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.