Nishio Experience
Matcha Experience
At “Matcha Museum SAIJOEN Waku Waku,” you can observe the manufacturing process, blend tea leaves, hand grind the blended tea leaves with a stone mill, make tea and enjoy your own brew in a tearoom.
| Experience time | 10:00～, 13:00～, 15:00～ |
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| Time required | 45 minutes, 75 minutes |
| Fee | 75 minute plan: ¥500 per person 45 minute plan: free of charge *Reservations required |
| Reservations | Call 0563-77-6572 (9:30～17:00) |
| Place | SAIJOEN AIYA |
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| Address | 15 Yokomachiyashiki, Kami-machi, Nishio City |
| Tel | 0563-56-2233 |
| Hours | 9:30～18:30 Last order 17:30 |
| Closed | Every first Thursday of each month (except for May, July and December) and New Year holidays |
| Hands-on museum | Reservations required at 0563-77-6572 |
| Website | Make a reservation from our website. www.matcha.co.jp/factory/ |
Matcha Experience
Make a tour of the matcha factory, hand grind tea leaves with a stone mill, make tea and enjoy your own brew.
A tea whisk will be presented as a souvenir.
*A tea whisk is a tea ceremony utensil you can see each woman in the photo holding with her right hand.
A tea whisk will be presented as a souvenir.
*A tea whisk is a tea ceremony utensil you can see each woman in the photo holding with her right hand.
【9:00～16:00 *Reservations required ¥1,500 per person】
At the café on the first floor of the shop, you can prepare matcha by yourself and enjoy your own brew.
【10:00～18:00 *Reservations required ¥600～per person】
| Time required | 45 minutes |
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| Reservations | Call 0563-54-3360 *For factory tours and stone mill grinding experience, please make a reservation at least one week in advance. |
| Place | Shokakuen (Main Shop) |
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| Address | 50-2 Kami-machi Minamiarako, Nishio City |
| Tel | 0563-54-3360 |
| Hours | 9:00～19:00 |
| Matcha Café | 10:00～18:00 (Last order) |
| Closed | Wednesdays |
| Website | www.shokakuen.jp/ |
Matcha Experience
At the matcha factory, a tea specialist will provide you with a detailed explanation. Then you will enjoy usucha (thin tea) of the highest quality together with dried confectionary.
【reservations required ¥350 per person】
You can also prepare matcha by yourself and enjoy your own brew.
【¥500 per person】
Tea ceremony classes and nerikiri (Japanese cake) making classes are also available.
| Experience time | (1) 10:00 (2) 11:00 (3) 13:30 (4) 14:30 (Other times are subject to arrangements.) |
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| Reservations | Call 0563-57-2570 (9:00～17:30) |
| Place | Aoiseicha |
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| Address | 7 Kamlyashiki, Kami-machi, Nishio City |
| Tel | 0563-57-2570 |
| Hours | SABO AOI (2F) 10:00～18:00 Last order 17:30 Shop (1F) 9:00～18:00 Advanced reservations available. *SABO AOI (2F) is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only. |
| Closed | Thursdays and every fourth Sunday |
| Website | www.aoiseicha.co.jp/ |
Matcha Experience & Kimono Experience
The residence – relocated from Kyoto to Nishio City History Park – conveys the culture of tea ceremony. You can enjoy drinking matcha in the drawing room or tearoom (¥450 per person). You can also prepare matcha by yourself and enjoy your own brew.
【reservations required ¥500 per person】
Enjoy your own Little Kyoto kimono experience by wearing kimono and walking along old streets or in the history park.
【¥5,500 (including matcha) per person, at least 2 persons required per reservation】
| Matcha experience time | 10:00～17:00 Time required: 30 minutes～ |
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| Reservations | Call 0563-54-6758 9:00～18:00 (October～March 17:00) |
| Reservations for kimono experience | Nishio City Tourism Association Tel: 0563-57-7882 (At least 3 days in advance) *The kimono experierce is not available on Mondays and Tuesdays. |
| Place | Former Konoe Residence |
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| Address | 231-1 Kinjo-cho, Nishio City |
| Tel | 0563-54-6758 |
| Hours | 9:00～18:00 (October～March 17:00) |
| Closed | Mondays (except for national holidays), and December 29～January 3 of the following year (when being privately reserved) |
| Website | nishiokanko.com/list/shop/konoetei |
Strawberry Picking
Enjoy lots of shiny ripe strawberries! At the café, enjoy meals, matcha, strawberry sweets, and famous baumkuchen.
