Matcha Green Tea was originally introduced to Japan in the 12th century by the zen monk, Eisai, the founder of Japanese Zen Buddhism in Kyoto. Since then, it has been developed into the refined form of tea ceremony. However, the original purpose of bringing tea leaves into Japan was for medication. Such the tradition must be the important factor to discover the hidden secret of Japanese people, who are boasting of the world highest life expectancy. Today, various researchers are tackling with the secret of matcha through scientific approaches to identify its health benefit, and its various facts have been unveiled. In this program, you will visit the oldest tea plantation in Kyoto to learn about how the tea leaves for matcha are carefully grown, and the matcha factory's production line can be observed. You will also have a chance to handle a green tea mill and try the taste of the most expensive matcha with sweets.
Posted By : Oksana_N
Wow! What a great trip for a matcha lover! During the trip we met a very famous Japanese family that has been growing matcha for five generations, visited their plantation and factory , and enjoyed the matcha tea ceremony. Thank you Mia !!!! Everything was awesome!
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Posted On : 2023-09-29 20:28:28 
Posted By : Sam_M
Really fun trip to the hometown of matcha! Very interesting to see the plantation and process to create matcha. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and helped out with places to see in the nearby area
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Posted On : 2022-11-09 02:39:13
Posted By : Khalden_K
Really interesting tour with mie, an local with a lot of wisdom over japan. Super interesting, super kind and full of knowledge !!! A must do in japan !!!
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Posted On : 2020-03-13 23:57:53
Posted By : tkald
We booked our tour via viator and it was amazing. Our tourguide mie was very friendly and told us a lot about japan. We also learned a lot about matcha producing, wich was very interesting. The highlight of the tour was the tasting, just amazing...
A must do in Kyoto !!!!
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Posted On : 2020-03-12 08:01:18 
Posted By : joycevdj
Really enjoyed the tour. Truly educational for both adults and children. We learnt a lot about Geiko San and Maiko san and the kids have a better understanding of the Geisha culture in kyoto now
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Posted On : 2019-12-11 22:29:55
Posted By : Janice_G
If your interested in the process of how tea plants are grown, tea is made and enjoying the final product this is definitely worthwhile. We were shown the small tea plantation crop, explained the history of Matcha and the varieties of plants. Shown how it is manufactured and the creme de la creme a tea ceremony back at the store. Fantastic couple, great history of their company, and the best matcha tea I have tasted. A fantastic tour.
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