The 5th Summer Vacation Special "Ofuku Market" offered a variety of experiences.

Monday, July 21, 2014

We held a special summer vacation event called "Ofukuichi."

 

First, we started making cajons at 9am.

 

The lecturer is a wood coordinator.

Mr. Higuchi from Mori no Hiroba.

 

Cajon, a Peruvian instrument

Made from Toyota wood.

 

 

 

 

Other experiential learning (workshops) will begin at 10:00.

 

 

Tea making class.

 

The instructor is a tea instructor.

Tea judging skills 6th grade,

Takakoen Garden Owner Yoshitaka Noba

 

The children listen to the story

Seriously, I make tea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

With very elegant hands,

It was carefully placed.

 

I was amazed at how focused everyone was.

 

 

Making your own original furikake.

The lecturer will be Kurumi School Cafeteria.

 

Mix and make your favorite ingredients.

 

 

 

 

 

Finished.

 

I immediately had it for breakfast the next day.

 

 

 

 

 

Making granola.

The instructor is Koha.

Mix the ingredients,

 

 

 

 

 

Original granola.

 

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's snack.

 

 

 

 

 

Easy toy crafts.

The lecturers are from the Sanagedai Toy Library.

 

What small children are engrossed in making is,

Making tops.

 

 

 

 

 

Made from a milk carton

A frame that I colored myself.

Even for children in the 3rd year...

 

 

 

 

It turned out very well.

 

 

The kids were full of confidence. ...Good for them.

 

 

 

Balloon art

We also got a dog.

 

 

 

 

 

Learning about shiitake mushroom logs.

Contrary to my expectations, the shiitake mushrooms did not grow.

I learned a lot from listening to the talk.

 

Growing shiitake mushrooms on logs takes time,

Raising children is hard work, says a fifth-grade elementary school girl.

 

 

Outside, a session began with the completed cajon.

 

The beautiful sound draws attention.

 

 

 

 

There was also a relaxing massage and fruit smoothie.

 

 

At home, even after the class is over, they are still engrossed in making their own spinning tops.

I hope that everyone will have some fun afterglow.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to everyone who came.

In addition, volunteers helped with reception and parking lot guidance.

Thank you to everyone in the community for coming out in the heat.

Thank you to all the instructors for your cooperation.

This time, the profits from the previous "Ofukuichi" events will be used to cover venue fees, etc.

We are grateful for everyone's cooperation in making this possible.

 

Yukiko Noba, Takakaen and Ofuku City Secretariat.

 

 

 

 

 

Fifth grade students from Wakazono Elementary School came to experience tea picking.

On Thursday, May 1, 2014, 133 fifth-grade students from four classes at Toyota City Wakazono Elementary School attended the event.

They came to Takakaen's tea fields to try their hand at tea picking.

As part of learning about the tea industry, a traditional industry in the region,

This is a comprehensive learning experience of Japanese tea and tea picking.

 

 

The history of tea

The history of tea in the region

We will talk about the tea picking of the past and modern and contemporary times.

 

 

 

 

 

Tea picking experience.

Everyone was serious.

 

 

 

 

 

After picking,

With green tea,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fun break.

Thank you for your hard work picking the tea leaves.

 

Did you manage to pick enough for a teapot?

 

 

 

After this, the children take the tea leaves home and process them with the adults at home.

new tea

Black tea

Oolong Tea

Tempura, etc.

Tomorrow is the 88th night.

A special day for tea.

It would be nice to be able to drink new tea with the whole family.

 

 

I was happy that everyone was interested and listened carefully.

thank you very much.

 

 

 

We served tea at the 2nd Toyota Exquisite Sweets Fair.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

At the Toyota Industrial Culture Center in Toyota City

The 2nd Toyoda Delicious Sweets Fair was held.

 

This is a collaboration project between Toyota's branded agricultural products, Toyota Premium Sweets Club, and Takakoen.

 

 

Toyota has a wide variety of agricultural products.

peach,

Grapes,

blueberry,

pear,

figs,

There is matcha and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The agricultural products,

A group of 20 Japanese and Western confectionery business owners in Toyota City

Toyota Premium Sweets Club,

Various sweets,

We held a fair where you could choose and eat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tickets will go on sale from 10am on July 5th.

It was such a popular event that tickets sold out in 30 minutes.

 

 

We set rankings for sweets,

2 from A rank

4 from B rank

Choose 8 from C rank and 14 in total.

Drinks were provided by Takakaen.

 

 

 

 

 

When the start time came,

First of all, crowds gathered for the A-rank sweets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can enjoy a variety of sweets made with Toyota's agricultural products.

Some of the sweets were surprisingly luxurious, and you could really feel the spirit of each store.

 

Other things include tasting peach soft serve ice cream and eating shaved ice for free.

It was a very good deal.

 

To everyone who enjoyed Takakaen tea,

Thank you very much for your kind comments, opinions and valuable feedback.

 

Thank you to Toyota Premium Sweets Club for allowing us to participate in this wonderful project.