World Tea Museum
Visitors can rediscover the culture and marvel of tea at this museum which has both a tea house and a garden pond, which the visitor is free to look around.
- Name
- World Tea Museum
- Category of Industry
- Exhibitions
- The World Tea Museum is located on the Makinohara plateau, Japan's top area for tea production. Visitors can learn about the culture and history of Japanese tea while tasting local sencha (medium grade tea) and teas from around the world.
In addition, there is a reproduction of a tea house designed by Enshu Kobori, one of the top tea masters in the early Edo period (17th century), and visitors can enjoy a bowl of matcha (powdered green tea) in the tea room while gazing at the beautiful Japanese garden. - Touring procedures
- Admission
- Charged
- Attendance figure
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1回：30
1日：840 - Hours
- Museum 9:00 to 17:00 (last admission 16:30), Tea room 9:30 to 16:00 (last admission 15:30)
- Amount of time required
- Museum 30 minutes, Tea room 30 minutes,
- Closed
- Tuesdays (*Open everyday in May and August) and the New Year holiday period (Dec. 29 to Jan. 3)
- Parking
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large buses : 9
passenger cars : 90 - Shopping and food
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Shopping : Yes
Food : Yes - Categories of visitors
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(Acceptance of people in the same category of industry : ) - Available service for guests from overseas
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Guide : Chinese
Brochures : English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) and Korean - Reservation
- One day before the tour
- Reservation number
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TEL : 0547-46-5588
FAX : 0547-46-5577 - Access
- Public Transportation: 5 minutes by taxi from JR Kanaya Station/ Car: 10 minutes from the Makinohara Interchange on the Tomei Expressway
- Address
- 3053-2 Fujimi-cho, Kanaya, Shimada City, Shizuoka 428-0034
- Inquiry address
- 3053-2 Fujimi-cho, Kanaya, Shimada City, Shizuoka 428-0034
- Applications and inquiries
- Yugo Takahara
- Number
- 0547-46-5588
- URL
- http://www.ochanosato.com/