"Four Ways to Enjoy Gyokuro Experience at Yame Central Grand Tea Plantation"

Enjoy a conversation with the tea master from a prime seat that offers a panoramic view of the tea garden.

Activity OverviewActivity Overview

• Duration of the event
  ▼Event Month
  October, November
  
  ▼Event Days
  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• Event time
  ①11:00〜②16:00~
• required time
  30 to 45 minutes
• Experience fee
  12,000 yen per person (including tax)
  ※Includes a four-time experience of gyokuro and sweets from the local "Kashidokoro Kikuya".
• capacity
  From 2 to a maximum of 8 people.
• belongings
  There is nothing in particular.

Participation conditionsParticipation conditions

Nothing in particular.

Experience contentExperience content

We will hold a blissful tea experience at the beautiful tea garden terrace surrounded by the nature of Yame. With high-quality tea leaves, you can enjoy Yame's specialty gyokuro, which allows for multiple brews, providing a luxurious experience that cannot be enjoyed with ordinary tea leaves.

▼Schedule of the day (starting at 16:00)
Around 15:00 Check-in
15:40 Depart from the hotel to Yame Central Grand Tea Plantation Terrace
16:00 Start of Gyokuro experience
Around 16:45 End of experience → Return to the hotel
Around 18:00 Dinner

▼How to enjoy
First brew: "1-second brewing"
Extracting only the aroma of the tea leaves in 1 second,
Enjoy the aroma similar to the sea scent of gyokuro tea.
Second infusion: Brewed at 60°C
Enjoy the strong umami flavor that is characteristic of gyokuro tea, brewed at the temperature that extracts its full flavor.
Third infusion: Brewed at 80°C
The astringent components remaining in the tea leaves are extracted, allowing you to enjoy the bitterness.
• Fourth infusion: "Brewed at 100°C"
By extracting all the components of the tea leaves at high temperatures, you can fully enjoy its aroma and flavor.
Conclusion: "Eating tea leaves"
Tea, like vegetables, is an agricultural product grown in fields. It's enjoyed with soy sauce or salt, just like spinach.

NotesNotes

• After confirming the reservation, we will check the availability for participation in the experience and inform the customer through Kazeno Heritage General Inquiries (VMG General Inquiries).
  
• There is no transportation service to the tea plantation. You will need to go by your own car or by taxi.
  
• There is a farm road leading to the large tea garden. Please come wearing comfortable shoes.

VenueVenue

Yame Central Grand Tea Plantation Terrace
Address: 〒834-0015 Fukuoka Prefecture, Yame City, Hon
About 20 minutes by car from Kazeno Yame-Fukushima