Nishio City, which conveys the majestic appearance of a castle town, is also called “Little Kyoto on the Mikawa River. A part of Nishio Castle from the Edo period has been reconstructed in the Nishio Historical Park, where visitors can enjoy the changing nature of the four seasons while reminiscing about the city’s history.
Discover the world of Japanese tea with this amazing experience with a local English-speaking guide.
From the production process to tasting, you will be able to learn everything you need to know about Nishio’s matcha.
Sakushima is the largest manned island in Mikawa Bay, Started the island revitalization project in 1995. They made use of rich nature of the island for the art installations.
Today, Sakushima has become a popular destination where approximately 100,000 tourists can come to seek out the nature, art and gourmet food of the island.
You can experience picking tea leaves that become matcha tea. Tea picking experience～Matcha factory tour～Experience making and drinking matcha (with Japanese sweets).
The local guide explains about Matcha and gives you the full story behind it which will create a unique experience for you.
Nishio is known for being one of the major production areas of matcha along with Uji (Kyoto) and Kyoto proper.
The 97% of picked tea leaves is used for Matcha related products in Nishio. Tea ceremony is as part of the samurai culture and Matcha has been used for it. We appreciate Matcha as special tea even today.
At the beach-side Nekko Juku,(root school) surrounded by nature, you can play all day while experiencing a traditional rustic lifestyle.
This program, you can experience a traditional by wood-chopping, campfire-building, cooking rice in a clay pot, making Japanese dishes and miso soup for your lunch. This program provides a lively experience where you can feel a part of it.
What about having an amazing experience of making instant miso soup like Japanese Samurais did back in the day?
You will first make a visit to our miso warehouse which has more than 100 years of history and afterwards, you will learn how to became an expert in preparing instant miso soup using our ingredients straight out from our miso warehouse.
You can experience making original dressings by combining various miso, soy sauce, vinegar, and oil by discovering the brewing culture of this region.
Miso is also attracting attention as a healthy food. Especially soybean miso, which has the longest makes women happy for its good reasons such as richness in vegetable protein and soy isoflavone. It’s gluten-free, so it’s also recommended for people on a diet or allergies.
