Tea Museum, Shizuoka (茶の都ミュージアム)
a place to experience shizuoka tea
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.
Available experience【Traditional Japanese Culture: Chakabuki Experience】
Available | All year round |
Hours | 13:30 - 16:30 |
Price | 100 yen per person (max. 4 people each time) |
To apply | Purchase tickets at general information on museum 2F |
Other | In the case of many people wishing to join, you may be asked to wait |
Available | All year round |
Price | 500 yen |
To apply | Purchase tickets from machine at entrance to tea house and present to staff |
Other | Held in the kusari-no-ma space (tateishi / 臨水亭) of the tea house |
Available experience【Original Blend Experience】
Availability | All year round |
Hours | 9:30 - 12:30 (Final acceptance 12:15) |
Duration | 15 minutes |
Price | 300 yen (limited to first 20 persons) |
To apply | Purchase tickets at general information on museum 2F prior to start time |
Price | In the case of many people wishing to join, you may be asked to wait |
Contact
Address | 3053-2 Kanayafujimi-cho, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken |
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Access | Air: 15 minutes by car from Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport / Car: 10 minutes from Shin-Tomei Expressway (Sagara-Makinohara IC), 10 minutes from Tomei Expressway (Shimada-Kanaya IC) / Train: 20 minutes on foot or 5 minutes+ by bus from JR Kanaya Station |
Parking | Available |
Pick-up from nearest station | n/a |
Business hours | 9:00 - 17:00 (Final admission 16:30) / Tea house from 9:30 - 16:00 (Final admission 15:30) |
Holidays | Closed Tuesdays (open if national holiday, closed next day) |
Phone | 0547-46-5588 |
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Homepage | https://tea-museum.jp/ |
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Credit card | n/a |
English available | n/a |
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