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Koyamaen was established during the first year of Japan’s Keio Period (1865) as a tea wholesaler. The store is located on the historic shopping street of Gofukucho in Shizuoka City. Staffed by a friendly group of eight ladies tea can be purchased at Koyamaen in any amount by the gram. Customers can also bring their own containers to the store with which to bring away their freshly brewed tea (fees apply).

Access

Around 10 mins on foot from the North Entrance / Exit of JR Shizuoka Station

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At this ‘Shizuoka Tea’ antenna store visitors can drink ‘daily special’ local teas as well as purchase and drink teas from 50 of the prefecture’s best tea shops, at a flat rate of 500 yen, or ‘one coin’ as they like to say here in Japan. You can pour the tea yourself under the guidance of staff who will help you get the best out of your orders, and drinks can be supplemented with traditional Japanese snacks.

The store is located in the basement plaza of Shizuoka Station.

Access

Around 1 min on foot from the North Entrance / Exit of JR Shizuoka Station.

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The speciality of this cafe is fukamushi-cha (深蒸し茶), ‘deep steamed green tea’ which, as the name might suggest, is a tea that undergoes a longer steaming period than usual giving it greater body and sweetness. On any given day San-Gram Cafe serves up to 18 types of tea including those from other parts of the world, each variety carefully brewed to bring out the best in the particular leaves, making them worth the trip from Shizuoka City. As well as tea, visitors can take in the view to a beautiful garden while enjoying traditional ‘snacks’ used in tea ceremonies, and dishes made from local, Shizuoka ingredients.

Access

3-min walk from the South Exit of JR Kikugawa Station.

JR Tokaido Line services run between Shizuoka and Kikugawa Stations. ~ 40 mins / 760 yen

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At this museum, located in Japan’s largest tea-growing region, the Makinohara Plateau, visitors can take in exhibits showcasing the tea industry, its history, culture, and functions. The museum’s teahouse and garden which go back to the days of celebrated local resident Kobori Enshu, display an elegant simplicity (kirei-sabi), and are also an attraction.

Through Japanese tea ceremony, making finely-ground matcha, mixing tea leaves by hand and other experiences, visitors to the museum, from children to adults, can have fun learning about tea.

Access

Air: 15 minutes by car from Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport / Car: 10 minutes from Shin-Tomei Expressway (Sagara-Makinohara Interchange) / 10 minutes from Tomei Expressway (Shimada-Kanaya Interchange) / Train: 5 minutes by bus or 20 minutes on foot from JR Kanaya Station

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