World Tea Festival 2019 provides us with a wide variety of programs till 12th May!
Even in the weekday 10th May, many people visited the venues and enjoyed various programs.
I’d like to share the scenes in the spring event of World Tea Festival 2019.
Nagatanien’s Ocha-zuke
Nagatanien co. ltd., served cups of Ocha-zuke for visitors for free. The Nagatanien’s Ocha-zuke is served from 11:00, 12:30 and 14:00 each day. In each time, this service is limited for the first 150 visitors.
We can enjoy Nagatanien’s Ocha-zuke by just pouring hot water to the Ocha-zuke flakes topped on rice at home. The matcha contained in the flakes expresses the fresh flavor.
Walking through tea estate on Makinohara upland
The visitors can join an event of walking through tea estate on Makinohara upland, as posted before. On 10th May, exchange students from various countries joined the walking program and they enjoyed walking and hand-picking of first flush tea shoots.
On 11th and 12th, this program is held from 10:30 and 13:30. This program has 4 menus at each point on the course.
- Viewing Makinohara upland from the top of the tank for water supply
- Hand picking of tea shoots at the tea plantation of Maruto Farm
- Seeing the difference among tea cultivars in Kanaya blanch of NARO
- Sight seeing around water infrastructure
Serving cups of first flush teas produced in the United Tea Estates of Shizuoka
Japanese tea instructors serve cups of fantastic first flush teas produced in each tea estate in the United Tea Estates of Shizuoka.
Cycling on Makinohara upland
Cyclists enjoyed cycling through tea estate on Makinohara upland. Visitors can rent a normal bicycle at the information booth.
Note : Cyclists on the photo brought their own road bickes. The information booth can lend only normal bicycles, cannot lend road bikes.
World Tea Market
Various businesses sell their unique products as follows
Huluwa A & C
This company sells puer teas produced in China. Uniquely they sells a puer tea blended with the powder of Korean ginseng.
Ebistei
Ebistei sells an excellent Shumai made from local fine matcha and Itoyoridai fish, a kind of seabass.
Evening session
1899 and Iichiko sell their original tea liquors, matcha beer and green tea Shochu respectively from 16:00 for the evening session. Visitors can enjoy the tea liquors with seeing fantastic Japanese garden in the Tea Museum Shizuoka.
The spring session of World Tea Festival 2019 is ongoing till 12th May. Please enjoy various tea experiences in the World Tea Festival 2019!!