Nishio Experience
Matcha Experience
| Experience time | 10:00～, 13:00～, 15:00～ |
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| Time required | 45 minutes, 60 minutes, 75 minutes |
| Fee | 75 minute plan: ¥2,500 per person 60 minute plan: ¥1,200 per person 45 minute plan: ¥600 per person *Reservations required |
| Reservations | 0563-77-6572 (9:30～17:00) |
| Place | SAIJOEN AIYA |
| Address | 15 Yokomachiyashiki, Kami-machi, Nishio City |
| Tel | 0563-56-2233 |
| Hours | 10:00～17:00 Last order 17:30 |
| Closed | First Thursday of every month and New Year holidays |
Matcha Experience
9:00～16:00 *Reservations required ¥1,500 per person
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.
10:00～18:00 *Reservations required ¥600～per person
At the café on the first floor of the shop, you can prepare matcha by yourself and enjoy your own brew.
| Time required | 45 minutes |
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| Reservations | Call 0563-54-3360 *Please make reservations for factory tours at least one week in advance. |
| Place | Shokakuen (Main Shop) |
| Address | 50-2 Kami-machi Minamiarako, Nishio City |
| Tel | 0563-54-3360 |
| Hours | 10:00～16:00 |
| Matcha Café | 10:00～16:30 (Last order) |
| Closed | Wednesdays |
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.
You can also prepare matcha by yourself and enjoy your own brew.
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 |
Strawberry Picking
Enjoy lots of shiny ripe strawberries! At the café, enjoy meals, matcha, strawberry sweets, and famous baumkuchen.
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 |
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.
*Reservations required (at least one week in advance).
There is also a shop.
| 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 |
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.
*Reservations required
| 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 |
Mini Tatami Goods Workshop
and coasters.【¥1,000 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 |
Glass Art Experience
The sandblast workshop to sculpt and create your own work by sandblasting a small glass plate or a cup
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 |
Emergence of a sandbar connecting the mainland and an island
*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 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 |
