Fifth graders from Toyota City Wakazono Elementary School came to experience tea picking

May 1, 2017: As part of their comprehensive studies, 5th graders at Wakazono Elementary School

They came to try their hand at tea picking.

Tea picking experience for 5th graders at Wakazono Elementary School

Fifth grade elementary school students experience picking new tea leaves

There are 129 fifth graders at Wakazono Elementary School.

This time, we will have a simple tea picking experience.

I had them picked with one stem and two leaves.

It's heartwarming to see them picking the fruit so earnestly.

He listened carefully to what I had to say.

I was happy.

To the accompanying teachers and parents,

thank you for your hard work.

thank you very much.

Featured in the Yomiuri Shimbun

May 23, 2017

Yomiuri Shimbun Mikawa edition

The tea picking experience for foreigners held on May 21st was introduced.

Tea picking experience for foreigners featured in the Yomiuri Shimbun

Featured in the Chunichi Shimbun

May 22, 2017, Chunichi Shimbun, Mikawa edition

Went there on May 21st

A tea hand-picking experience for foreigners was introduced.

Featured in Chunichi Shimbun Tea picking experience for foreigners

Keyaki Works employment support activities and tea picking snacks

On May 16, 2017, Toyota City Welfare Foundation Keyaki Works

They participated in a tea picking experience as part of employment support activities.

Since you came all the way here,

The snack for this day is

We distributed bread made by Keyaki Works.

Bread by Ocha Tsumisan and Keyaki Works

Grape bread

anpan

Melon bread, etc.

If you're unsure which one to choose,

The tea pickers also seemed to enjoy choosing their picks.

He was very happy.

Thank you for the homemade bread.

Thank you for the meal.

Tea picker's snacks

At Takakaen

For the month of May, unless it rains, we hand-pick tea leaves every day.

When it's lunchtime

As a token of appreciation, we hand out bread and check how many people have come to pick.

On this day, we distributed tea rice instead of bread.

Tea pickers and hand-picked tea rice

Tea rice at a hand-picked matcha tea plantation

At the hand-picked matcha tea plantation, we received tea leaves picked by everyone.

I had it as tea rice and ate it.

Thank you always.

We held a "hand-picking tea" experience for foreign visitors.

Sunday, May 21, 2017

We held a tea picking experience for foreigners.

Tea picking experience with tea girls and kasuri kimonos

Naturally hand-picked tea plantations

We had the opportunity to experience hand-picking tea leaves.

During the experience, you will wear a kasuri kimono.

Transform into a tea girl.

We also took a commemorative photo.

Tea picking experience for foreigners

A total of 20 people attended, making it a very lively event.

To everyone who came,

To everyone involved,

thank you very much.

Please come and visit us again.

Children's tea picking experience

Sunday, May 7, 2017

The local children's group, Yoshimi Children's Group, held a tea picking experience.

The tea was picked by "Isshin Niha" at a machine-harvested tea plantation.

Children's Tea Picking Experience

The tea plants grown in natural conditions are tall,

Because I get lost

At a tea plantation where the tea is usually harvested by machine

I had a simple experience.

Children's Tea Picking Experience

A total of 27 people participated.

He listened to me carefully while picking the fruit.

Tea picking experience Picked tea leaves

Everyone picked them carefully.

It's a very beautiful tea leaf.

Hand-picked tea rice and rice balls

After picking,

Take a break with some hand-picked tea rice.

Hand-picked tea rice

Everyone who came,

Thank you to all the members of the children's club.

Please come visit us again.

We participated in the Great Nagoya Tours Tea Picking Experience.

May 14, 2017 (Sunday) Nagoya University

We participated in the Great Nagoya Tours Tea Picking Experience.

Naturally grown hand-picked experience

First, picking tea leaves.

Currently, hand-picking of Sencha tea has ended,

Visit a naturally grown matcha tea plantation.

Takakoen is dotted with naturally grown, hand-picked tea fields.

One of them,

This site covers an area of 8 tan (2,400 tsubo).

Of course, everything is picked by hand.

The next row (near the front) of the image shows the finished picking.

The tea plants have already been cut down.

How to pick it:

"Shigoki-tsumi" is a method unique to Aichi Prefecture.

The experience took place in a slightly brighter tea plantation.

Tea picking experience Commemorative photo taken in a kasuri kimono

She also wore a tea girl costume.

Naturally hand-picked tea garden Hand-picking experience

The men also dressed up as tea girls to commemorate the occasion.

We also had the opportunity to tour the factory.

Everyone was serious about wanting to learn and discover more about tea.

It was a fun experience with lots of questions.

Dai Nagoya Tours Tea Picking Experience

Thank you to everyone who came.

Please come and visit us again.

We exhibited at the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store

April 26th to May 2nd, 2017

We exhibited at the main building of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store.

Exhibited at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store Ajishoan Event

The venue will be the same as last year, Ajishoan Grocery Shop on the first basement floor.

In front of Harrods.

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store Event

Hand-picked matcha

Hand-picked matcha and

Hand-picked new tea

Hand-picked matcha baked goods

Hand-picked tea rice etc.

I introduced it.

Customers who have been looking for us since last year,

There were many repeat customers during the period.

It was very well received.

I am very grateful.

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store Ajishoan Grocery Shop

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store Grocery

It was well received, so

Thankfully,

Even after the event ends,

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store

At Mishoan Grocery Shop on the first basement floor

It's been on sale for a while.

Dear customers,

To everyone involved,

thank you very much.

Tea picking has begun

This year, we have been picking new shoots since April 27th.

First, the tea leaves that will become sencha (deep-steamed tea) are picked.

This year's new buds are growing freely and producing fragrant new tea.

Naturally grown, hand-picked

Every year during the May holidays, my children and their friends come to pick them.

Helping with tea picking

Hand-picked Sencha (deep-steamed tea)

In the past, local students would come pick tea leaves on their way home from school to earn some pocket money.

Children who have had the experience of picking them when they were young

Even though it's been a while since I last picked them as an adult, I'm still good at it.

Now that view is gone,

It makes me happy to see the kids picking them.

To preserve the traditional hand-picking method

I want to convey this message.