Oppotunity to visit beautiful village in Kyoto where known as Tea Utopia, and experience various type of teas at quiet zen temple in small group.
Meet your guide at JR Kizu station and travel along the Kizu river towards Wazuka town. On the way to Wazuka, you will enjoy the scenic view of Ishitera Tea Plantations where is the most famous spot in Wazuka. You will continue sight seeing tea fields guided in English about Town's tea history. We also actually go inside the tea fields and touch and smell fresh tea leaves. After that, you will visit Zen temple to get to feel how tea is introduced to Japan with quiet Zen mind.
At the small local zen temple, you will go inside the temple and your guide (yoga instructor) will demonstrait how traditional Japanese Zazen (seated meditation) is practised. You will be served your choice of Wazuka's unique blend tea such as Mixed herb tea or Kombucha(fermented tea drink) as well as traditional Matcha green tea with sweet. If you are lucky, you might meet residence monk at the temple and having tea time together. Please be advised that priest is not always available due to his service for the community work.
Before returning to the Kizu, you will stop by the Wazuka cha cafe where all sorts of teas you can shop to bring home with you.
*Morning tour
9:00am pick up at Kizu station
9:40am arrive at Wazuka , pass through Ishitera Tea Plantaion and stop by Shoho-ji Temple
10:40am arrive at Seisyo-ji Temple tea and Zen experience
11:40-45am to Wazuka-cha Cafe 30min free time to shop or have tea at cafe
12:15pm Leave Wazuka to back to Kizu.
*Afternoon tour
1:00pm pick up at Kizu Station.
1:40pm arrive at Wazuka , pass through Ishitera Tea Plantaion and stop by Shoho-ji Temple
2:40pm arrive at Seisyo-ji Temple, tea and Zen experience
3:40-45pm to Wazuka-cha Cafe 30min free time to shop or have tea at cafe
4:15pm Leave Wazuka to back to Kizu
**please select your booking on AM or PM time