I’ve enjoyed offering a tea tour here in Shizuoka, Japan’s No.1 tea producer. Now, under the situation of COVID19, I’d like to suggest an online opportunity for tea lovers across the world! As a Japanese tea instructor, I can share the information on tea including types of tea, production, process, health benefits, how to enjoy it and the like.
I hope this will be a help for you to know more about Japanese tea. You can gain further understanding and enjoy it more in your future visit!
Asia/Tokyo (UTC +9hs)
I will cover the list below, but if you have any other request or like to focus on a specific topic, please let me know in advance.
- Introducing Japan’s largest tea producer, Shizuoka
- Health benefits
- A variety of tea & Categorization
- Production & process
- How to enjoy tea: Demonstration of making a cup of sencha, leaf green tea (If you have some tea, you can do it with me.)
- Q&A
* The demonstration is NOT matcha tea ceremony.
* This will be a sort of seminar style to learn more about tea with the use of PPT and video images, however, I’d like you to feel relaxed just like a tea table talk and hope you will enjoy it!
I will cover the list below, but if you have any other request or like to focus on a specific topic, please let me know in advance.
- Introducing Japan’s largest tea producer, Shizuoka
- Health benefits
- A variety of tea & Categorization
- Production & process
- How to enjoy tea: Demonstration of making cups of sencha, leaf green tea (If you have some tea, you can do it with me.)
- Q&A
* The demonstration is NOT matcha tea ceremony.
* This will be a sort of seminar style to learn about more tea with the use of PPT and video images, however, I’d like you to feel just like a tea table talk and hope you will enjoy it!
Guide fee
Online(Skype or Zoom) set up
I can guide you in cities other than Shizuoka if you pay my transportation fee.
Available hours: 9:00am to 10:00pm(JST)
* I’ll send you a Skype or Zoom link a day before the scheduled date.
(Basically, if your group joins this experience through one PC, I'll send you a Zoom Link, If the access is from more than one PC, I'll send a Skype Link to you.)
* Please let me know the number of participants and your specific interest or request if you have, so that we can smoothly start after signing in.
* Please refrain from recoding audio and video and taking pictures in the online experience.
* Please note that I cannot take responsibility for communication failures due to online/computer system.
Hiroyo provided us an incredible tour of the Fujinomiya area, and went above and beyond by helping us solve issues outside the scope of the tour! She was organized, thoughtful, knowledgeable, and had a great energy. She not only facilitated a tour of some amazing locations (with the tea farm being our favorite!) but she truly elevated the tour through her commentary, attitude, and visual aids. If you’re reading this and considering a tour of the area around Mt. Fuji, do not pass up a tour with Hiroyo!
Thank you very much for giving me such a great review! I’m so happy to hear that you and your friends enjoyed the tour here. I’ll tell your comment to the tea farm, they will be pleased as well. I hope you can fully enjoy the rest of the trip! If you have another chance to visit to Japan, I’m always happy to welcome you, hopefully with the goddess of Mt. Fuji like today!! Let me tell you again, thank you so much for having me as your guide! Hiroyo
Our first time in Japan could not be better: learning about mount Fuji story, tasting top Japanese soba, entering the local natural amenities, enjoying Hiroko experience and kindness! Really thanks from our family!
Thank you very much for your warm review. Im happy to hear that you and your family enjoyed the experience. I hope the your stay in Japan will be memorable. If you have another chance, I will welcome you hopefully with Mt. Fuji here! Thank you so much!! Hiroyo
One of the best tours we have ever had by far. Hiroyo was prompt and made sure the tour was paced so we all could enjoy it as see as much as possible. The tea farm is lovely, and the owner is very nice. He described the plants, harvesting and how they process the leaves. It is a very informative tour, and the area is beautiful. Then you get to experience the tea. I cannot say enough about the tasting. We tasted tea over three ways and were able to taste snacks made from tea products. The owner's wife was so nice and answered all of our questions. We then had the opportunity to purchase lovely tea pots and products. We toured some of the sites in the town. It was lovely with great views of Mt. Fuji. We proceeded to a distillery tour. This was my husband's favorite. The tour guide was very knowledgeable of the distillery process and kind enough to answer all of my husband's questions about the history of Sake and best of all we got to taste many different kinds. Oue group age ranged from 27 to 55 and Hiroyo was very kind to ensure the pace of the tour was not too much for any of the members. She stopped whenever we asked for pictures and more information on many sites. Highly recommend this tour.
Dear Tanya, Thank you very much for your warm comments! It is always my great pleasure to welcome tea lovers here! Yes, as you mentioned, the tea farm couple is always very nice. Maybe because of the mild climate here in Shizuoka, local people are very kind. The tea grown with their great care naturally tastes great. Not only tea, but sake is also produced with all the blessings of Mt. Fuji. So I hope you can enjoy both of them at home now! If you have another chance to visit here, I’ll always welcome you! Thank you so much!! Best wishes, Hiroyo
Hiroyo was a great tour guide. She worked with our family to come up with a tour itinerary that fit all of our needs. We are a family of three with vastly different interests, but Hiroyo was able to include something for everyone in the tour. Hiroyo speaks fluent English, is very tentative to your request and makes meeting easy. She was prompt and met us at our hotel to begin the tour early. We had four stops planned, and they were all great. She recommended the best transportation to ensure we were able to make all of our stops within our tight timeframe. The Toshogu Shrine was beautiful, and she was able to add historical information. The Museum was informative, and Hiroyo interpreted everything we needed to make the experience more fulfilling. Hiroyo was mindful of our walking pace ability and adjusted when needed. She also was able to adjust our lunch spot to accommodate my son's Japanese food exploration desires. I cannot say enough. I highly recommend her tour.
Dear Tanya, Thank you very much for your great comment! I’m so happy to hear from you that your family could enjoy the day! It was really nice for me as well to visit the places related to Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa in Shizuoka City with you who are very interested in the history. The city has more places to visit and more foods to enjoy as Shogun Ieyasu decided to spent the last years. If you’d like to taste another kinds, I’ll show you around the city anytime! Great thanks & Best wishes, Hiroyo