Tea picking began on April 26th.

This year has been warm and growing well.

Tea picking began on April 26th.

Takakoen offers Sencha tea leaves and

Matcha tea leaves are hand picked.

Takakoen Deep-steamed, hand-picked tea garden

First, we start by hand-picking the tea leaves from the Sencha and Fukamushicha tea fields.

When you enter the tea plantation, you will be greeted by the refreshing aroma of new tea.

Tender new shoots

Tea pickers put their heart into it

They pick it by hand.

Picked only once a year

Naturally hand-picked tea leaves.

The aroma from the tea plantations suggests the arrival of delicious new tea.

We were invited to the Wakazono Elementary School Festival.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Fifth grade students at Toyota City Wakazono Elementary School

I was invited to the festival.

Fifth graders pick tea leaves in May.

Next, we experienced rice planting and harvesting.

The activity is intended to express gratitude and also serve as a way to present what they have learned.

For this festival,

The fifth grade elementary school students put a lot of thought into creating and preparing the presentation.

Among the various events, they held a tea quiz,

They have fun and come up with creative ideas,

It was an impressive and happy time.

In addition, elementary school students grew and cooked rice.

We were also treated to the traditional dish "hand-picked tea rice."

It made me feel happy and it was delicious.

I was very happy to be invited to such a wonderful event.

It was a very valuable and fulfilling time.

Starting with the principal, teachers,

To all 5th grade students.

thank you very much.

Tea picking experience for foreigners

I was worried about the rain the day before,

It was beautifully sunny,

Sunday, May 24, 2015

We were able to experience tea picking.

Explanation of how to hand-pick tea

19 foreigners came to the event.

Naturally hand-picked tea in a tea garden

Explaining tea,

Explanation of tea picking and rolling at Takakaen Tea Farm

I explained how to pick it.

The traditional Mikawa picking method is difficult

Squeezing and pinching

Let me explain.

Takakoen Tea Picking Experience: Naturally Hand-Picked Tea at the Tea Garden

Let's try it right away.

everyone,

He has dexterous hands,

Takakaen Hand-picking Experience for Foreigners

I managed to pick it well.

Foreign tea girls at a natural, hand-picked tea plantation

Wearing a kasuri

We took a commemorative photo dressed as tea girls.

Because it is a naturally trained tea plantation,

one side

Bushy

Tea fields.

Stir the tea

We took some time to take photos.

Takakoen Tencha Factory Tour

Tea leaves before making matcha,

Tenchako factory

They gave us a tour.

About tea

Various questions were asked.

To everyone who came,

thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Please come visit us again.

Please come again.

We held a tea picking experience for foreigners.

May 18, 2015 (Monday)

We held a tea picking experience for foreigners.

16 people from the Nagoya area

Foreigners also participated.

Tea picking experience for foreigners

What I experienced was,

Become matcha

A naturally cultivated tea plantation.

There are several hand-picked tea fields scattered across the country.

Today, here is 80aWe had you enter the tea garden where the tea is hand-picked,

Experience tea picking at Takakaen Tea Farm

Traditional picking method

We had them experience the "Shigoki Tsumi" technique.

Tea girls participating in the tea picking experience

Old work clothes

Wear a "kasuri"

Becoming a Tea Girl

Commemorative photo.

Everyone is cute.

We also had a tour of the factory.

Takakaen's factory is

While cherishing the good things of the past,

The latest technology is mixed

It's a factory.

After the experience and tour,

break.

While enjoying the traditional "hand-picked tea rice,"

Drinking tea

Take a break.

Thank you to everyone who came.

Thanks for coming.

Please come visit us again.

Please come and spend time here again.

Tea pickers and hand-picked tea rice

The hand-picking of matcha tea is finally coming to an end.

This year, many tea pickers came,

About 70 people helped out every day.

There are several hand-picked tea fields scattered across the country.

Today, here is 80aA field full of hand-picked tea leaves.

Sunday, May 17, 2015

A pleasant sunny day in May.

Perhaps the athletic meet also had an impact.

This year, the number is slightly lower at 50.

Hand-picked tea rice

To the tea pickers who came,

With gratitude

Traditional food unique to a tea region,

We served tea rice.

Last year, the tea was hand-picked by a tea picker.

This is tea rice made with matcha tea leaves, tencha.

Thank you again this year.

Every year, tea rice is served without any prior notice.

Some people said they were glad they were able to eat it this year.

April 30th ~

We start picking the new sprouts of Sencha tea to be used for Fukamushi tea.

Currently, the new matcha buds are being picked by hand.

Only a few left.

Thank you very much.

A university training group came to take part in a "tea training" session, which included tea picking.

On Saturday, May 16, 2015, Nagoya Women's University and Nagoya Women's Junior College

It looked like a tea ceremony training session.

At the factory

Tea description.

For processing into matcha

Entering the Tencha factory,

visit.

Matcha tea fields

We move to a naturally hand-picked tea plantation,

The traditional picking method, "Shigoki-tsumi"

convey,

They had the opportunity to try it out.

Commemorative photos are also available.

The outfit I wore was,

Old work clothes called "kasuri."

I had the opportunity to try it on.

Finally,

While enjoying the traditional dish "hand-picked tea rice"

We will explain the tea and answer any questions you may have.

The students who came,

The teacher who led us,

The bus drivers who took everyone to and from the venue while being mindful of road safety

thank you very much.

Please come visit us again.

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.