1.5 hour private experience
Location: Joto Ward, Osaka City
Offered in Japanese, with a friendly Deeper Japan guide interpreting in your language
A minimum of 2 guests is required to book. Solo participants are welcome but will be charged the 2-person rate
Meet the Master
Growing up surrounded by tea, Yoshikazu studied tea production in Shizuoka and Kagoshima after graduating from university, before returning to join his family’s business. Now the 7th-generation head of the company, he hopes to share with visitors the joy of drinking tea and discovering the diverse flavors of Japanese tea.
What you’ll do
Enter the shopfront of a tea manufacturer and distributor with more than 150 years of history. Learn about the farm-to-shop process for tea produced all over Japan. Next, enjoy a tasting of sencha from important tea-producing regions across Japan. Then, guided by the 7th-generation tea manufacturer, learn the traditional techniques of preparing and serving sencha.
Availability
Monday to Friday
Session 1 (10:30 - 12:00)
Not available during New Year's holidays.
Who can attend
Children must be 12+ years old.
What else you should know
Please inform us about any dietary requirements, including allergies, at checkout.
The restroom only features a Japanese-style, squatting toilet.
Access
25min by car from Osaka Station.
Sip and Tell
Within a single chanoki tea plant, there lies a variety of teas, achievable with the change of manufacturing process, selection of harvesting focus, and the adjustment of growing methods. Three of Japan’s emblematic teas are produced through a change in manufacturing process: unfermented green tea (ryokucha), partially oxidized oolong tea, and finally, fully oxidized black tea (koucha). Sencha, a type of green tea, is the most widely enjoyed tea in Japan. Found everywhere from bottled drinks in vending machines to steaming cups served at local teishoku restaurants and enjoyed at home, sencha has long been an everyday part of Japanese life. Even amidst the recent matcha boom, sencha remains Japan's most familiar and enduring tea. At this tea shop in Osaka, join a tea expert who comes from a family of tea manufacturers in the business for over 150 years, and experience the diverse array of flavors and fragrances that sencha has to offer.
Cancellation Policy
Please make your booking at least 7 days in advance. See cancellation policy here.
A detailed itinerary will be emailed to you once your booking has been confirmed.
