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.
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
Wakazono Junior High School students came to our company for work experience
There is only a little time left this year.
Looking back on the past year, here are some events that I haven't written about on my blog.
It's late, but I'd like to write something.
In the heat of August
A second-year male student at Wakazono Junior High School
Through comprehensive learning, "put all your effort into your dreams"
He came to me for work experience learning.
August 4th, 5th, and 7th
It was a hot midsummer day,
You can experience farming by going out to the tea fields with the owner.
I had the opportunity to experience working at a tea shop.
Farming is a job that requires patience.
Maybe it's because I belong to a sports club,
Personality or
To the point where adults can't put them to shame
Even in the heat,
Carefully
Steadily,
He did the job.
Thank you for coming despite the heat.
I would be happy if I could be of some help to you in the future.
Please come visit us again.
thank you very much.
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.
He came to me for work experience
Three days from June 17th to 19th
A boy in the second grade at Toyota City Ryujin Junior High School
He came for work experience.
They did a lot of work over the course of three days.
First,
Sticking stickers.
In preparation for shipment,
They put an expiration date on it.
Delivery and sealing.
And weeding too.
I spent half a day in the tea fields, weeding by hand.
We caught a lot.
There are various jobs at the tea shop.
It was a part of it, but I had the opportunity to experience it.
Experience... but
Do your job carefully and reliably,
It was a very helpful three days.
I would be happy if this work experience can be of some use to me in the future.
Thank you for coming.
Please come visit us sometime.
thank you very much.
We had a tea picking experience at Toyota Co-op "Meglia".
On Wednesday, May 14th, we held a tea picking experience at Toyota Co-op "Meglia".
The number of applicants was more than doubled,
There were about 30 winners in attendance.
This time, we are using natural hand-picked tea plants,
Not one core and two leaves
(At our tea farm, if the tea is harvested by machine, we offer a simple tea picking experience.
(They are picked with two leaves per stem.)
difficult
They experienced the traditional Mikawa technique of "Shigoki-tsumi."
They helped us distinguish between new shoots and bancha tea and picked them.
Also,
Wearing authentic Kasuri fabric,
Transform into a tea girl.
After taking a commemorative photo,
Factory tour.
Takakoen Hand-picked Tea Rice
after that,
Eat rice balls with tea,
I had a great time.
By the way,
Chameshi is a traditional food of the Mikawa tea region.
There are many different types of chameshi across the country, but in Mikawa they use tencha tea leaves, which are the tea leaves before they are ground into matcha.
Of course. This tencha is served as hand-picked tea rice.
It is sold at Takakoen and is made using only hand-picked tencha.
They were able to experience tea and spend a different time than usual.
Thank you to everyone who participated.
Thank you to all the staff at Meguria for your concern.
Please come and play again.
We held a tea picking experience and a party to enjoy new tea.
On Wednesday, May 7th, we held a "New Tea Enjoyment Party" in collaboration with the local Orange Mama group.
First, we gathered at Hidamari and then headed to Takakaen Tea Plantation.
A simple tea picking experience at Takakaen Tea Field
Then,
Return to the sunshine,
While tasting the new tea,
A story about tea.
...A variety of questions were asked.
After that, the long-awaited
A tea-filled lunch.
Even dessert
...All about tea.
It was a very eventful meeting.
Thank you to all the participants.
Thank you to all the cute children for participating despite the heat.
Thank you Orange Mama for the collaboration and tea-filled lunch.
We held a tea picking experience for the children's group.
On Tuesday, May 6th, in the morning, the children's group had a tea picking experience.
Takakoen Tea Picking Experience
The local children's association
Every year I try to experience tea picking.
So...very good.
After picking, enjoy.
Rest time.
Munching on hand-picked tea rice
Eating tea rice,
I also had some green tea.
Today's tea meal is
It is cooked with Mineasahi rice produced in Inabu, Toyota.
Of course, chameshi (rice with tea)
Tea rice made with hand-picked tea leaves from Takakaen.
It was windy and a little cold, but thank you to the 44 people who participated.
Students from first grade to sixth grade picked the fruit carefully and skillfully.
The tea leaves you pick are brought home,
It's fun for every family.
Some people drink black tea every year.
Some kids even eat it as tempura.
There are various ways to enjoy it,
I hope you enjoy each one.
thank you very much.
We were interviewed by local media. It will be broadcast on the 6th.
The tea picking for deep-steamed tea has begun.
Even today, despite the heat, the tea pickers are picking the tea by hand.
Because it is naturally trained and picked,
I also picked off the new shoots at the bottom.
Meanwhile,
Himawari Network came to interview us.
The garden owner was also interviewed.
The program is broadcast by the local media Himawari Network.
It will be broadcast on the program "Yoi Don" from 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6th.
For Himawari Network,
In June of last year, a program called "Ganbaru Company"
Introducing the shining companies in Toyota, Miyoshi, and Nagakute,
It was aired for a month,
Introduction of "Chaberin Dango" on a city government program
I was introduced to many of them.
thank you.