【Adults (13 years of age and up) ¥1,900】
Eat as much as you like for 60 minutes.
*Reservations required
| Place | King Farm Cafe |
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| Address | 6-1 Sakashita, Nichiazai-cho, Nishio City (In front of King Farm Café) |
| Access | A 15 minute drive from Nishio Station |
| Tel | 0563-65-2922 |
| Open | Mid-December～late May (10:00～16:00) |
| Closed | January 1 only |
| Website | king-farm.jp/cafe/ |
Healing Experience with Miso
Tour the inside of a miso storehouse of a long-established miso manufacturer founded in 1861 free of charge (30 minutes required). Offers a range of experiences such as making your own original misomaru (miso soup balls) are available.
【¥1,000 per person, 60 minutes required】
*Reservations required (at least one week in advance).
There is also a shop.
What is Miso? About Miso Park
| Place | Miso Park Hatoya |
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| Address | 21-1 Aduma-cho, Nishio City |
| Access | 10 minute walk from Nishio Station |
| Tel | 0563-58-7373 |
| Hours | 10:00～17:00 |
| Closed | Open throughout the year |
| Website | www.misopark.com/ |
Salt Making Experience
Nishio has been active in the production of salt in Mikawa Bay since the ancient times. Learn the history of the salt field and salt manufacturing method in an enjoyable way through a salt making experience.
【Saltwater boiling experience : ¥200 】
*Reservations required
About Nishio’s salt
| Place | Nishio City Salt Field Experience Center Kira Aibajio no Sato |
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| Address | 59-1 Shirahamashinden Miyamae, Kira-cho Nishio City |
| Access | A 10 minute drive from Kira Yoshida Station |
| Tel | 0563-32-3373 |
| Hours | 9:00～17:00 (Admission for saltwater boiling experience until 16:15) |
| Closed | Mondays (Open when Monday is a national holiday), and December 29～ January 3 of the following year |
| Admission | Free of charge |
| Website | www.aibajio.jp/ |
Mini Tatami Goods Workshop
Make mini tatami mats【¥1,000 per mat, 60 minutes required】
and coasters.【¥500 per two pieces, 45 minutes required】
Reservations required *Please make a reservation in advance by telephone.
Inquiries regarding group experiences will be accepted.
and coasters.【¥500 per two pieces, 45 minutes required】
Reservations required *Please make a reservation in advance by telephone.
Inquiries regarding group experiences will be accepted.
| Place | Sakakibara Tatami Ten |
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| Address | 143 Kamiyokosuka ikehata, Kira-cho, Nishio City |
| Access | A 10 minute walk from Kami Yokosuka Station |
| Tel | 0563-35-0162 |
| Hours | 9:00～12:00, 13:00～16:00 (Telephone reception time: 8:00～20:00) |
| Closed | Irregular holidays |
| Website | tatamikun.on.omisenomikata.jp/ |
Glass Art Experience
Enter a fantastic colorful experience inside a kaleidoscope!
The sandblast workshop to sculpt and create your own work by sandblasting a small glass plate or a cup
The sandblast workshop to sculpt and create your own work by sandblasting a small glass plate or a cup
【¥2,000 per person, 60 minutes required】
and the stained glass workshop are popular.
For glasswork workshops, priority is given to those with a reservation.
| Place | Mikawa Kogei Glass Museum |
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| Admission | Adults (13 years of age and up) ¥700 |
| Address | 5 Togo, Toyama-cho Nishio City |
| Access | A 10 minute drive from Nishio Station |
| Tel | 0563-59-3334 |
| Hours | 10:00～17:30 (Last entry 17:00) |
| Closed | Mondays, every first Tuesday, and New Year Holidays |
| Website | mikawakougei.com/en/ |
Emergence of a sandbar connecting the mainland and an island
At Tombolo Higata, a rare tombolo phenomenon becomes visible and walkable at low tide, allowing you to walk right up to Maeshima, an uninhabited island! Since this phenomenon occurs due to the rise and fall of the tide, you can experience the wonder of nature.
