Mayor Ota of Toyota City came to experience tea picking.
Friday, May 2nd: Visit Takakoen's naturally-steamed tea garden
The mayor of Toyota City came to visit us.
With the tea pickers
The cherry blossoms were hand-picked using the "shigoki-tsumi" method.
He said, "Picking the fruit with force is hard work."
Our commitment to cultivation and hand-picking,
The difficulty of securing tea pickers and their valuable skills
We asked him about his thoughts on various natural and hand-picked cultivation methods.
after that,
Tencha farm of "Asatsuyu", also known as the legendary natural gyokuro
(Tea plantations where tea leaves are grown to make matcha)
It was visited.
I'm glad that the tea pickers were so proud of us.
We would like to continue to preserve the tradition of natural and hand-picked techniques.
Thank you for taking the time to come.
Takakoen was featured on Chukyo TV's "NNN Straight News"
Program starting May 2nd at 11:30
Takakoen was featured on Chukyo TV's "NNN Straight News."
It is also the 88th night,
In the morning, Chukyo TV came to cover the event.
It is Japanese tea
Naturally prepared deep-steamed tea
Where they are hand-picked,
An interview with the owner of Takakaen Garden.
The interview lasted about an hour.
The hand-picked tea leaves are steamed and then steamed.
On May 5th, it will be on sale at Takakaen in Toyota City.
From now on, we will be hand-picking for about a month (throughout May).
As of 10am today, there were 40 people picking tea, but by the evening, about 60 people had come to pick tea.
On average, about 50 to 60 tea pickers come each day, and the total number of people picking tea is between 1,200 and 1,500.
Takakaen does not have any tea fields for tea competitions.
All of this is tea that we deliver to our customers.
Therefore, we ask you to pick all of the greens using the traditional "shigoki-tsumi" method.
Wages are calculated based on the amount of work harvested, not by the hour.
Despite this, the tea pickers still come and enjoy themselves.
....Thank you very much.
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.
Tea picking experience and new tea tasting event
This year too,
We will hold a simple tea picking event and an event where you can enjoy the tea leaves.
Date and time: May 7th (Wednesday) 10:30-13:00
Contents Hidamari gathering (next to Takakaen)
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A simple tea picking experience at Takakaen Tea Field
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Return to Hidamari and enjoy a tea-filled lunch
Last year's tea picking experience and lunch was
We had a light meal at the stylish Cocone Cafe.
Takakoen Tea Picking Experience & Cocona Cafe Light Meal
This year, we are collaborating with Orange Mama, a group of local mothers.
Weeding tea fields by hand
Spring comes,
The grass has started to grow first, rather than the tea leaves in the tea fields.
So,
We all pulled weeds.
there was.
Even in the straw...
there was.
Even if it's beautiful...
So many. And there's more.
On this day, we were able to collect enough grass to fill a light truck.
But the grass has amazing vitality.
I weed like this dozens of times a year.
A lecture titled "Opinion Exchange Meeting between Agriforest Publicists and Tea Farmers" was held in Aichi Prefecture.
On December 6th, the Toyota Kamo Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Office of Aichi Prefecture
We held an "exchange of opinions between Agriforest publicists and tea farmers."
16 people came.
First, we visited the tea plantation.
We talked about tea cultivation.
We had them see the naturally cultivated tea plantation and the young tea plantation.
On the left is hand-picked for natural training.
The mature tree is about 30 years old.
On the right is the young tea plantation that was replanted this year.
The young tree on the right is a 50-year-old mature tree that was uprooted and replanted this year.
The tea seedlings planted this year will not be able to be harvested until five years have passed.
We went to the Takakaen store, talking about various things, including the struggles we had faced.
You can drink hand-picked matcha,
Hand-picked tea riceYou can enjoy the taste.
While talking about tea picking and sharing their thoughts,
We exchanged opinions about the future of tea.
It was a very fulfilling time.
Thank you to everyone who participated.
*Tea riceWhat is that?click
This food is from the tea-producing areas of the Mikawa region, and in the past was served at gatherings.
There are many different types of chameshi all over the country, but the chameshi of this region uses tea leaves before they are ground into tencha (matcha).
