Green Tea Trip in Kakegawa, Shizuoka - learn about local SDG practice.

Description

Overview

Kakegawa is famous as a castle town with a significant Samurai history and the surrounding area is one of the biggest producers of green tea in the World.
You can fully enjoy what Kakegawa people are proud of.

See you！Have a nice trip！！
Immerse Yourself into Tokaido History and Green Tea Culture through Walking on Green Tea Road!

Itinerary

Day 1

Time
11:06	Arrive at Kakegawa station (depart from Tokyo at 9:27, Nagoya at 10:06)
11:15-11:30	Meet your guide in front of the south exit at Kakegawa Station. Have a welcome green tea at the Kakegawa tourist office.
11:40-12:30	Green tea tempura and shirimp tempura don lunch.
12:40-13:00	Stroll around town which used to be a castle town and stop by a Japanese sweets shop.
13:10-14:00	Visit Kudzu cloth atelier. Kudzu cloth is one of the most famous Japanese cloth inherited from old times. Kudzu is a kind of plant grown in river banks and also used for herbal medicine and sweets
14:10-16:10	Visit ‘Matsushita organic green tea factory founded in 1915 and have some tea tasting.
16:20	Arrive at Tabinoya guest house and rest. You can walk to Nissaka Tokaido post town and ring a bell at a temple.
	You can cook dinner such as grated yam soup with the owner of Tabinoya which is served with other seasonal local dishes. Enjoy goemonburo, a bath shaped like cauldrons, with smells of Japanese cypress.

Day 2

Time
7:30	Enjoy ‘Ochazuke’ breakfast, a dish made by pouring green tea over a bowl of cooked rice and toppings.
8:30	Leave Tabinoya for Green tea terrace and green tea road
8:40-9:00	Taste deep-roasted green tea at Higashiyama rest station.
9:15-10:00	Beautiful views of Mt. Fuji, Suruga Bay, and sacred megaliths in the primeval forest at the top of Mt. Awagatake.
10:15-11:15	Meet local green tea farmers and try tea picking, walking in green tea fields at one of Japan’s leading green tea production areas where tea plantations are grown by the traditional tea-grass integrated system designated as a “Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System”
11:35-12:30	Lunch at local Kaiten-Sushi restaurant where serves dishes on a revolving counter. As the food revolves around, you pick the dishes you want.
12:40-14:30	Kakegawa castle stroll with a Ninja guide, enjoy tea ceremony and palace.
15:00	Walking back to Kakegawa station, enjoy shopping on the way. Arrive at Kakegawa station around

Highlights

Availability/ Operating Hours	Every Day
Meeting Time	11:15
Meeting Place	South gate of Kakegawa Station (JR Tokaido Line or Tokaido Shinkansen Line) Show on GoogleMap
Time Required	1 Night 2 Day Trip
Price	1 person – 148,000 yen 2 people – 98,000 yen / person 3 people – 88,000 yen / person 4 people and more – 78,000 yen / person
Number of persons	1 person minimum
What’s included	English speaking guide thoughout the tour is included.
What to bring	–
Language	English, Japanese
Wheelchair Friendly	No
Kids Friendly	Yes
Reservation	Advance booking required
Payment Option	Credit Settlements (Paypal)
Cancellation Policy	Date of cancellation from the day before the start of the tour Other than day trip : 20-8 days before 20% 7-2 days before 30% The day before the start of the tour 40% On the day of the start of the tour (before the tour starts) 50% After the start of the trip or No-show 100%
Notes	You will pick up your baggages at Kakegawa tourist association at the station on the second day. The intinerary of the tour is subject to change depending on weather. Lunch on the first day is Green tea and shrimp tempura don is offered during late April to early October. Normal tempura don is offered in other seasons.