very much.

We look forward to seeing you again.

 

 

 

 

Tea picking experience for foreigners

May 11, 2024

For those living in Toyota City and its surrounding areas

For foreigners

We had a tea picking experience.

外国人 茶摘み体験/高香園 茶園にて

Foreigners experience tea picking at Takakoen Tea Farm

 

The experience was held at Takakaen, sponsored by TIA.

自然仕立て茶園にてお茶摘み体験

Tea picking experience at a natural tea plantation

Everyone participated with a big smile and lots of fun.

 

Many people participated in the tea-making class in the winter.

It was nice to meet you again.

 

The 18 people who participated

Thank you to everyone at TIA.

 

We look forward to seeing you again.