We are looking for tea pickers

The new tea season is approaching again this year.

At Takakoen, we hand-pick our Sencha (Fukamushicha) and Matcha.

Takakoen Naturally grown tea plantation, hand-picked

Application period: Anytime

Hand-picking period: Approximately 1 month (30 days)

What to bring: Chair, hat

Location: Takaokaen's naturally grown, hand-picked tea farm (Takaoka area)

How to apply/inquire: Please contact Noba Fumiko at Takakoen (0565-52-3810) by phone.

Start date: Late April or early May (depending on weather and growing conditions, this will become clear just before picking)

At Takakaen, there are no tea fields for tea competitions,

Because all the tea is sold to customers,

All of the picking is done using the traditional method of "shikoki-tsumi" and the price is based on the amount of picking.

"Shigoki-tsumi" traditional tea picking technique by Takakoen's tea pickers

Even if you are a first-timer, it's okay.

Anyone who has picked a cherry blossom at least once as a child is welcome.

Why not pick some tea leaves amidst the fresh greenery?

If you are interested, please feel free to contact us.

For reference, last year's tea picking was

There were over 120 registered tea pickers, with 50 to 60 people coming every day.

A total of about 1,500 people will be picking tea leaves.

There are many new recruits as well as veterans, and you can see mothers being picked up on the way to pick up and drop off their children at nursery school or kindergarten.

Someone who picks while talking.

The one who picks them busily.

Someone who picks while listening to the conversations of those around them.

Picking with friends.

Each way of enjoying it,

At Takakaen, tea is picked by hand at each individual's own pace.