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.)

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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.

The Girl Scouts had a tea picking experience.

On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 6th, the Girl Scouts had a tea picking experience.

It's a very cool uniform

Everyone together,

We started picking tea leaves in style.

Truly Girl Scouts

Under the blue sky

He is efficient and skilled.

After the experience, we had tea rice and green tea...and then it was over.

Thank you everyone for your hard work.

Thank you to everyone who came not only from Toyota but also from the city.

Please come and visit us again.

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 held a class on how to make delicious tea.

November 22nd at Toyota City Sanage Junior High School

Aimed at elementary and junior high school teachers

We held a class on how to make delicious tea.

Tea making class

Hearing stories of tea picking and the hardships faced by tea farmers,

We talked about tips to make your everyday tea taste much better.

If you would like to hold a "Tea Making Class",

Please contact us by email.

The event is also scheduled to be held at the Takakaen store after the new year.

Once the details have been decided, we will announce them on our website.