Wazuka, Kyoto, Japan
Guided Tea Tour in Wazuka
4 hours Max 18From ¥19,800 per person
Visit mountain tea fields and a working tea factory with Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms, then taste nine locally made teas and learn how to brew sencha and prepare matcha.
When it runs
Check current dates with the operator.
Meeting point: Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms, Wazuka; see the operator's directions before travel
Languages: English
The day, hour by hour
11:00, Welcome tea
Introduction to Japanese tea varieties, production and culture.
11:30, Tea fields and factory
Scenic drive and a short steep walk among the mountain fields, followed by a factory visit.
Tea tasting and lunch
Taste nine locally produced teas with lunch and Japanese tea sweets.
14:30, Brewing seminar
Learn how to brew sencha and prepare matcha before the farewell.
What's included
- • Tea field and factory visit
- • Nine-tea tasting
- • Lunch
- • Japanese tea sweets
- • Brewing and matcha seminar
Your host
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
Obubu's bilingual staff lead an experience-based programme operated directly by tea farmers in Wazuka, one of Kyoto's premium tea-growing areas.