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Unique Matcha Experience in Nishio: Matcha Tour and Matcha Making

5.02 reviews

  • 2 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Mobile ticket

Highlights

Nishio, is a small town located in the south-central part of Aichi Prefecture. Nishio is known for being one of the major production areas of matcha along with Uji (Kyoto) and Kyoto proper. The quality of Nishio matcha is highly recognized throughout the country and overseas. This one day experience starts with a video introduction of the matcha production process. Your local guide will explain to you about the history of Nishio Matcha. Then, you will head to the tea fields and you will be able to take photos while wearing the traditional tea outfit. After tea field tour, you will take a brief factory tour to watch how the leaves are dried and prepared for tea-making. This will give you a good understanding of the process required to develop the harvested tea. Once you finish the tea factory tour, you will make your matcha cup for drinking with the guidance of the local tour guide. Finally, you will be able to enjoy the green tea with sweets.

Inclusions

What's included

  • ・Matcha factory tour
  • ・English-speaking guide
  • ・Tea field tour
  • ・Traditional tea picking outfit experience
  • ・Tea tasting and snacks

What's not

  • ・Souvenirs
  • ・Tea picking experience
  • ・Pickup and drop-off

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Know before you go

Meeting point
Your guide will be waiting for you infront of Aoi seicha.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 14 travellers
Operated by
Tourism Designers Co., Ltd.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • The reservation is available for 2 to 14 people.
  • Depending on the sensitivity of your skin, tea leaves may cause irritative dermatitis.
  • If you are late for more than 15 minutes without contacting us, the experience will be automatically canceled.

How it compares in Nishio

  • Its from-price is 48% below the median of the 6 experiences we list in Nishio.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 6.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Nishio

Nishio is a city in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, known for the matcha made from the tea grown on its fields.

Nishio lies on the Mikawa plain, south-east of Nagoya, and its farmland is used for tea, rice and vegetables. Tea has been grown here for a long time, and the city is one of the best-known tea places in Aichi.

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