Guided Tea Tour

Guided Tea Tour

  Tea Tour Page-4 Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea farm in Wazuka, Kyoto – the region, known for premium Japanese tea. By joining our Japanese Tea Tour both tea lovers and tea professionals will be able to witness long-lived Japanese tea traditions and enhance their understanding of Japanese teas. The tour will involve a visit to some beautiful tea fields in the surrounding mountains to learn about tea farming followed by an in-house tea tasting session of a wide palette of our teas: from everyday houjicha and genmaicha to premium sencha and matcha. We are looking forward to welcoming you on an unforgettable adventure to tea sites and flavours!

Tour Schedule

Tour availability is displayed in the calendar at the bottom of the page. Approximate schedule depending on season and weather is below.

  • 11:00-11:30 Welcome tea and a brief introduction
  • 11:30-13:00 Visit to some beautiful tea fields in the surrounding mountains (Remember to bring appropriate equipment for a small walk) with a brief stop at a tea processing factory
  • 13:00-13:30 Traditional Tea Lunch (vegetarian and vegan option available)
  • 13:30-14:30 Interactive tasting of traditional locally made Japanese teas
  • 14:30-15:00 Q&A and farewell

Tour Language

Tours are held in English by our bilingual staff.

Tour Price

The tour is available for up to 18 people and the price is 15,400 yen/person include tax.

The price includes:

  • Guided visit to some beautiful tea fields and a real tea processing factory
  • Interactive tasting of 9 different kinds of locally made Japanese teas
  • Lunch
  • Japanese tea sweets

Directions to Obubu

For directions to our tea farm please check here.

Frequently asked questions

One large bag and hand luggage per guest is allowed.

Traditional Tea Lunch (vegetarian and vegan option available).

Tea Tour Booking Steps:

Booking is required at least a week in advance to reserve your place on the tour.
  1. To book your place on the tea tour please select a date from the calendar below.
  2. After submitting the booking form you will be directed to a payment page. Please make the payment at the time of the booking (you cannot return to the payment page afterwards).
  3. Your tour is reserved once the payment is confirmed (Stripe confirmation is regarded as the tour confirmation).

Cancellation:

  • More than 14 days before the tour date: Full refund
  • 14 – 7 days before the tour date: 80% refund
  • 6 – 3 days before the tour date: 50% refund
  • Less than 3 days before the tour date: No refund
  • In case of a refund, we will refund you the amount after deducting PayPals’ Transfer and Booking Fees.

We are looking forward to seeing you!

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25 Nov 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
26 Nov
26 Nov 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
27 Nov
27 Nov 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
28 Nov
28 Nov 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
29 Nov
29 Nov 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
30 Nov
30 Nov 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
03 Dec
03 Dec 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
05 Dec
05 Dec 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
10 Dec
10 Dec 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
12 Dec
12 Dec 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
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17 Dec 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
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19 Dec 2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Here at Obubu Tea you have a rare opportunity to experience Japanese tea culture and take a look behind the scenes of a local tea [...]
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