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Matcha Experience with Japanese Tea Tasting in Tokyo
5.0
18 Ratings
Taito City
Discover Tokyo’s Matcha Experience: Taste diverse Japanese teas, learn cultivation history, and find your favorite flavor. Join experts in an immersive tea journey.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- matcha trip - A former tea farmer who has grown tea for 6 years in Kyoto shares the joy and intricacies of Japanese tea.
You will have the opportunity to savor 5 varieties of Japanese tea: matcha, sencha (green tea), hoji-cha (roasted green tea), brown rice tea, and Japanese black tea.
Along with learning how to use and appreciate Japanese tea, you’ll delve into its history and cultivation techniques.
- Gather and proceed to the experience location.
- Enjoy a welcome drink. We will serve a cold brewed sencha as a welcome drink. While you sip, we’ll introduce you to the Japanese teas you’ll be tasting today.
- Compare Sencha, Brown Rice Tea, and Hojicha. We will present 3 types of Japanese tea prepared to highlight their deliciousness. After examining the color and shape of the tea leaves, we’ll brew and serve the tea, allowing you to enjoy its color, aroma, and flavor.
- Relish Japanese black tea paired with homemade sweets. We’ve chosen a Japanese black tea that complements the sweets perfectly.
- Experience a Matcha ceremony. Finally, you’ll prepare Ousucha (matcha) using a bamboo tea whisk.
After completing this experience, you’ll be equipped to make matcha at home.
What's Included
- Snacks
- Tea and coffee
Meal Options
- cakes - We serve homemade sweets that goes well with Japanese black tea.
Additional Information
Learn about the cultivation methods and history of tea, a traditional Japanese drink.
The main instructor has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science and has a particularly deep knowledge of soil science. He is a former tea farmer who was involved in everything from tea cultivation to processing in Kyoto. The assistant has a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and is a practicing pharmacist.
You can enjoy multiple types of Japanese tea in small portions at once. With a wide variety of tea flavors and aromas, you are sure to find your favorite.
Location
matcha trip
Tuesday and Wednesday: Hen na hotel Asakusa Tawaramachi
Other days: L'abreuvoir トラフ
We have 2 experience locations, and the experience will be held at either location depending on the day of the week. The meeting location is different. We will give you more details after you make your reservation
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Solomonh878
Oct 1, 2024
Felt like what I’d think a tea farm tour would look like! - The experience was very informative and in depth. If you’re looking to expand your knowledge and understand the tea farming process, you’ll understand why there’s different types of teas, and why there’s different grades of matcha.
Chisei and Rina do an amazing job of providing a welcoming, and friendly atmosphere. 10/10 would do it again!
Make sure to come un-caffeinated because you’ll be drinking a lot of matcha (in the best way possible)!
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Jessica_l
Aug 12, 2024
Chisei is the Best! - I tried many tours and experiences in my three week trip to Japan, and I have to say that Chisei was hands down the absolute best at teaching. He had quite the monumental task of explaining the farming and production process of six different Japanese teas, but had extremely clear and informative diagrams and pictures that he skillfully referred to as our discussion unfolded. As I asked questions and made comments throughout the process, he was not only patient but actively nurturing and encouraging of my curiosity, a trait that is so uncommon to find. Chisei is a true gem of a person! His passion and inquisitiveness is contagious—it was such a pleasure to take his class! Count yourself as lucky if you are able to spend a morning in his company, he is a rare find!
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Andrea_p
Aug 1, 2024
Tea-licious! - Tasting tea accompanied by the explanation for the differences in aroma and flavour. Some nice biscuits also! Thanks
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Angela_m
Jul 3, 2024
Must Do Experience! - This was a wonderful and refreshing experience! Before, we had very limited knowledge on tea, and now we know so much! Chisei, and his wife, Rina, were very kind and able to explain everything in detail. They gave a refreshing, cold, welcome tea upon arrival (which was good in this heat wave), then went into detail about the teas they will serve, how they are made, and the process of how to make them. Rina even made delicious homemade Japanese sweets and taught us to eat tea leaves with ponzu. Overall, I highly recommend this experience to tea lovers and even those that do not like matcha, because this was a great experience with many different flavor profiles. They were also very nice to have conversation with. Highly recommend!
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Pamelabd8915hi
Jun 18, 2024
Fun experience for tea lovers - My family and I had a wonderful time learning about and tasting different types of green teas. This is run by a couple who are very passionate and knowledgeable about Japanese tea. The experience included an explanation of how different types of tea leaves are made, a tasting of six kinds of green tea, matcha making, and tasting of scratch-made tea cookies (which were absolutely divine). We learned so much and also had a lot of fun. Highly recommend for anyone who loves or wants to learn about Japanese tea.
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小林エ
May 16, 2024
I started to love tea - I learned that the temperature of the water and the steeping time differ depending on the tea leaves.
I was impressed that the same tea leaves can be delicious when brewed at the right temperature and time.
Personally, I really liked Japanese black tea. It was refreshing and went perfectly with sweets.
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Ayaka_t
May 14, 2024
Life changing tea experience. - This tea tasting was so amazing. Chisei knew everything about green tea and we learned so much. He was so sweet and detailed about everything. The green tea was so delicious and uplifting. His wife also made us cookies! I highly recommend.
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Tim_k
May 3, 2024
Learnt a lot and tasted a lot of tea - This was amazing! I already knew that there existed different green teas which are based on the same leaves.
Chisei, a very friendly and knowledgeable ex tea farmer could show me the different types of cultivation and processing of the leaves and I could taste the different teas and matcha throughout the experience.
I learnt a lot and drank a lot of interesting teas. I would definitely book it again!
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Samantha_r
Mar 18, 2024
Excellent experience! - Fantastic experience. Would definitely recommend this to learn more about Matcha and other teas. Great tasting opportunity with a very knowledgeable guide
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M8042pepeterg
Mar 13, 2024
Amazing experience to taste tea and learn about the drink - Chisei is a friendly and knowledgeable host who does a great job. The experience featured multiple Japanese teas, a welcome drink, homemade wagashi (Japanese pastry), and an overview on how tea is harvested and prepared.
I recommend this to anyone who is seeking an intimate cultural experience while also trying different types of tea. Any level of tea knowledge is acceptable.
Chisei is extremely friendly and willing to answer any questions. He even has a website to ship some of the teas abroad once individuals finish the experience.
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