Enjoy an authentic tea picking experience and sightseeing at Byodo-in Temple in the tea town of Uji.
・ Enjoy tea picking experience ・ Visit Byodo-in Temple, one of the World Heritage "Historic monuments of ancient Kyoto" ・ Let's take a stroll through Byodo-in Omotesando
Tea picking experience Flow of Experience Explanation of precautions→Move to the tea garden (explanation about Uji tea and picking) →Picking tea (about 10-15 minutes)→Return to the exchange center and visit the museum (average 30 minutes)
Byodo-in Omotesando Omotesando Street, a street where many tourists come and go, is located between Uji Bridge and Byodoin Temple, a distance of about 200 meters. On both sides of the street, there are various stores such as Uji tea specialty stores, sweets stores, restaurants, cafes, Kyoto cuisine, and souvenir shops.
Byodo-in Temple It came to be called "Phoenix Hall" around the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1867) because of the pair of phoenix statues set on the roof. Its most significant feature is that it is built on the middle island of a pond. It reflects its beautiful appearance on the surface of the pond, as if it were a palace floating in the "Treasure Pond" of paradise.
Byodoin Temple Museum Hoshokan Within the Byodo-in Temple precincts is a museum that houses many national treasures and important cultural properties.
- About the Tea Picking Experience Only once a year during the tea picking season, scheduled from April 13 (Sat) to May middle of a month, ending as soon as the sprouts are finished. In case of rain, the event will be cancelled at 5:00 p.m. on the day before the event, if the weather forecast for Uji City is 70% or higher. In that case, the event will be replaced with a matcha making experience at the Sankyuan Tea House.
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Note: These guidelines are provided to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. Thank you for your cooperation. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Information about tour operator Name H.I.S. Co.,Ltd. address Kamiyacho Trust Tower 5F 4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6905, JAPAN registration number No.724 by Commissioner of Japan Tourism Agency
Information about tour Place of departure and destination KYOTO number of days of travel 1 day means of transportation NO name of bus company NO meals None Minimum number of passengers to operate.2 people Number of GUIDE 1 ・Please, read and understand the terms and conditions about our travel packages at the following link: https://www.his-j.com/company/yakkan/boshu_j_2009.pdf ・Please, read and understand the terms and conditions about this product at the following link: https://www.his-j.com/company/yakkan ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー