Shizuoka Prefecture will begin accepting reservations for “courses” and “tours” on February 7 in prepara tion for the “World Tea Festival 2025” ~ Learn, taste, and visit Shizuoka tea thoroughly ~

Starting accepting reservations for “courses” and “tours” on February 7th for Shizuoka Prefecture’s “World Tea Festival 2025” ~Learn, taste, and visit Shizuoka tea~ ​ Hankyu Travel Co., Ltd. Press release: February 7, 2025 Shizuoka Prefecture will begin accepting reservations for “courses” and “tours” on February 7 in preparation for the “World Tea Festival 2025” ~ Learn, taste, and visit Shizuoka tea thoroughly ~ Hankyu Travel Co., Ltd. (Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Representative Director: Jun Sakai) will be collaborating with the 9th World Tea Festival Executive Committee in preparation for the World Tea Festival 2025 (Spring Festival), which will be held in Shizuoka Prefecture from April 2025, and will hold a course in March at Hankyu Tabikoto Juku (Shinbashi, Tokyo) to learn about the history of Japanese tea and Shizuoka tea. In addition, after the classroom lecture, in May we will conduct a tour to Shizuoka Prefecture, where the “World Tea Festival” is being held. We will begin accepting reservations for both courses and tours on Friday, February 7th. Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan’s number one tea producing area, has been holding the World Tea Festival once every three years since 2001, and this year marks the ninth time. Shizuoka tea is known for its high quality tea, which is blessed with warm weather conditions suitable for tea production, as well as advanced production techniques. After learning about the history and charm of Shizuoka tea in a classroom session, we will be holding a lecture on March 6th (Thursday), followed by a one-night, two-day tour departing on May 8th (Thursday), May 9th (Friday), and May 15th (Thursday), in which you will actually visit the production area. The content allows you to deeply understand Shizuoka tea through learning and experience.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7099/562/7099-562-4eb47745770d58cf48bafaddeba31775-293×363.jpg In this course, Daisuke Awakura, a visiting researcher at the Fujinokuni Tea Capital Museum, will be invited as a lecturer, and he will explain the history of tea that supported Japan’s modernization and the progress of tea development in Shizuoka. In addition to enjoying tea tasting at the venue, Shizuoka tea will also be on sale. This is a project where you can learn a lot about the charms of tea and actually taste it. The tour will visit Shizuoka Prefecture, where the “World Tea Festival 2025” is being held. With the cooperation of the prefecture, you will be able to visit the Shizuoka Tea Market, which is usually closed to the public, to observe the trading process and how to judge tea, as well as enjoy a variety of experiential programs unique to Shizuoka Prefecture, the tea-producing prefecture, such as a special tea brewing experience, a tea picking experience at a tea plantation, and a French tea dinner exclusive to this tour. Hankyu Travel Co., Ltd. will continue to work to help revitalize the region through events and travel products that make use of local tourism resources. ■Course Period: March 6th (Thursday) 13:00-14:30 Location: Hankyu Travel Agency Tabikoto Juku Tokyo 2nd floor, KHD Tokyo Building, 3-3-9 Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Content: Lecture by lecturer Awakura, Lecture by “Tsuchiya Farm”, a certified farmer of the World Agricultural Heritage “Shizuoka Chagusa Farming Method”, and tasting and sales of Shizuoka tea, etc. Capacity: 100 people (first come first served, free participation) Recruitment: February 7th (Friday) – March 5th (Wednesday) Lecturer profile: Mr. Daisuke Awakura [Teikyo University Faculty of Economics Lecturer, Fujinokuni Tea Capital Museum Guest Researcher] Specializes in modern Japanese economic history and industrial history. His main research theme is the pre-war Japanese tea industry, and he has received the Tea Academic Research Association Encouragement Award, the Dainippon Tea Ceremony Society Tea Ceremony Culture Academic Encouragement Award, and the Railway History Society Sumita Encouragement Award. Ph.D. (Economics). URL:
https://www.hankyu-travel.com/tour/detail_d_setsu.php?p_course_no=2383975&p_baitai=9582
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7099/562/7099-562-320b0ecc1aba4b6091e8e9b380b2e43b-328×266.jpg ■Tour Tour name: World Tea Festival 2025 Spring Festival Enjoy Shizuoka tea to the fullest! Shizuoka monitor tour 2 days Departure date: Thursday, May 8th, Friday, May 9th, Thursday, May 15th Travel fee: 49,900 yen to 59,900 yen (single person, 18 years or older) Course number: JS3102 Point: Experience a simulated tea transaction at the Shizuoka Tea Market and learn how to judge tea from a professional perspective. We will take you to a covered tea plantation in the Asahina area, one of the three major Gyokuro producing areas. At Maruto Farm, you will experience picking fresh green tea, tasting fresh green tea tempura, and taking a factory tour. URL:
https://www.hankyu-travel.com/tour/detail_d.php?p_course_id=JS3102&p_hei=10&p_baitai=9582
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7099/562/7099-562-cf8d4793978fe0424bc02e78723ddd92-200×279.jpg [Reference] Information regarding this project is being disseminated in the Kansai area ■Osaka Umeda Grand Building Travel Center Period: From February 7th (Friday) Location: Hankyu Grand Building Travel Center Hankyu Grand Building 30F, 8-47 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka Content: Related flyer installation (World Tea Festival 2025, JR Shizuoka Station gathering disbanded Tour information, cafe tour stamp rally information in the Kansai area, etc.), Information dissemination through promotional materials
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