We will be holding a Japanese food culture course for foreigners, "Tea Hand-picking Experience." Experience hand-picking green tea leaves

We offer tea picking experiences for foreign visitors.

Japanese culture for Foreign Residents

Date and time: May 24, 2015 (Sunday) 13:00-15:00

Sunday,May 24th 2015 ,13:00-15:00

Contents: Experience hand-picking the finest tea leaves at a naturally cultivated tea plantation.

Take a commemorative photo wearing an authentic old-fashioned kasuri kimono and dressing up as a tea ceremony girl

Tour of a matcha tea leaf processing factory and a tencha tea factory

Tea rice tasting

Tea tasting

Matcha and matcha sweets tasting

And there's plenty to see.

Foreign residents of Toyota City and the surrounding area and their accompanying Japanese

You can participate.

Please apply to TIA

For more information, please refer to the flyer below.

●English version

Experience hand-picking green tea leaves

●Japanese version

Takakoen Tea Hand-Picking Experience

The tea factory is in operation. Tea pickers are also gathered.

The factory renovation is complete,

Currently in operation

After the Sencha (Fukamushicha) is hand-picked,

We moved on to hand-picking the matcha tea leaves in the tea fields.

Tea pickers,

I can't see it when I'm sitting

Over 70 people came yesterday and today.

Thanks to everyone, we were able to pick a lot of tea leaves.

Carefully cultivated for a year,

May is the month when we can finally harvest.

Processed in the factory,

First, the first step.

It's still a long way from becoming matcha,

First,

Thanks to the tea pickers

I am grateful to be able to hand-pick naturally grown matcha.

Tea picking experience

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

The Ubuya-kai group from Yoshimura Clinic in Okazaki will be coming to experience tea picking.

It becomes matcha

This is an experience of natural hand-picked tea plantations.

If you are interested, please contact Ubuya no Kai.

This is a photo of a dad who participated in Ubuya-no-Kai last year.

Enjoy the fun with your family in the green surroundings.

We held a party to enjoy new tea

Friday, May 7, 2015

We held a party to enjoy new tea.

This project is a collaboration with local moms and orange moms.

In a machine-harvested tea plantation

Picked with one stem and two leaves

It's a simple experience

We dressed up as tea girls and took commemorative photos.

A genuine "kasuri kimono"

I put it through my sleeve.

After that, we returned to Hidamari (next to Takakoen)

Tea ceremony lecture by the owner of Takakaen.

Many people take notes,

I'm glad to see your enthusiasm.

The long-awaited

A tea-filled lunch.

Orange Mama waved her arm.

Comes with Takakaen's new matcha dessert.

To last year's repeat customer,

For those coming from Nagoya,

Local Toyota residents, etc.

Thank you to all the participants.

Please come visit us again.

Tea picking experience

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

We had a tea picking experience.

Machine-harvested tea fields

This is a simple tea picking experience where you pick just one bud and two leaves.

Even small children can enjoy

Well done,

They picked them carefully.

After the experience

Fun break

We all have tea and rice.

Hand-picked tea leaves before they become matcha.

"Hand-picked tea rice" made with tencha tea.

This is a traditional dish that can only be found in a tea-producing region.

The rest after the experience is exceptional.

Thank you to all the participants.

Please come visit us again.

Tea picking has begun.

Tea picking began today, April 30th, 2015.

First, let's start with the tea plantations where the deep-steamed sencha tea is made.

Takakoen Hand-picked Deep-steamed Tea

In very good weather

Tea picking

We got off to a good start.

My daughter, an elementary school student,

I joined from 7:30am.

Today is a substitute holiday, so

I'm excited.

(The one on the right is after it was removed.)

Tea picking will continue for about a month from today until the end of May.

For a while, we'll be picking sencha tea leaves.

Afterwards, we picked matcha tea leaves.

We will all pick them by hand.

If you are interested, please contact us.

Wakazono Elementary School Students' Tea Picking Experience was featured in the Chunichi Shimbun

April 29, 2015, Chunichi Shimbun, Nishi Mikawa edition

Wakazono Elementary School 5th graders who went yesterday

A report on the tea picking experience was published.

The way they pick tea leaves so seriously is amazing.

It's very cute.

The new tea at this time of year is very soft and delicate.

Please experience it for yourself,

I would be happy if you could try it.

Fifth grade students from Wakazono Elementary School came to experience tea picking. It was broadcast on CBC TV.

On April 28, 2015, 132 fifth grade students from Wakazono Elementary School

During comprehensive learning time

They came to pick tea leaves

First, we talked about the history of tea,

The story of the tea tree

We explain how to pick them,

Now, let's experience it.

This time, we had them pick the simple one-stem, two-leaf variety.

CBC TV also came to cover the event.

Today at 15:18 on Gogosuma,

Featured on Ippou at 6:53pm.

The picked tea leaves are

Fun to do when you get home.

Please enjoy with your family.

The children who came

To all the parents who helped,

Teachers,

thank you very much.

The 10th "Ofukuichi" morning market will be held

The 10th "Ofukuichi" morning market will be held on April 22nd.

Providing food and other items based on the idea that "food is medicine"

Based on this philosophy, we named the market "Ofukuichi" so that everyone can enjoy delicious food and abundant happiness.

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015

10:00-12:30

Location: Hidamari (next to Takakaen)

15 minutes walk south from Meitetsu Wakabayashi Station

64 Yashikihata, Yoshiwara-cho, Toyota City

For inquiries, please contact Takakoen at 0565-52-3810.

Person in charge: Yukiko Noba

Parking: Hidamari Parking Lot South side of Hidamari, North side of Hidamari,

Temporary parking lot Wakazono Sports Ground

Takakoen Parking Lot The parking lot on the east side of Takakoen where the Takakoen flag is standing

*There is not much parking available, so if you can come on foot, please do so.

*Please refrain from parking anywhere other than designated areas.

Ofukuichi's Promise

1. Provide products that show the producers and processors of food and ingredients.

1. Avoid using additives as much as possible.

1. Cherish the warmth of handmade items.

The 10th event will be held on April 22nd.,

Chitty Chitty Bagel...A bagel specialty store made with domestic wheat and homemade yeast

A bakery in Anjo that specializes in bagels.

Chewy bagels with chicken, kinpira, etc.

It goes perfectly with a bagel sandwich.

It's more filling than it looks, so it's recommended for lunch.

Chiki Chiki Bagel's fan base is rapidly increasing.

Get it before it sells out.

Kondo Shiitake Garden Shimoyama Shiitake Farm is a traditional mushroom farm that grows shiitake mushrooms on logs.

Shiitake mushrooms are delicious, whether fried or boiled.

Carrying logs is hard work, and many people quit.

I'm glad to see young people taking part.

Acorn Village InabuSan... Inanabu roadside station.

Mineasahi rice is said to be a mythical variety. Mineasahi rice and its rice flour are only available in Inabu, the birthplace of Mineasahi.

They also sell chaberin dango (sweet rice dumplings) at the request of local residents.

Actually, Mr. Inabu from Acorn Village,

In order to protect the rice landscape of Inabu, we are working hard to take on Inabu's Mineasahi rice from farmers.

As abandoned farmland became a problem, we wanted to do something to help, and that's why we created Chaberin Dango.

Tea dumplings made with Inabu Mineasahi and Takakoen teas and natural water pumped up from underground.

Please take this opportunity.

Finch A Western confectionery shop in Inabu, Toyota City.

Simple and local ingredients that make the most of the ingredients

A variety of sweets.

The recommended dish for kids is okara cookies.

I can't stop munching on it.

Kokui FarmWe strive every day to produce safe, high-quality produce, and are particular about "delicious."

Healthy crops grown like our own children are unique.

Domestically produced soybeans are a precious crop, accounting for less than 5% of the total.

What's more, we offer tofu, natto, miso, and other items made exclusively with soybeans grown in Okui!

They will sell it to you.

The season for chilled tofu is almost here.

Enjoy it for lunch.

Dashenka Na　San...a shop that sells handmade bread made with natural yeast and baked in a stone oven

Dashenka brings a variety of different items every time.

Ofukuichi is a hidden gem, with exclusive breads and new products available.

Last time, there was a flat rate and some great value bread.

Every time, there are special deals on bread that you can't miss out on.

I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of bread will be available this time.

Tokuhachi Farm Mr./Ms.... He grows vegetables in the Asuke area.

Vegetables grown without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers.

They bring you fresh seasonal vegetables.

There are vegetables that you won't find in supermarkets,

It's fun to watch.

FishmongerThey bring you fresh fish.

In fact, it can be quite difficult to buy fish at Takakaen.

Even if the owner buys products labeled as wild, they won't eat them because "they smell like farmed feed."

When I was worried because I couldn't tell just by looking at it, a neighbor introduced me to

This fish shop.

My neighbors came from Sendai and had a hard time trying the fish here.

Apparently they met and were introduced to this fishmonger.

Since then, it has become easier for me to choose fish.

Cedar tree　San...A reflexology massage shop in the Yoshiwara area.

You enter through the garden and receive a massage in a slightly secluded space.

A trial price only available at Ofukuichi.

Please give it a try.

andTakakoen ... All types of tea, including hand-picked matcha and hand-picked deep-steamed tea

In pursuit of delicious tea, we are particular about soil preparation using organic fertilizer.

We only sell tea that the owner is satisfied with.

Enjoy the deep flavor of hand-picked tea, made with meticulous attention to detail.

Fish will be sold in the parking lot on the south side of Hidamari.

Limited to the day: new cafe menu items, etc.

Yoshitaka Noba, Representative of "Ofukuichi"

Secretariat: Yukiko Noba

Supporters: Tomoyo Ishikawa and Satomi Shirai

Organized by Takakaen

I hope that this morning market will become one that local people can enjoy.

This is Yuki from the secretariat.

We will be holding a tea picking experience event, "Enjoying New Tea."

It was well received last year

Orange Mama and Takakaen collaboration

We will be holding the "New Tea Appreciation Party" again this year.

Tea picking last year.

Explanation about tea.

Many questions were asked.

Last year

Tea-filled lunch

Freshly picked sprouts are deep-fried,

Tencha tea rice,

Matcha sweets, etc.

It's all about tea.

Date and time: May 7, 2015 (Thursday) 10:30-13:00

Location: Hidamari meeting point (next to Takakaen)

Number of participants: First 30 people

Participation fee: 1,000 yen (includes tea picking experience and tea-filled lunch)

*Kids lunch available for 300 yen

The event will proceed rain or shine. In the event of rain, there will be a tea ceremony and lunch instead.

The tea picking at the "New Tea Enjoyment Party" is simple.

Instead of being hand-picked as is done naturally, the tea leaves are picked at one stem and two leaves from machine-harvested tea fields.

Even small children around 3 years old can walk there (about 200m).

You will walk to the tea plantation and have a simple experience.

Come experience seeing, touching and picking the tender new shoots in early May.

For applications, please contact Hidamari at 080-5156-7989