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In FOODEX JAPAN 2016, Shizuoka teas introduced on this blog are exhibited. These teas are listed as follows. Please drop in the EXPO when you visit around Tokyo. << Booth 9B20 >> 100 Brands of Specialty Tea in the Rural … Continue reading
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The Expo of agriculture-related cultures in rural area, named as “Haru Satoyama Haku”, will be held from 5th May to 6th April around Ooi river, involving northern Makinohara upland. This expo of green-tourism has multihued programs in each day, such as … Continue reading
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This black tea “BENIFUKI Premium Tea” provided by IMURA-EN has a special aroma like peach!! Especially, I could feel the peach-like fragrance after swallowing the infusion. Of course, when the tea leaves are steeped, the tea releases the fruity smell … Continue reading
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On 21st Feb., Makinohara city and local tea stores held a wonderful tea event, named as “Makinohara concerto” in a traditional temple “Sekiyuin”. In this event, participants enjoyed a variety of teas and sweets provided by local companies, exhibition of … Continue reading
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Agricultural Artifacts Festival in Food-Capital of Japan was held on 20th Feb., in Twinmesse Shizuoka. Multihued agricultural artifacts created colorful scenes. In front of the entrance, bouquets of flowers welcomed us! Lots of people visited the booth for teas … Continue reading
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In Shizuoka, teas are so familiar to people that high school students study teas-related products and tea industry based on their curiosity. Besides local banks support their research activities. On 18th Feb., Shimada Shinkin Bank held the annual conference to … Continue reading
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Shizuoka has multihued agricultural products more than 400, and every products are fine quality. This is the reason why Shizuoka is called as “Food-Capital of Japan”. In addition, agricultural products of finest quality are called as “Agricultural Artifacts”. In this … Continue reading
Highly-motivative farmers organize and hold farmers’ market every weekend in front of UNU (United Nation University).
In this market, Moriki farm will participate and sell their teas and related products.
Young tea farmer, Moriki Kazuya, has a great passion for tea cultivation, production, and making people enjoy teas.
We will enjoy shopping in his booth due to his funny personality and the flair of his products. The cute and elegant design of his products are exhibited in the webpage of Moriki farm.(Unfortunately described in Japanese only)
He and his father belong to the tea production cooperative of Yamaha-Hagima. Yamaha-Hagima tea production cooperative wined three awards in each competition of green tea in 2015, indicating highly sophisticated technique of tea cultivation and production
I hope you will enjoy their teas of fine quality, and communicating with Moriki-san also in the market.
–Details–
Date : 30th(sat) and 31th(sun) in Jan. (Days Moriki farm will join)
** This farmers’ market has a lot of participants from all Japan and is held in every weekend. Please check the participants and products in its official website.
Place : United Nations University in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
Access : The nearest station is Shibuya station.
As for how to make railway plan, please search using “JNTO Travel Planner”. (At the below part of this link page, we can look “-> JNTO Travel Planner”.)
** Please search “farmers market unu”.
World O-Cha Festival will be held in Shizuoka prefecture in spring and autumn 2016.
The spring festival will be held between 5/13 and 5/15, and the autumn festival will be held between 10/27 and 10/30. The details are described in the official website.
The overview of its program is almost prepared and the details will be arranged till the festival.
The festival has various programs such as the collaboration with music, garden making, flower, pottery making etc., tea tourism, exhibition of teas and the related products, tea ceremonies, seminars and so on.
It is not necessary to apply. Please enjoy freely.
Additional information will be posted in “Event” and “Guide for trips” pages.
And if you need more additional information, please contact the organizer by e-mail, whose address is described at the bottom of its official website.
(It is also possible to contact through this blog comment, I cannot guarantee to reply all comments)
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Two competitions of photo rogaining will be held in Shizuoka in 2016 at this time. 1st one will be held in Shizuoka city on 31th January. 2nd one will be held in Numazu city on 20th March. Photo rogaining is … Continue reading