*This phenomenon cannot be seen when there is no tidal variation.
No reservations required Free of charge
*This phenomenon cannot be seen when there is no tidal variation.
No reservations required Free of charge
| Place | Tombolo Phenomenon |
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| Address | Higashihazu Fishery Cooperative 20-3 Kokengyoda, Higashihazu-cho, Nishio City |
| Access | A 15 minute walk from Higashi Hazu Station |
| Tel | 0563-62-2068 |
Meditation
Founded in 1600, this Rinzai sect Myoshinji School temple belonged to the Kira clan. Why not look inward at yourself while viewing the traditional Japanese rock garden and meditating.
| Place | Kezoji Temple |
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| Admission | ¥500 (with a bowl of matcha) No reservations required. |
| Address | 67 Okayama Sannosan, Kira-cho, Nishio City |
| Access | 15 minute drive from Nishio Station |
| Tel | 0563-35-0935 |
Magnificent scenery
The summit of Mt. Sangane commands a spectacular view overlooking Mikawa Bay.
The rising sun and setting sun ar e impressive. In June, 70,000 hydrangeas are in full bloom.
No reservations required Free of charge.
The rising sun and setting sun ar e impressive. In June, 70,000 hydrangeas are in full bloom.
No reservations required Free of charge.
| Place | Mt. Sangane Skyline and Hydrangea Road Mt. Sangane Skyline Tollgate |
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| Address | 1-141 Nyukaizan, Higashihazu-cho, Nishio City |
| Access | A 20 minute drive from Higashi Hazu Station |
| Tel | 0563-62-3001 |
| Hours | 8:00～20:00 |
Fishing Boat Cruise and Art Tour in Sakushima
Take a fishing boat steered by fishermen to visit around Sakushima. You can view the island from the boat.
The captain and fisherman show us interesting places and hidden stories of this island.
After lunch, we walk around Sakushima on foot visiting art installations scattered in nature (wear rain gear in case it rains).Sakushima offers untouched nature surrounded by old coastlines with rocks, cliffs and wildflowers.
Sakushima Art works are scattered in the island in harmony with nature. You will have an unforgettable art experience that you can see, touch, climb, and enter …. You can use your unlimited imagination to feel the art
You can also interact with cute cats and friendly locals who live on the island.
The captain and fisherman show us interesting places and hidden stories of this island.
After lunch, we walk around Sakushima on foot visiting art installations scattered in nature (wear rain gear in case it rains).Sakushima offers untouched nature surrounded by old coastlines with rocks, cliffs and wildflowers.
Sakushima Art works are scattered in the island in harmony with nature. You will have an unforgettable art experience that you can see, touch, climb, and enter …. You can use your unlimited imagination to feel the art
You can also interact with cute cats and friendly locals who live on the island.
For lunch, you will enjoy fresh local seafood dishes that are unique to the island surrounded by the sea. Art that is scattered throughout the island and in harmony with nature is an experience that you can see, touch, climb, and enter is.
| Place | Sakushima Island |
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| Address | Sakushima, Isshiki-cho, Nishio city |
| Experience time | 8:15～ |
| Time required | 8 hours |
| Schedule | 8:15 Meet at Nishio Station Guide 8:40 About 30 minutes by bus from Nishio 9:08 Isshiki Sakushima Tosenba 9:30 Departure to Sakushima About 30 minutes by boat 10:00 Arrival at Sakushima Higashi Port, sightseeing and art tour by fishing boat Take a fishing boat to see Sakushima→Lunch→Seamen→Apollo (Seagull parking lot)→East House 14:50 Departure to Isshiki, Sakushima East Port 15:35 After arriving at Isshiki, take a road bus to Nishio station for about 30 minutes 16:05 Arrive at Nishio Station |
| Travel price | Price 1 person participation 39,000 yen, 2 people participation 23,000 yen, 3 people participation 17,000 yen Participation by 4 or more people 15,000 yen |
| Cancellation policy | Until 2 days before: 0% the day before / on the day: 50% After starting and without contact cancellation: 100% |
| Contact | Nishio City Tourism Association (Nishio Convention Hall 1F , west of Nishio Station)◆8:30～17:30 Address : 4-64 ,Hananoki-cho,Nishio City Tel : 0563-57-7882 Closed : Saturdays , Sundays and Public holidays |
